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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
Schauspieler
1. n-m. actor (male or of unspecified gender)
2. v. singular imperative of schauspielern
3. v. colloquial of
ging
1. v. first-person singular preterite of gehen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of gehen
gehen
1. v. to go, to walk
Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
2. v. to leave
Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
Es geht. - It’s all right.
5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
auf
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit* are feminine.*
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
X auf Y Meter groß
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
15. interj. have a go
gehen auf
1. v. first-person plural present of aufgehen
2. v. third-person plural present of aufgehen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of aufgehen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of aufgehen
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
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
Bühne
1. n-f. a stage
2. n-f. a scaffolding
um
1. prep. about
Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
2. prep. around
Um die Ecke - around the corner
3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
6. conj. in order to, so as to
Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
8. adv. around, about
9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
seinen
1. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of sein
2. det. (possessive) dative plural of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
Text
1. n. text (writing consisting of several sentences and forming a discrete unit)
2. n. text (passage of a larger opus, often Scripture, examined and interpreted as a unit)
3. n. lyrics, lines (words of a song, film, etc.)
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
Sprechen
1. n. (gerund of sprechen): "speaking".
2. v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German.
Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent.
Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly
3. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please.
4. v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)
Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen. - What? You haven't spoken a word about it.
5. v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)
Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this?
6. v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.)
Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen. - History will pronounce the final judgement on his work.
7. v. to say (something)
8. v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.)

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