| 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 | |
| Insel |
| 1. n-f. an island, an isle | |
| liegt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of liegen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of liegen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of liegen | |
| liegen |
| 1. v. to lie (to be in a horizontal position) | |
| 2. v. (Swiss) to lie down | |
| 3. v. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen) | |
| 4. v. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.) | |
| 5. v. to be, to stand (of indices, measurements) | |
| etwa |
| 1. adv. approximately | |
| 2. adv. for instance | |
| 3. adv. by any chance | |
| 4. adv. (modal) really (expresses the expectation of a negative answer) | |
| Willst du etwa schon gehen? - Do you really want to leave so soon? | |
| Zwei |
| 1. n-f. two (digit or figure) | |
| Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number. | |
| Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s. | |
| Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice) | |
| 2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries | |
| Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English! | |
| 3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components) | |
| Meilen |
| 1. n. plural of Meile | |
| Meile |
| 1. n-f. mile | |
| 2. n-f. league (unit of distance) | |
| von |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
| 2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
| das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
| 3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
| Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
| 4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
| Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
| 5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
| Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
| Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
| 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 | |
| Küste |
| 1. n-f. coast | |
| entfernt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of entfernen | |
| 2. adj. distant | |
| 3. adj. (with a spatial or temporal measure) away | |
| Der Bahnhof ist 15 Minuten vom Stadtzentrum entfernt. - The railway station is 15 minutes away from the city centre. | |
| entfernen |
| 1. v. to remove | |
| Der Hausmeister entfernt die Graffitis von der Wand. - The caretaker is removing the graffiti from the wall. | |
| 2. v. to gradually move away; to recede; to retreat; to diverge | |
| Das Schiff entfernt sich von der Insel. - The ship is moving away from the island. | |
| Die beiden verwandten Sprachen haben sich voneinander entfernt. - The two related languages have diverged from each other. | |
| 3. v. to stray; to deviate; to depart (from a group, a route, etc.) | |
| Ein junges Schaf hat sich von der Herde entfernt. - A young sheep has strayed from the flock. | |
| Das Flugzeug entfernte sich auf unerklärliche Weise von seinem Kurs. - The airplane mysteriously departed from its course. | |
| 4. v. to desert; to go absent; to leave without permission | |
| Der Gefreite hat sich absichtlich von seiner Einheit entfernt. - The private has deliberately gone absent from his unit. | |
| 5. v. to leave a place; to remove oneself | |
| Herr Hoffmann, Sie entfernen sich sofort aus meinem Büro! - Mr Hoffmann, you will immediately remove yourself from my office! | |
