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 | |
Schüler |
1. n-m. (school) pupil, student, schoolboy (male or of unspecified gender) | |
2. n-m. disciple (male or of unspecified gender) | |
Beginnen |
1. n. gerund of beginnen | |
2. v. to begin; to commence; to be started | |
Der Vortrag hat begonnen. - The lecture has begun. | |
3. v. (chiefly literary, transitive or with mit) to start something; to begin something | |
Er hat den Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture. | |
Er hat mit dem Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture. | |
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. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
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 | |
währenddessen |
1. adv. meanwhile, in the meantime | |
klingelt |
1. v. third-person singular present of klingeln | |
2. v. second-person plural present of klingeln | |
3. v. plural imperative of klingeln | |
klingeln |
1. v. to ring (to produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound) | |
Es |
1. n. (music) E-flat | |
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id | |
3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |