| 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 | |
| Paar |
| 1. n. pair, couple | |
| Ein Paar brauner Schuhe. - A pair of brown shoes. | |
| 2. n. twosome | |
| 3. det. some; few; a few | |
| am |
| 1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
| am Ende - at the end | |
| am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
| am Leben - alive | |
| 2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
| am Berg - on the mountain | |
| am Fest - at the festival | |
| am Schirm - on the screen | |
| 3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
| am schnellsten - fastest | |
| am schwächsten - weakest | |
| am wichtigsten - most important | |
| Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
| an |
| 1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
| Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
| 2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
| 3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
| Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
| Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
| 4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
| zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
| 5. prep. on; onto | |
| Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
| 6. prep. at; against | |
| Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
| 7. prep. to; for | |
| Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
| 8. adv. onward; on | |
| von heute an - from today on | |
| 9. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Band |
| 1. n. tape, ribbon | |
| 2. n. (anatomy) A ligament | |
| 3. n. band or tie holding items together | |
| 4. n. belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.) | |
| 5. n. band of the spectrum | |
| 6. n. (figurative) intimate bond to a person +Bande | |
| 7. n. (figurative) dependence, social bond +Bande | |
| 8. n. (poetic) shackle +Bande | |
| 9. n. volume (of a multi-volume set of books) | |
| 10. v. preterite of binden | |
| läuft |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of laufen 'to run' | |
| laufen 'to run' |
|
| laufen |
| 1. v. to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed) | |
| Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen. - We could take the bus or walk. | |
| Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen. - Let's move a little faster. | |
| Joggen bedeutet entspannter, aber auch bewusster zu laufen. - Jogging means to run in a less exhausting but more conscious way. | |
| 2. v. to flow; to leak; to run | |
| 3. v. to be in progress; to run | |
| Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich. - The project is progressing successfully. | |
| einwandfrei laufen. - to run smoothly. | |
| 4. v. to happen, to go on, to take place | |
| Was läuft da zwischen euch? - What's going on between you guys? | |
| 5. v. to run, to execute (a program) | |
| Das Programm läuft einwandfrei. - The program runs flawlessly. | |
| 6. v. to be in order; to work; to function | |
| Alles läuft, wie es soll. - Everything works just fine. | |
| 7. v. to pass; to flow | |
| durch |
| 1. prep. by means of; by; through | |
| Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire. | |
| 2. prep. through; entering, then exiting | |
| Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest. | |
| 3. prep. through (a period of time) | |
| Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period. | |
| 4. prep. via | |
| 5. prep. owing to; because of | |
| 6. prep. (mathematics) divided by | |
| 7. adv. during; throughout; through | |
| den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through | |
| 8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past | |
| Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock. | |
| laufen durch |
| 1. v. first-person plural present of durchlaufen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural present of durchlaufen | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of durchlaufen | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of durchlaufen | |
| diese |
| 1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this" | |
| 2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this" | |
| Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman. | |
| 3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these" | |
| Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid. | |
| 4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these" | |
| dieser |
| 1. pron. this one, this | |
| 2. pron. that one, that | |
| wunderbar |
| 1. adj. wonderful | |
| abstrakte |
| 1. adj. form of abstrakt | |
| abstrakt |
| 1. adj. abstract | |
| Umgebung |
| 1. n-f. environment (area around something), vicinity, surroundings | |
| In der Wildnis müssen Sie auf Ihre Umgebung achten. - In the wild, you need to be aware of your surroundings. | |
