| 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) | |
| Bleibe |
| 1. n-f. abode, accommodation, residence | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of bleiben | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bleiben | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bleiben | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of bleiben | |
| bleiben |
| 1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to remain (to continue to be) | |
| Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie. - He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life. | |
| 2. v. to keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below) | |
| Ich bleibe noch ein bisschen liegen. - I'll keep lying here for a bit. | |
| 3. v. to stay; to remain in a place | |
| Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch. - Feel free to leave, but I'm staying some more. | |
| 4. v. to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness | |
| Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit über einer Stunde da. - Where are you? We arrived more than an hour ago. | |
| 5. v. to be left for someone | |
| Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist? - What does he have left now that his wife is dead? (literally: What is left for him...) | |
| 6. v. to stick with; to stay with | |
| Ich hab’s ihm erklärt, aber er bleibt bei seiner Meinung. - I’ve explained it to him, but he sticks with his opinion. | |
| dabei |
| 1. adv. (takes a reflexive pronoun adverb of) bei (replaces bei + demonstrative or personal pronoun, unless referring to people) | |
| 2. adv. with one, on one | |
| Hast du Geld dabei? - Do you have money on you? | |
| 3. adv. (when) indeed, (but) actually (expressing a contradiction) | |
| Er will einkaufen gehen. Dabei ist heute Sonntag. - He wants to go shopping, when indeed today is Sunday. | |
| 4. adv. in the process of (i, followed by an infinitive clause) | |
| Ich bin dabei, meine Wohnung zu streichen. - I’m in the process of painting my apartment. | |
| 5. adv. thereby, thus | |
| Saatgut und Pollen können dabei über weite Distanzen verschleppt werden. - Seed and pollen can thereby be dispersed across great distances. | |
| ein |
| 1. art. a, an | |
| ein Mann - a man | |
| eine Frau - a woman | |
| ein Kind - a child | |
| 2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
| ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
| darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
| 3. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
| guter |
| 1. adj. form of gut | |
| gut |
| 1. 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. | |
| 2. adj. good (effective; useful) | |
| 3. adj. good (fortunate) | |
| 4. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste) | |
| 5. adj. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory) | |
| 6. adj. good (full; entire; at least as much as) | |
| 7. adv. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily) | |
| Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. - The team played well. | |
| 8. 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. | |
| 9. 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. | |
| 10. interj. okay, all right, now then | |
| Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. - All right, then let's get started. | |
| Krimi |
| 1. n. A crime story, a crime thriller | |
| 2. n. (figuratively) An exciting event, a course of events whose expected outcome changes often | |
| ist |
| 1. v. third-person singular present 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. | |
| einem |
| 1. num. dative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
| Striptease |
| 1. striptease | |
| vergleichbar |
| 1. adj. comparable | |
