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.) | |
Grüner |
1. n. green (member of an environmentalist party; supporter of green politics), environmentalist (male or of unspecified gender) | |
2. n. (in plural, collectively, often with the definite article) the German green party, 'Die Grünen' or since 1993 'Bündnis 90/Die Grünen' | |
3. n. (in plural, collectively, often with the definite article) the Austrian green party, 'Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative' | |
4. n. singular of Grüne | |
5. n. genitive plural of Grüne | |
6. adj. form of grün | |
grün |
1. adj. green (in colour) | |
2. adj. (of fruit, vegetables) unripe | |
3. adj. inexperienced, young | |
4. adj. ecological, environment-friendly | |
5. adj. (politics, relational) of a green party, such as Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Germany | |
Teppich |
1. n. rug, carpet (cloth covering for a floor) | |
2. n. tapestry (cloth hung on a wall) | |
3. n. slick (covering of oil) | |
passt |
1. v. second-person singular present of passen | |
2. v. third-person singular present of passen | |
3. v. second-person plural present of passen | |
4. v. plural imperative of passen | |
passen |
1. v. (with dative) to fit | |
2. v. (with dative) to suit, to be suitable | |
3. v. to go with (correspond or fit well with, to match) | |
4. v. (card games) to pass | |
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? | |
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 | |
diesem |
1. pron. dative singular of dieser | |
dieser |
1. pron. this one, this | |
2. pron. that one, that | |
blauen |
1. v. (poetic) to turn blue | |
2. adj. form of blau | |
blau |
1. adj. blue | |
2. adj. drunk | |
3. adj. bruised | |
blauer Fleck - bruise (literally, blue spot) | |
blaues Auge - black eye | |
Vorhang |
1. n. curtain | |
2. n. draperies | |
3. n. drop | |