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) | |
Glaube |
1. n. belief + an, accusative (object) = in, faith (+preo, an, accusative, means=in) | |
Keine Kultur oder Zivilisation ohne Glauben an Götter. - No culture or civilization without faith in gods. | |
2. n. faith, creed | |
der jüdische Glaube - the Jewish faith | |
3. v. first-person singular present of glauben | |
4. v. singular imperative of glauben | |
5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of glauben | |
6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of glauben | |
glauben |
1. v. to believe something (consider true) | |
Glaubst du diese Geschichte? - Do you believe this story? | |
2. v. to believe in (think something exists, or have confidence in someone’s ability) | |
Glaubst du an Engel? - Do you believe in angels? | |
Woran glaubst du? - What do you believe in? | |
Ich glaube an dich! Du kannst es schaffen! - I believe in you! You can do it! | |
3. v. to believe someone (trust in their statement) | |
Niemand kann ihm glauben. - No one can believe him. | |
Das glaube ich dir nicht. - I don’t believe you that. | |
4. v. to think, to believe | |
Glaubst du, das ist so richtig? - Do you think this is right like this? | |
Er glaubte, dass es auf dem Mars Kanäle gibt. - He believed that there were canals on Mars. | |
Ich glaube etwas zu hören. - I think I hear something. | |
Er glaubt zu wissen, wo deine Schlüssel sind. - He believes he knows where your keys are. | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
dass |
1. conj. (subordinating) that | |
Ich habe gehört, dass du krank bist. - I was told that you are sick. | |
2. conj. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that | |
Beeil dich, dass wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon. | |
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) | |
bei |
1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
→ for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
bei der Arbeit - during work | |
beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
ihm |
1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases). | |
Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen? | |
Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him! | |
2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases). | |
Gehör |
1. n. hearing (sense or faculty of perceiving and interpreting sound) | |
2. n. (in certain constructions) attention, being heard, being listened to | |
sich Gehör verschaffen - to make oneself heard | |
Gehör finden - to be heard, to be appreciated (opinion, idea etc.) | |
3. v. singular imperative of gehören | |
4. v. colloquial of | |
findest |
1. v. second-person singular present of finden | |
2. v. second-person singular subjunctive of finden | |
finden |
1. v. to find; to discover | |
Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden. - I found your keys. | |
2. v. to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find | |
Findest du mich interessant? - Do you find me interesting? | |
3. v. to find one’s way | |