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 | |
Zahnräder |
1. n. plural of Zahnrad | |
Zahnrad |
1. n. gearwheel, cogwheel | |
Verschwimmen |
1. n. gerund of verschwimmen | |
2. v. to blur | |
Die Zeilen verschwammen mir vor den Augen. - The lines became blurred before my eyes. | |
Biegen |
1. n. gerund of biegen | |
2. v. to bend something (to form something into a curve) (+aux, haben) | |
Diese Stange kann man leicht biegen. - You can easily bend this pole. | |
3. v. to bend; to be bent (to form oneself or be formed into a curve) (+aux, haben) | |
Die Bäume biegen sich im Wind. - The trees are bending in the wind. | |
4. v. to turn; to round a corner; to drive into a street; (always requires some adverbial of location with it; otherwise use abbiegen) +aux, sein | |
Er ist um die Ecke gebogen. - He’s turned around the corner. | |
Er biegt auf die Hauptstraße. - He turns into the main street. | |
sich |
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
Ihr |
1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) | |
Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
3. pron. dative of sie | |
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
4. det. her (possessive) | |
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
6. det. their | |
Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
entgegen |
1. adv. against | |
2. post. (with dative) toward | |
Das Kind läuft der Mutter entgegen : The child runs toward the mother. | |
Werden |
1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being) | |
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
4. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice | |
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read. | |
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe. | |
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten. | |
5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
6. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no | |
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold? | |
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored. | |
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.) | |
7. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future) | |
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together. | |
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me? | |
8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
zu |
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
zu Hause - at home | |
5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
zu Pferd - on horseback | |
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
zu schnell - too fast | |
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
16. adv. towards; at | |
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
einem |
1. num. dative singular of ein | |
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
Maul |
1. n. mouth of an animal | |
2. n. (pejorative) mouth of a person | |
Halt's Maul! - Shut your mouth! | |
Spitzer |
1. n-m. sharpener (device for making things sharp) | |
2. adj. comparative of spitz | |
3. adj. form of spitz | |
Zähne |
1. n. plural of Zahn | |
Meine Zähne sind weiß. - My teeth are white. | |
Zahn |
1. n. tooth | |
2. n. fang | |
3. n. tusk | |
4. n. cog, tine | |
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 | |
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. | |
Ihr |
1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) | |
Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
3. pron. dative of sie | |
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
4. det. her (possessive) | |
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
6. det. their | |
Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
schnappt |
1. v. third-person singular present of schnappen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of schnappen | |
3. v. plural imperative of schnappen | |
schnappen |
1. v. to snap (with one’s mouth) | |
2. v. to breath, gasp | |
frische Luft schnappen - to get a take of fresh air | |
er schnappte nach Luft - He was gasping (for air). | |
3. v. to catch; to seize | |
4. v. (colloquial) to nab (a criminal) | |