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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
Tageszeitungen
1. n. plural of Tageszeitung
Tageszeitung
1. n-f. daily (a newspaper that is published every day)
Kommen
1. n. (gerund of kommen): "coming", "arrival".
2. v. to come; to arrive
Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night.
Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
3. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.
Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41)
4. v. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall.
Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
5. v. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell.
Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals.
6. v. to come on (Used to encourage someone to do something.)
Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.
Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already.
7. v. to occur; to happen; to come to be
Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared.
Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...?
8. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film)
Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
9. v. to be due to; to be the result of
Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness.
10. v. to come from (to have a social or geographic background) (+preo, aus, dative)
Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. - She comes from Switzerland.
Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. - She comes from a family of diplomats.
11. v. to orgasm; to cum
Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!
12. v. to be statistically equivalent to; to be there for (+preo, auf, accusative)
Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. - For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people.
13. v. to obtain (a solution or result) (+preo, auf, accusative)
Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen. - The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result.
14. v. to get an idea; to think of; to remember; to imagine (+preo, auf, accusative)
Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. - I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later.
Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst. - I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas.
15. v. to lose; to forfeit; not to get (+preo, um)
Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt. - He fears that he won’t get his share.
16. v. to touch inadvertently
Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint.
17. v. to manage to reach (something high up etc.) (+preo, an, accusative)
Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. - Help him, he can't reach the handle.
18. v. (colloquial copulative with gut or in Ordnung) to turn out (well)
Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. - In the end, hopefully all will turn out well.
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.
kommen mit
1. v. first-person plural present of mitkommen
2. v. third-person plural present of mitkommen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of mitkommen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of mitkommen
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
Ersten
1. n. singular of Erster
2. n. dative plural of Erster
3. n. singular of Erster
4. n. plural of Erster
5. n. dative plural of Erste
6. n. singular of Erste
7. n. plural of Erste
8. num. genitive singular of erste
9. num. singular of erste
10. num. masculine accusative singular of erste
11. num. dative plural of erste
12. num. plural of erste
erste
1. adj. (ordinal) first
Fähre
1. n-f. ferry
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?
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
ist
1. v. third-person singular present 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.
Heute
1. n. today
2. adv. today
gegen
1. prep. against
Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen. - The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
2. prep. toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
3. prep. toward (i.e. in the direction of)
4. prep. approximately, around
5. prep. in exchange for
6. prep. facing
7. prep. compare to
halb
1. adj. half, halfway
Er ist seit einem halben Monat nicht mehr hier gewesen. - He hasn’t been here for half a month.
2. adv. a half-hour before, thirty minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)
Wir treffen uns um halb zwei. - We’re meeting at one-thirty.
Zwölf
1. n-f. twelve, a dozen
2. num. (cardinal) twelve

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