| 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. | |
| 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). | |
| das |
| 1. art. singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. singular of der | |
| 3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
| Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
| er - Er wissen | |
| Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
| 5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
| Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
| Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
| 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 | |
| Wetter |
| 1. n-n. weather | |
| 2. n-n. storm | |
| 3. adj. form of wett | |
| nächste |
| 1. adj. form of nah, ste | |
| nah |
| 1. adj. near (in space or time or in an abstract sense), close, nearby | |
| Ich plane in naher Zukunft eine Reise nach Deutschland. - I'm planning a trip to Germany in the near future. | |
| 2. adv. near (in space or time or in an abstract sense) | |
| Woche |
| 1. n-f. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday) | |
| ab nächster Woche - from next week on | |
| vor Wochen - weeks ago | |
| jede zweite Woche - every other week | |
| Woche für Woche - week after week | |
| 2. n-f. week (any period of seven consecutive days) | |
| schon seit einer Woche - for a week already | |
| 3. n-f. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work) | |
| unter der Woche - during the week | |
| Verschlechtern |
| 1. n. gerund of verschlechtern | |
| 2. v. to deteriorate (make worse) | |
| 3. v. to worsen; to make worse | |
| wird |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of werden | |
| werden |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
| Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice | |
| Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read. | |
| Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe. | |
| Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten. | |
| 4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
| Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
| 5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition) | |
| Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no | |
| Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold? | |
| Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored. | |
| Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.) | |
| 6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future) | |
| Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together. | |
| Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me? | |
| 7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
| Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
