ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
Pool |
1. n. ellipsis of Swimmingpool | |
2. n. pool | |
3. n. snooker ellipsis of Poolbillard | |
freilich |
1. adv. admittedly | |
2. adv. (especially, Southern German) certainly, of course, sure | |
Auf die Frage, ob sie ihm beim Umzug helfen würde, antwortete sie nur: „Freilich!“ - Regarding the question of whether or not she would help him move, she replied simply, “of course!” | |
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 | |
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 | |
Mitglieder |
1. n. plural of Mitglied | |
Mitglied |
1. n. member | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
weit |
1. adj. wide | |
2. adj. large | |
3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future) | |
Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future. | |
4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. | |
Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual. | |
Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language. | |
5. adv. far | |
Weg |
1. n. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic) | |
Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg. - The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path. | |
2. n. route, way (to get from one place to another) | |
Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck? - Do you know the way to Schönebeck? | |
auf dem Weg - on the way | |
3. n. method, way (of doing something) | |
Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten. - We found a way to extract milk from oats. | |
Mittel und Wege - ways and means | |
4. n. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement | |
in den Weg - in the way | |
aus dem Weg - out of the way | |
5. adv. away | |
Geh weg! - Go away! | |
6. adv. gone, not there | |
Meine Tasche ist weg. - My bag is gone. | |
Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen. - ... you can also leave it away. | |
7. adv. (now rare) minus | |
8. adv. (regional, Westphalia) from | |
Wo bist du denn weg? - And you, where do you come from? | |
9. adv. (informal) unconscious; passed out | |
10. adv. (informal) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness | |
von |
1. prep. from | |
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
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 | |
Wildbahn |
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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 | |
tariflosen |
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freien |
1. adj. form of frei | |
frei |
1. adj. free; unenslaved; unimprisoned | |
2. adj. free; unrestricted; more negative also: unrestrained; licentious | |
3. adj. unblocked; free for passage | |
4. adj. independent; unaffiliated | |
5. adj. (with von) free of (not containing or unaffected by) | |
6. adj. (not freely applicable) liberal | |
7. adj. (not freely applicable; see usage notes) free of charge, gratis | |
Musiker |
1. n-m. musician | |
Ansiedeln |
1. n. gerund of ansiedeln | |
2. v. to cause to live or be based in a place (e.g. people, businesses, wild animals); to settle; to locate; to establish; to introduce | |
Es wurde beschlossen, den Wald zu roden und die Neuankömmlinge dort anzusiedeln. - It was decided to clear the forest and settle the newcomers there. | |
3. v. to set up a home or base in a place; to settle down; to locate | |
In dem neu ausgewiesenen Gewerbegebiet siedeln sich immer mehr Firmen an. - More and more companies are locating in the newly established commercial area. | |
Würde |
1. n-f. dignity | |
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of werden | |
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of werden | |
werden |
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
3. 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. | |
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
5. 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.) | |
6. 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? | |
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |