| dafür |
| 1. adv. for that, for it | |
| Dafür brauchen wir gut ausgebildete Fachleute wie Sie. - For that we need well-trained specialists like you. | |
| Der Täter allein ist dafür verantwortlich. - The offender alone is responsible for his actions. | |
| Natürlich ist das jederzeit möglich, wenn wichtige Gründe dafür sprechen. - Of course it is possible to finish a week early, if you have important reasons. | |
| Ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass es nicht wieder vorkommt. - I will try to see to it that it does not happen again. | |
| dafür bezahlen. - to pay for it. | |
| dafür kämpfen. - to fight for it. | |
| dafür notwendig. - necessary for this. | |
| Auf diese Weise haben wir zumindest etwas dafür bekommen. - This way, we at least got something for it. | |
| dafür aussprechen. - to speak in favour of it. | |
| dafür stimmen. - to vote in favour of it. | |
| dafür entscheiden. - to decide on it. | |
| dafür ausgeben. - to spend on it. | |
| 2. adv. instead, at least, as a compensation | |
| Wir mussten ganz hinten sitzen. Dafür waren die Karten billiger. - We had to sit at the very back. At least the tickets were cheaper. | |
| Ich gebe Ihnen dafür meine Stimme. - I'll give you my voice in exchange. | |
| kamen ... entgegen |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of entgegenkommen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of entgegenkommen | |
| entgegenkommen |
| 1. v. to come towards the face of something or somebody | |
| 2. v. (figuratively) to accommodate (a request) | |
| sich gegenseitig auf halbem Weg entgegenkommen - to meet each other half way | |
| mir |
| 1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me: | |
| Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me. | |
| 2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we | |
| die |
| 1. art. feminine singular of der | |
| die Frau - the woman | |
| 2. art. plural of der | |
| die Männer - the men | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
| 4. pron. plural of der | |
| 5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
| Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
| 6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
| die da - that one/she/they there | |
| der |
| 1. art. the | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of der | |
| 3. art. genitive plural of der | |
| 4. pron. who; that; which | |
| Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
| 5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that | |
| 6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
| Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
| 7. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
| Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
| 8. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
| Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
| 9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her | |
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| Hier |
| 1. n. (abstract) here, this place. | |
| Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now. | |
| 2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach | |
| Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village. | |
| Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa. | |
| 3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at | |
| Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street. | |
| Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top? | |
| 4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context) | |
| Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all. | |
| 5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”) | |
| Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular. | |
| Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken. | |
| Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old. | |
| 6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject | |
| Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he? | |
| buchstäblich |
| 1. adj. literal | |
| 2. adv. literally | |
