| Er |
| 1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
| Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
| 2. pron. (personal) he. | |
| audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
| audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
| 3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
| audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
| 4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
| Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
| 5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
| erzählt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of erzählen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of erzählen | |
| 3. v. second-person plural present of erzählen | |
| 4. v. plural imperative of erzählen | |
| erzählen |
| 1. v. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone) | |
| Erzähl mir ein Märchen. - Tell me a fairytale. | |
| Sie erzählte mir von ihrer Kindheit. - She told me about her childhood. | |
| 2. v. (with dative object, and dass) to tell, to say (that something occurred) | |
| Ich habe dir erzählt, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist. - I told you that my mother had died. | |
| 3. v. (somewhat, informal, perhaps regional) to talk a lot; to tell nonsense; to gabble | |
| Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag erzählt. - We talked the whole afternoon. | |
| Der erzählt hier wieder einen! (strong stress on “erzählen”) - This guy’s talking some bullshit again today! | |
| erz |
| 1. v. singular imperative of erzen | |
| 2. v. colloquial of | |
| 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) | |
| seiner |
| 1. pron. his (substantival possessive) | |
| 2. pron. genitive of er | |
| 3. pron. genitive of es | |
| 4. det. feminine singular of sein | |
| 5. det. genitive plural of sein | |
| nächtlichen |
| 1. adj. form of nächtlich | |
| nächtlich |
| 1. adj. nightly, per night | |
| 2. adj. nocturnal (taking place at the night) | |
| Entdeckung |
| 1. n-f. discovery | |
