darf |
1. v. first-person present of dürfen | |
2. v. third-person present of dürfen | |
dürfen |
1. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may | |
Darf ich gehen? - May I go? | |
Ich habe gehen dürfen. - I was allowed to go. | |
2. v. to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may | |
Ja, du darfst. - Yes, you may. | |
Ich habe es gedurft. - I was allowed to do it. | |
3. v. (subjunctive ii, auxiliary) Expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable. | |
Der Zug dürfte in ein paar Minuten ankommen. - The train should (will probably) be here in a few minutes. | |
4. v. (colloquial) to must, to have to | |
Und ich darf dann wieder hinter euch aufräumen. - And I can clean up after you once again then. | |
5. v. (obsolete, transitive, with genitive) to need, to require | |
Ich |
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
das wahre Ich - the real me | |
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
Kamel |
1. n. a camel | |
2. n. (informal, dated) a stupid person | |
mit |
1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
4. prep. with (having) | |
5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
ins |
1. contraction. (in)to the (accusative singular neuter) | |
Ich bin ins Kino gegangen. - I went to the cinema. | |
in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
das |
1. art. singular of der: the | |
2. pron. singular of der | |
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
er - Er wissen | |
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
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 | |
Bett |
1. n. bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest) | |
2. n. bed (bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river) | |
Nehmen |
1. n. gerund of nehmen | |
2. v. to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) | |
Wer hat meinen Hut genommen? - Who took my hat? | |
3. v. (ditransitive) to take from | |
Die Niederlage nahm der Mannschaft den Mut. - The team's defeat robbed them of their courage. | |
4. v. to hold (in one's hands), to grasp | |
Hier, nimm meine Hand. - Here, take my hand. | |
5. v. to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally) | |
Die Polizei nimmt die Angriffe ernst. - The police are taking the attacks seriously. | |
Ich nehme diese Bemerkung übel. - I resent (take as offensive) that remark. | |
Das ist eine Redewendung, also sollte man sie nicht wörtlich nehmen. - That's a figure of speech so you shouldn't take it literally. | |
6. v. to capture, to arrest | |
Die Verbrecher wurden in Gewahrsam genommen. - The criminals were taken into custody. | |
7. v. to ingest (e.g. a pill) | |
Nimm etwas Aspirin, wenn du Kopfschmerzen hast. - Take some aspirin if you have a headache. | |
8. v. to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position) | |
Meine Damen und Herren, bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze. - Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. | |
9. v. to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose) | |
Du solltest dir etwas Zeit nehmen, um dich zu entspannen. - You should take some time to relax. | |
10. v. To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect. | |
Abschied nehmen - to say goodbye, lit=to take farewell | |
Abstand nehmen - to refrain, lit=to take distance | |
seinen Anfang nehmen - to begin, lit=to take its beginning | |
Anstoß nehmen - to take offense | |
ein Beispiel nehmen - to follow an example, lit=to take an example | |
Einfluss nehmen - to exert influence, lit=to take influence | |
ein Ende nehmen - to come to an end, lit=to take an end | |
seinen Lauf nehmen - to run its course, lit=to take its run | |
das Leben nehmen - to kill, lit=to take the life | |
Maß nehmen - to take a measurement | |
Notiz nehmen - to take notice | |
Rücksicht nehmen - to consider, lit=to take consideration | |
Stellung nehmen - to comment, lit=to take position | |
einen Verlauf nehmen - to follow a course, lit=to take a course | |
sich Zeit nehmen - to allow sufficient time, lit=to take oneself time | |
11. v. to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state) | |
Nimm dich in Acht! - Take care! | |
12. v. to seize, to capture | |
13. v. to receive, to accept | |
14. v. to foul | |