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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?
gab
1. v. first-person singular preterite of geben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of geben
geben
1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership)
Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch.
2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach
Gib mir das! - Give me that!
Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold).
Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen?
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist
Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood?
Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign)
Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice?
Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted.
5. v. to present; to put
6. v. to result in
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
Zeit
1. n-f. time (as a concept)
2. n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit))
3. n-f. period, era (time in the past)
4. n-f. stint (e.g. in the army)
5. n-f. (grammar) tense
6. prep. (solemn) for the entire time of, during
Zeit ihrer Beziehung haben sie sich nie gestritten. - They never argued once during their relationship.
da
1. adv. (local) there; here
Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.
Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet.
2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment
Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.
Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen. - He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left.
3. adv. (colloquial) (replaces any takes a reflexive pronoun adverb when the context is clear)
Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht.
I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it.
Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren.
We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that.
4. conj. since; as; because; given that
Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich. - Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language
5. conj. (literary, dated) when
Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät. - On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence.
beherrschte
1. Participle. form of beherrscht
2. adj. form of beherrscht
3. v. first-person singular preterite of beherrschen
4. v. third-person singular preterite of beherrschen
5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of beherrschen
6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of beherrschen
beherrscht
1. Participle. past participle of beherrschen
2. adj. restrained, self-controlled
3. adj. ruled, governed, dominated
4. v. third-person singular present of beherrschen
5. v. second-person plural present of beherrschen
6. v. plural imperative of beherrschen
Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
der
1. art. the
2. art. feminine singular of der
3. art. genitive plural of der
4. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
7. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
8. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Chemie
1. n-f. chemistry
So
1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
2. adv. so, such, that
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
so und so - such and such
3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
5. adv. then (in that case)
Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
Gut
1. n. commodity, property, possession, good
2. n. a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture.
3. adj. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. - We must be good to feel good.
4. adj. good (effective; useful)
5. adj. good (fortunate)
6. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
7. adj. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
8. adj. good (full; entire; at least as much as)
9. adv. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. - The team played well.
10. adv. a little more than (with measurements)
Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin. - I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang. - The bed is a little over two meters long.
11. adv. easily, likely
Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden. - That item is easily found.
Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist. - You may well be married next year.
12. interj. okay, all right, now then
Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. - All right, then let's get started.
wie
1. adv. how
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
2. conj. like
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
3. conj. as
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
so gut wie
1. adv. almost, as good as; pretty much
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
der
1. art. the
2. art. feminine singular of der
3. art. genitive plural of der
4. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
7. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
8. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Mathematik
1. n. mathematics (study)

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