Lexis Rex Home



German Sentence Analyser

Use this page to analyse and learn German text. You can copy text into the box below or get a random sentence from our database. Press the Analyse button to get translations of the text and words.




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
Schiff
     1. n. (nautical) ship
     2. n. (architecture) nave
     3. n. (informal) a large, unwieldy car (e.g. an SUV)
     4. n. (obsolete) vessel (for holding fluids)
     5. n. (dated, regional) boiler (metal container for boiling water in some old stoves and ovens)
     6. n. (priting) galley (tray)
lief ... aus
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of auslaufen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of auslaufen
     auslaufen
          1. v. to expire; to be no longer valid
                Die Gültigkeit ihres Passes ist ausgelaufen. - Her passport did expire.
                Der Vertrag ist ausgelaufen. - The contract was no longer valid.
          2. v. to leak; to flow out; to run out; to run dry, to empty
                Aus dem Tank lief Öl aus. - The tank was leaking oil.
          3. v. to debouch, to leave a port; harbour etc.
                Das Schiff lief aus dem Hafen aus. - The ship left the harbour. / The ship was put to sea.
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)
Richtung
     1. n-f. direction
           alle Richtungen - all directions
     2. n-f. route or way
           Aus welcher Richtung? - Which way?
     3. n-f. departure
Frankreich
     1. Proper noun. France (a country in Western Europe)
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary