| 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 | |
| Polizist |
| 1. n. police officer (male or female); policeman | |
| glaubte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of glauben | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of glauben | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of glauben | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of glauben | |
| glauben |
| 1. v. to believe something (consider true) | |
| Glaubst du diese Geschichte? - Do you believe this story? | |
| 2. v. to believe in (think something exists, or have confidence in someone’s ability) | |
| Glaubst du an Engel? - Do you believe in angels? | |
| Woran glaubst du? - What do you believe in? | |
| Ich glaube an dich! Du kannst es schaffen! - I believe in you! You can do it! | |
| 3. v. to believe someone (trust in their statement) | |
| Niemand kann ihm glauben. - No one can believe him. | |
| Das glaube ich dir nicht. - I don’t believe you that. | |
| 4. v. to think, to believe | |
| Glaubst du, das ist so richtig? - Do you think this is right like this? | |
| Er glaubte, dass es auf dem Mars Kanäle gibt. - He believed that there were canals on Mars. | |
| Ich glaube etwas zu hören. - I think I hear something. | |
| Er glaubt zu wissen, wo deine Schlüssel sind. - He believes he knows where your keys are. | |
| meine |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of meiner | |
| 2. pron. plural of meiner | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of mein | |
| 4. det. plural of mein | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of meinen | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
| 8. v. singular imperative of meinen | |
| mein |
| 1. det. (possessive) my | |
| meinen |
| 1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose | |
| Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before. | |
| 2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive) | |
| Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say? | |
| 3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something | |
| Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it. | |
| 4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey | |
| Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that? | |
| Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house? | |
| 5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify | |
| Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean? | |
| 6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein | |
| 7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein | |
| Geschichte |
| 1. n-f. history | |
| Geschichte schreiben - to make history | |
| in die Geschichte eingehen - to go down in history | |
| 2. n-f. story | |
| eine Geschichte schreiben - to write a story | |
| jemandem eine Geschichte erzählen - to tell someone a story | |
| nicht |
| 1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
| Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
| Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
| 2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| 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) | |
| sah |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of sehen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of sehen | |
| sehen |
| 1. v. to see; to have sight | |
| Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well. | |
| 2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision | |
| 3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out | |
| 4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation) | |
| Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?) | |
| 5. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context) | |
| auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something | |
| 6. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach) | |
| Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently? | |
| 7. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see | |
| Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear. | |
| Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself. | |
| keinen |
| 1. en:not a | |
| 2. pron. masculine accusative of kein | |
| Ich suche keinen Job. - I'm not looking for a job. | |
| uxi, Ich suche kein Job., I'm not looking for a job. | |
| 3. pron. dative plural of kein | |
| es gehört keinen Leuten - it does not belong to anyone | |
| 4. pron. masculine accusative of keiner | |
| 5. pron. dative plural of keiner | |
| kein |
| 1. pron. no; not a(n); not one; not any | |
| Das ist kein Bett. - That is no bed. | |
| uxi, Es gibt kein Brot., There is no bread. | |
| Sinn |
| 1. n. sense | |
| ein Sinn für Humor - a sense of humor | |
| die fünf Sinne - the five senses | |
| 2. n. meaning, sense (the objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. n. point, idea, tenor | |
| 4. n. mind, consciousness | |
| 5. n. feeling | |
| 6. n. (medicine) sense, sensus, aesthesia | |
| 7. v. singular imperative of sinnen | |
| darin |
| 1. adv. in it, in that, therein | |
| 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. | |
| ihm |
| 1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases). | |
| Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen? | |
| Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him! | |
| 2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases). | |
| zu |
| 1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
| zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
| 2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
| Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
| 3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
| Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
| 4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
| zu Hause - at home | |
| 5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
| zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
| zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
| 6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
| zu Pferd - on horseback | |
| 7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
| 8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
| 9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
| 10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
| 11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
| 12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
| 13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
| etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
| 14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
| zu schnell - too fast | |
| 15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
| Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
| 16. adv. towards; at | |
| 17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
| 18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
| 19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
| Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
| Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
| Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
| 20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
| 21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
| 22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
| Streiten |
| 1. n. gerund of streiten | |
| 2. n. dative plural of Streit | |
| 3. v. to argue; to fight; to quarrel | |
