| 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 | |
| Mädchen |
| 1. n-n. girl | |
| 2. n-n. maiden | |
| Lesen |
| 1. n. (gerund of lesen); reading | |
| 2. v. to read (look at and understand symbols, words, or data) | |
| 3. v. to select and gather or harvest (things like grapes) | |
| 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? | |
| Schreiben |
| 1. n-n. gerund of schreiben | |
| 2. n-n. writing, letter | |
| 3. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts) | |
| Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard. | |
| Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article. | |
| 4. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word) | |
| Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that? | |
| 5. v. to write (use handwriting) | |
| Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly. | |
| 6. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author) | |
| Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly. | |
| 7. v. to be some year or date | |
| Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when... | |
| 8. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication) | |
| Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail. | |
| Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife. | |
| Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there. | |
| 9. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance) | |
| Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards. | |
| Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis. | |
| 10. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name) | |
| Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself? | |
| Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself? | |
| 11. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something. | |
| Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell | |
