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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
Sehnsucht
1. n. yearning, longing; pining
nach
1. prep. after, past (later in time)
Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
nach einer Woche (after a week)
2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)
3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt)
4. prep. according to; guided by
5. prep. by the authority of; following
die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx)
6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic.
7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something
nach etwas suchen - to search for something
8. post. according to
meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement
9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow.
ihm
1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen?
Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him!
2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).
überfiel
1. v. first-person singular preterite of überfallen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of überfallen
überfallen
1. v. to attack, to assault
2. v. (bank) to raid
3. v. (country) to invade
mich
1. pron. accusative of ich: me
knallhart
1. adj. tough (all senses)
Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
brauchte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of brauchen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of brauchen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of brauchen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of brauchen
brauchen
1. v. to need, to be in need of, to require
Ich brauche deine Hilfe. - I need your help.
Ich brauche nie lang. - I never need long.
Dafür brauchen wir dringend eine politische Lösung. - For this, we urgently need a political solution.
2. v. to need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur)
Du brauchst nicht auf mich (zu) warten. - You don’t need to wait for me.
Sie braucht mich nur an(zu)rufen. - She just needs to call me.
ihn
1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object).
Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him?
Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it?
2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object).
seine
1. pron. feminine singular of seiner
2. pron. plural of seiner
3. det. feminine singular of sein
4. det. plural of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
Umarmung
1. n-f. embrace, hug
seine
1. pron. feminine singular of seiner
2. pron. plural of seiner
3. det. feminine singular of sein
4. det. plural of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
Wärme
1. n. warmth
2. n. (physics) heat
3. v. first-person singular present of wärmen
4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wärmen
5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wärmen
6. v. singular imperative of wärmen
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?
vor
1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
vor drei Tagen - three days ago
vor einiger Zeit - a while ago
4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.
Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning.
vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses
sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody
5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy
Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst.
Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke.
Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.
allem
1. pron. Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all").
vor allem
1. adv. above all (of prime importance), especially
seinen
1. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of sein
2. det. (possessive) dative plural of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
unerschütterlichen
1. adj. form of unerschütterlich
Lebensmut

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