eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
höfliche |
1. adj. form of höflich | |
höflich |
1. adj. polite (well-mannered) | |
Ausdrucksweise |
1. n-f. diction | |
kann |
1. v. first-person singular present of können | |
2. v. third-person singular present of können | |
können |
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) | |
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
einem |
1. num. dative singular of ein | |
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
gewissem |
1. adj. form of gewiss | |
gewiss |
1. adj. certain | |
2. adv. certainly, indeed | |
Sinne |
1. n. plural of Sinn | |
2. v. first-person singular present of sinnen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sinnen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sinnen | |
5. v. singular imperative of sinnen | |
Sinn |
1. n. sense | |
ein Sinn für Humor - a sense of humor | |
die fünf Sinne - the five senses | |
2. n. meaning, sense (the objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. n. point, idea, tenor | |
4. n. mind, consciousness | |
5. n. feeling | |
6. n. (medicine) sense, sensus, aesthesia | |
Einer |
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit | |
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number) | |
3. n-m. (sports) single scull | |
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board | |
5. num. feminine singular of ein | |
6. art. feminine singular of ein | |
7. pron. one | |
8. pron. someone, somebody | |
9. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
ungezwungenen |
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Stimmung |
1. n-f. mood (emotional state) | |
Er war (in) guter Stimmung. - He was in a good mood. | |
2. n-f. mood (inclination to do something) | |
3. n-f. lively atmosphere; vibe; exuberance (good mood of a group or crowd, e.g. at a party) | |
Jetzt ist hier endlich mal Stimmung! | |
4. n-f. general mood; prevalent attitude; trend; public opinion | |
5. n-f. (music) tuning (act of setting the pitches of an instrument) | |
Abbruch |
1. n. demolition | |
2. n. termination, discontinuation | |
3. n. (computing, or military) abort | |
Tun |
1. n. (gerund of tun); doing, deeds, behaviour | |
Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun - The antagonism between willing and doing | |
2. v. To do (to perform or execute an action). | |
Tu es! - Do it! | |
Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can. | |
Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told. | |
Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work. | |
3. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone. | |
Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog) | |
Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good. | |
4. v. To make a difference; to be different. | |
Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference? | |
Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other. | |
5. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend. | |
Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it. | |
Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing. | |
6. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add. | |
Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here. | |
Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes. | |
7. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function. | |
Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore. | |
8. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb | |
Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all. | |
9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement) | |
Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not) | |
Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now. | |
10. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)) | |
Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again. | |