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 | |
Schuld |
1. n-f. (usually in the plural) debt | |
Wer wird für diese Schulden aufkommen? - Who will pay for these debts? | |
2. n-f. (no plural) fault | |
3. n-f. (no plural) guilt | |
4. n-f. (no plural) blame, responsibility | |
5. adj. only used in, schuld sein, t=to be at fault | |
steht |
1. v. third-person singular present of stehen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of stehen | |
3. v. plural imperative of stehen | |
stehen |
1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | |
Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner. | |
2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere) | |
Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary. | |
3. v. to stay; to be still | |
Das Leben steht. - Life stands still. | |
4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance) | |
Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty. | |
Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league. | |
5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.) | |
Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well! | |
Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title) | |
6. v. (Swiss) to put, place | |
7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy | |
Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you. | |
Dir |
1. pron. alternative case form of dir | |
2. pron. personal dative of du; you, to you. | |
3. pron. dative of du; yourself, to yourself. | |
ins |
1. contraction. (in)to the (accusative singular neuter) | |
Ich bin ins Kino gegangen. - I went to the cinema. | |
in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
das |
1. art. singular of der: the | |
2. pron. singular of der | |
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
er - Er wissen | |
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
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 | |
Gesicht |
Ich habe einst gewaltige Gesichte im blauen Himmel knabenhaft geschaut - source=Hans Leicht | |
1. face | |
geschrieben |
1. Participle. past participle of schreiben | |
schreiben |
1. 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. | |
2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word) | |
Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that? | |
3. v. to write (use handwriting) | |
Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly. | |
4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author) | |
Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly. | |
5. v. to be some year or date | |
Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when... | |
6. 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. | |
7. 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. | |
8. 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? | |
9. 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 | |