| 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 | |
| Habe |
| 1. n. belongings, possession | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of haben | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of haben | |
| haben |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
| Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
| 4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 5. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 10. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
| Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
| 12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
| Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
| 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) | |
| schon |
| 1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long) | |
| Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade. | |
| Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already. | |
| 2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event) | |
| Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before. | |
| 3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions | |
| Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile. | |
| Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet? | |
| 4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed | |
| Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely. | |
| Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but... | |
| Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess. | |
| 5. adv. really (as an intensifier) | |
| Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange. | |
| 6. v. singular imperative of schonen | |
| 7. v. colloquial of | |
| schonen |
| 1. v. to spare (not harm) | |
| 2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion | |
| hundertmal |
| 1. adv. a hundred times | |
| gemacht |
| 1. Participle. past participle of machen | |
| machen |
| 1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.) | |
| Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie! | |
| Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake. | |
| 2. v. to make, prepare | |
| Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today? | |
| sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself | |
| 3. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action)) | |
| Mach es! - Do it! | |
| Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself! | |
| ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment | |
| 4. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun) | |
| Sport machen - do sports | |
| eine Party machen - have a party | |
| 5. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound) | |
| Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped. | |
| 6. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something)) | |
| 7. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result) | |
| 8. v. to make (to cause to be) | |
| Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy. | |
| 9. v. to make (transform from one thing into another) | |
| Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat. | |
| 10. v. to make (to have as a feature) | |
| Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead. | |
| 11. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of) | |
| Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to? | |
| 12. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation) | |
| Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve. | |
| 13. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.) | |
| Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month. | |
| 14. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance) | |
| 15. v. to matter (to be important) | |
| Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter! | |
| 16. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf) | |
| 17. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate) | |
| (childish) groß machen - to go poop | |
| (childish) klein machen - to go pee | |
| 18. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly)) | |
| Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well? | |
| 19. v. to look (to have an appearance of being) | |
| Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice. | |
| 20. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go | |
