| 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 | |
| Teufel |
| 1. n-m. (singular only) the Devil, Satan | |
| 2. n-m. a devil, satan, i.e. a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel etc. | |
| 3. n-m. a devil, satan, i.e. an evil person | |
| Soll |
| 1. n. debit | |
| 2. n. kettle lake | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of sollen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of sollen | |
| sollen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall | |
| Ich soll das machen. - I should do that. | |
| Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. | |
| Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause | |
| mich |
| 1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
| holen |
| 1. v. to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something) | |
| Hol noch einen Stuhl! - Go get another chair! | |
| 2. v. to get (to acquire, buy) | |
| Ich hole mir morgen ’n neuen Fernseher. - I’m getting a new TV tomorrow. | |
| oder |
| 1. conj. or | |
| Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
| 2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
| Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
| Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
| Hängen |
| 1. n. dative plural of Hang | |
| 2. v. to hang; to be suspended | |
| Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree. | |
| 3. v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to | |
| Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister. | |
| 4. v. to depend on | |
| Es hängt alles daran, wie du dich entscheidest. - It all depends on what decision you take. | |
| 5. v. to hang something; to suspend | |
| Ich hab meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehangen. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | |
| 6. v. to hang something; to suspend | |
| Ich habe meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehängt. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | |
| 7. v. to hang someone; to execute by hanging | |
| Wenn er verurteilt wird, hängen sie ihn. - If he’s convicted, they’re going to hang him. | |
| 8. v. to hang on to; to follow | |
| Häng dich an deine Schwester, die weiß Bescheid. - Hang on to your sister, she knows how things work. | |
| Sie |
| 1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
| Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
| 2. pron. she | |
| Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
| Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
| Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
| 3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
| Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
| Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
| 4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
| Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
| Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
| 5. pron. they; them | |
| mich |
| 1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
| verkehrt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of verkehren | |
| 2. adj. wrong | |
| verkehren |
| 1. v. to interact in somebody’s sphere, to have exchange, to operate | |
| 2. v. to turn into an opposite nature, state or direction | |
| herum |
| 1. adv. about, around. | |
| Er lief herum. - He ran around. | |
| 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. | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Nagel |
| 1. n. (anatomy) A nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin. | |
| Ihre Nägel waren rot lackiert. - Her nails were painted red. | |
| 2. n. A nail, a man-made pointed fastener used for joining different materials by penetrating them. | |
| Hang das Bild an den Nagel dort drüben. - Hang the picture on the nail over there. | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of nageln | |
| 4. v. singular imperative of nageln | |
| da |
| 1. adv. (local) there; here | |
| Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there. | |
| Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet. | |
| 2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment | |
| Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called. | |
| Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen. - He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left. | |
| 3. adv. (colloquial) (replaces any takes a reflexive pronoun adverb when the context is clear) | |
| Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht. | |
| I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it. | |
| Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren. | |
| We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that. | |
| 4. conj. since; as; because; given that | |
| Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich. - Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language | |
| 5. conj. (literary, dated) when | |
| Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät. - On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence. | |
| drüben |
| 1. adv. (following da, hier or other location adverb) over (implying some distance from the listener) | |
| Ich bin's. Hier drüben! - It's me. Over here! | |
| 2. adv. over there | |
| 3. adv. on the other side | |
| 4. adv. Either the (former) GDR or pre-1990 BRD, both as political entities and as geographical regions. The term describes the entity/area from which the speaker does not hail. | |
| Aber |
| 1. n. an objection, a but | |
| 2. conj. but; however; though | |
| Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples. | |
| 3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again | |
| 4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect | |
| Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought. | |
| Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child) | |
| 5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless | |
| kann |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of können | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of können | |
| können |
| 1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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| eine |
| 1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. singular of einer | |
| Frau |
| 1. n-f. woman (adult female human) | |
| 2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse) | |
| Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife. | |
| 3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss | |
| Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt | |
| 4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady)) | |
| Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor | |
| 5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class) | |
| Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady | |
| Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady | |
| Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house | |
| 6. pron. (indefinite, informal, slang) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun) | |
| überhaupt |
| 1. adv. overall, in general | |
| 2. adv. at all; anyway | |
| Hört Ihr mir überhaupt zu? - Are you listening to me at all? | |
| 3. adv. actually | |
| 4. adv. even | |
| jemanden |
| 1. pron. accusative singular of jemand | |
| Lieben |
| 1. n. plural of Liebe | |
| 2. n. plural of Lieber | |
| 3. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) to love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something) | |
| Ich liebe dich. - I love you. | |
| Ich liebe die französische Sprache. - I love the French language. | |
| 4. v. to love one another | |
| 5. v. to make love, to have sex | |
| 6. adj. form of lieb | |
| außer |
| 1. prep. except; besides; apart from | |
| Alle außer dir sind schon unterwegs. - Everyone except for you is already on their way. | |
| 2. prep. out of | |
| außer Atem - out of breath | |
| außer Betrieb - out of order | |
| außer Frage - out of the question | |
| außer Gefecht - out of action | |
| außer Kontroll - out of control | |
| außer Sicht - out of sight | |
| außer Übung - out of practice | |
| außer Landes - out of the country | |
| außer Haus(es) - away from home; away from work | |
| 3. prep. (with reflexive pronoun, vor -- with) beside oneself | |
| Sie war außer sich vor Wut. - She was beside herself with anger. | |
| 4. conj. (standard) except; referring to a following clause or adverb | |
| Sie können das Spiel nicht mehr gewinnen, außer wenn sie ein Wunder schaffen. - They can’t win the match anymore, except if they produce a miracle. | |
| 5. conj. (colloquial otherwise nonstandard) except; referring to a noun phrase, which follows in the case suggested by the syntax of the clause | |
| Keiner wollte mithelfen außer du und ich. - Nobody wanted to help except you and me. | |
| Außer dich hab ich noch keinen gefragt. - Except for you I haven’t asked anyone so far. | |
| Ihrem |
| 1. pron. (possessive) dative singular of Ihr | |
| 2. det. dative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine or neuter object in the dative case | |
| ihr |
| 1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
| 2. pron. dative of sie | |
| Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
| 3. det. her (possessive) | |
| Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
| Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
| 4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
| die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
| 5. det. their | |
| Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
| die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
| Schoßhund |
| 1. n. (also, figurative) lap dog | |
