| 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? | |
| empfiehlt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of empfehlen | |
| empfehlen |
| 1. v. to propose, to advise in favor of | |
| 2. v. to recommend; to advocate | |
| 3. v. to demonstrate one’s merits, to approve oneself | |
| Aufgrund ihrer bisherigen Arbeit empfiehlt sich die Fachkraft für die Beförderung. - In view of their previous work, the specialist merits the pr | |
| 4. v. to demonstrate one’s merits to (someone or something), to approve oneself to (someone or something) | |
| Aufgrund ihrer bisherigen Arbeit empfiehlt sich die Fachkraft dem Unternehmen. - Their previous work shows the specialist to be a worthy candidat | |
| sich Gott empfehlen - to approve oneself to god | |
| 5. v. to offer oneself or one’s services | |
| 6. v. to commend | |
| Lügner empfehlen keine Prüfung. - Liars invite no scrutiny. | |
| 7. v. (ditransitive, with accusative and dative case, formal) to entrust (someone or something) to (something) | |
| sein Kind der Fürsorge eines Fremden empfehlen - to entrust one’s child to a stranger’s care | |
| 8. v. to take one's leave | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| dann |
| 1. adv. then, after that | |
| Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast. | |
| 2. adv. then, in that case | |
| Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it. | |
| Statt |
| 1. n. (literary, obsolescent) abode, stead, place | |
| 2. conj. instead of | |
| Statt mich anzurufen, ging er mit seinen Freunden ins Kino. - Instead of calling me, he went to the movies with his friends. | |
| 3. prep. instead of, in one's stead | |
| Kreide |
| 1. n-f. a chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) | |
| 2. Proper noun. the Cretaceous | |
| Breite |
| 1. n-f. breadth, width | |
| 2. n-f. (geography, astronomy) latitude | |
| 3. adj. form of breit | |
| breit |
| 1. adj. broad, wide | |
| eine breite Straße - a wide street | |
| 2. adj. (figuratively) wide | |
| Die Universität bietet ein breites Spektrum von Fächern an. - The university offers a wide variety of subjects. | |
| 3. adj. (colloquial) drunk or high on marijuana; stoned | |
| Du bist ziemlich breit. - You're pretty stoned. | |
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| 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 | |
| Benutzen |
| 1. n. gerund of benutzen | |
| 2. v. to use (employ, apply) | |
