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) | |
und |
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
seine |
1. pron. feminine singular of seiner | |
2. pron. plural of seiner | |
3. det. feminine singular of sein | |
4. det. plural of sein | |
sein |
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i | |
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
Du bist! - You're it! | |
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
8. det. his | |
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
11. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
türkischen |
1. adj. form of türkisch | |
Freunde |
1. n. plural of Freund | |
2. n. friends | |
Freund |
1. n. friend | |
Lass uns Freunde bleiben. - Let’s stay friends. | |
2. n. boyfriend | |
Hast du einen Freund? - Do you have a boyfriend? | |
3. n. (obsolete) blood relative (in the sense of a person that is or should be one’s friend by nature) | |
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. | |
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) | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
nächsten |
1. adj. superlative of nah | |
2. adj. form of nah, sten | |
nächster |
1. adj. next, following | |
Wir waren schon in drei Kneipen und jetzt gehen wir zur nächsten. - We've already been to three pubs and now we're going to the next one. | |
2. adj. form of nah, ster | |
Tagen |
1. n-n. (gerund of tagen) | |
2. n. noun form of Tag, , dat, p | |
3. v. (of committees etc.) to meet | |
4. v. (literary) to dawn | |
Tag |
1. n. day (24-hour period) | |
Tag für Tag - day after day | |
2. n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight) | |
Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight. | |
3. n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth)) | |
4. n. day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight) | |
Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. - During the winter the days are shorter. | |
Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. - These short days cause feelings of depression. | |
An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. - At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months. | |
5. n. day, daylight, light (light from the Sun) | |
6. n. (figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition) | |
7. n. day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.) | |
Nun, wie war dein Tag? - Well, how was your day? | |
Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! - Overtime!? What a day! | |
8. n. (figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing) | |
Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! - It's our day, now. Well done, men! | |
Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. - It's just not my day. | |
9. n. (dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly) | |
10. n. see Tage for plural-only senses | |
11. interj. (colloquial) hello; (good) day | |
Lernen |
1. n. (gerund of lernen); learning, study | |
2. v. to learn | |
Ich lerne noch. - I’m still learning. | |
Ich lerne Spanisch. - I’m learning Spanish. | |
3. v. to study (revise or review materials) | |
Ich lerne für meine Prüfung. - I’m studying for my exam. | |
4. v. (somewhat informal, transitive) to train to become something | |
Ich lerne Bäcker. - I’m training to be a baker. | |
5. v. (colloquial nonstandard transitive with dative) to teach | |
Das lern ich dir. - I’ll teach you that. | |
was |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today? | |
2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause)) | |
Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired. | |
3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives)) | |
Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know. | |
Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me. | |
4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das)) | |
Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated? | |
5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas)) | |
Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something. | |
6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval) | |
Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully? | |
7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat | |
Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later. | |
8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for | |
Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today? | |
Es |
1. n. (music) E-flat | |
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id | |
3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
heißt |
1. v. second-person singular present of heißen | |
2. v. third-person singular present of heißen | |
3. v. second-person plural present of heißen | |
4. v. plural imperative of heißen | |
es heißt |
1. Phrase. they say; it is said | |
heißen |
1. v. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it | |
Wie heißt du? - What is your name? | |
Ich heiße ... - I’m called ... | |
Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. - They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger. | |
2. v. to mean, to signify; to have a meaning | |
Das heißt, dass wir nur noch wenig Zeit haben. - This means that we have but little time left. | |
Was or: Wie heißt „Auto“ auf Englisch? - What is ‘Auto’ in English? | |
3. v. (impersonal) to say, to be said; to go, run (like) | |
Es heißt, dass ... - It is said that ...; They say that ... | |
4. v. to call (someone something) | |
Er hat mich einen Idioten geheißen. - He called me an idiot. | |
Ich heiße Sie herzlich willkommen! - I call you cordially welcome! | |
5. v. to order, to direct, to call to do something | |
Sie hieß ihn, nach der Schule anzurufen. - She told him to call after school | |
6. adj. form of heiß | |
einen |
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein | |
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer | |
4. pron. singular of einer | |
5. pron. plural of einer | |
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite | |
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody. | |
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms | |
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement. | |
Deutschen |
1. n. singular of Deutsch | |
2. n. singular of Deutscher | |
3. n. dative plural of Deutscher | |
4. n. singular of Deutscher | |
5. n. plural of Deutscher | |
6. n. dative plural of Deutsche | |
7. n. singular of Deutsche | |
8. n. plural of Deutsche | |
9. adj. form of deutsch | |
Deutsch |
1. Proper noun. German (primary language of Germany and several surrounding countries) | |
auf Deutsch - in German | |
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? - Do you speak German? | |
Deutsche |
1. n. female equivalent of Deutscher: female German | |
2. n. plural of Deutscher | |
3. n. nominative singular of Deutscher | |
4. n. singular of Deutsch | |
Deutscher |
1. n. German (male or of unspecified gender) | |
uxi, Sind Sie Deutscher?, Are you German? | |
uxi, Bist du Deutscher?, Are you German? | |
uxi, Seid ihr Deutsche?, Are you Germans? | |
Ich bin Deutscher. - I'm German. | |
Wir sind Deutsche. - We are Germans. | |
wir Deutsche; wir Deutschen - we Germans | |
Deutsche beiderlei Geschlechts - male and female Germans | |
2. n. singular of Deutsche | |
3. n. genitive plural of Deutsche | |
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 | |
schlagen |
1. v. to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound | |
2. v. to beat; to win against; to defeat | |
3. v. to beat; to strike repeatedly; to pound | |
4. v. to beat; to whip; to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion | |
5. v. (of a clock) to chime | |
6. v. to fight | |