| gehst |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of gehen | |
| gehen |
| 1. v. to go, to walk | |
| Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together. | |
| Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street. | |
| Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk. | |
| 2. v. to leave | |
| Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now. | |
| 3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train) | |
| Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving? | |
| 4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares | |
| Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
| Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”) | |
| Es geht. - It’s all right. | |
| 5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible | |
| Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible. | |
| Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible. | |
| 6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like) | |
| Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work. | |
| 7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress | |
| Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so. | |
| Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock. | |
| 8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.) | |
| Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours. | |
| 9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay) | |
| Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me. | |
| 10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time | |
| Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock. | |
| 11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways | |
| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
| Wohl |
| 1. n. good | |
| 2. n. weal | |
| 3. n. wealthy | |
| 4. n. welfare | |
| 5. n. well-being | |
| 6. adv. possibly, probably; as I was told (modal particle expressing an assumption, often like (m+ must) + infinitive, or (US) guess + clause) | |
| ux - Er ist wohl schon gegangen., I guess he has left already. | |
| Seine Frau ist wohl irgendeine bekannte Ärztin. - I heard that his wife is some well-known doctor. | |
| Was das wohl zu bedeuten hat? - What does that mean, though? | |
| 7. adv. of course, indeed (modal particle adding stress to the statement to contradict a preceding one, often like (m+, do) + infinitive) | |
| Du warst ja noch nie in Frankreich. − Ich war wohl schon in Frankreich! - "Since you've never been to France..." − "Of course I've been to France!". | |
| Ich kann's dir nicht sagen, weil ich's nicht weiß. − Du weißt es ja wohl! - "I can't tell you because I don't know." − "But you do know!". | |
| 8. adv. (regional, north-western Germany) actually, somehow, quite (modal particle making the statement weaker or expressing a concession) | |
| Was habt ihr denn alle mit der Suppe? Ich find die wohl nicht schlecht. - "Why are you all complaining about the soup? I don't find it all that bad, actually.". | |
| 9. adv. (mostly elevated) well, very well | |
| Ihr habt wohl gesprochen, mein Herr! - "Ye have spoken well, my lord!". | |
| 10. adv. (regional in Austria, South Tyrol, in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
| Das stimmt nicht. — Wohl! - That's not correct. — Yes, it is! | |
| Kommst du heute Abend nicht? — Wohl! - Aren't you coming tonight?? — Yes, I am! | |
| runter |
| 1. adv. (colloquial) down, down here, downstairs (towards the speaker) | |
| Er kommt jetzt runter. -- He's coming downstairs now. | |
| 2. adv. (colloquial) down, down there, downstairs (away from the speaker) | |
| Er geht runter zu den andern. -- He's going downstairs to the other people. | |
| 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) | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Ofen |
| 1. n. oven ((clipping of Backofen)) | |
| 2. n. stove | |
| 3. n. furnace | |
| 4. n. kiln ((clipping of Brennofen)) | |
| 5. Proper noun. (chiefly Austria) Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest. | |
