| 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) | |
| hätte |
| 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
| 2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
| haben |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
| Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
| 4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 5. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 10. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
| Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
| 12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
| Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
| 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? | |
| im |
| 1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the | |
| in |
| 1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
| Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
| 2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
| Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
| im Alter - in old age | |
| im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
| in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
| 4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
| Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
| Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
| Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
| 5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Traum |
| 1. n. dream | |
| daran |
| 1. en:on,about it,themadv. on it, on that | |
| 2. adv. at it, at that | |
| 3. adv. thereto | |
| gedacht |
| 1. Participle. past participle of denken | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of gedenken | |
| zu/für (etwas) gedacht sein. - to be intended for (sth), to be meant for. | |
| Der Schnupperkurs ist gedacht für Erwachsenen in allen Altersgruppen. - The introduction course is meant for adults of all ages. | |
| Es ist nicht dazu gedacht, deprimierend zu sein. - It's not meant to be depressing. | |
| Dieses Zentrum ist gedacht, um Informationen zu liefern. - This centre is intended to provide information. | |
| gedenken |
| 1. v. to remember, commemorate | |
| An diesem Tag gedenken wir der Opfer. - On this day we remember the victims. | |
| 2. v. to intend | |
| Wann gedenkst du, heute Abend nach Hause zu kommen? - When do you intend to come home this evening? | |
| denken |
| 1. v. to think | |
| Ich denke, also bin ich. - I think, therefore I am. | |
| Er denkt gewichtige Dinge. - He is thinking weighty thoughts. | |
| Ich denke an früher. - I am thinking about the past. | |
| 2. v. not to forget; to remember (to bring along, etc.) | |
| Denk an den Schlüssel! - Don’t forget the key. | |
| 3. v. to imagine | |
| Das kann ich mir denken. - I can imagine that. | |
| Ich denke ihn mir als bärtigen Einsiedler. - I imagine him as a bearded hermit. | |
| 4. v. to think, to believe, to assume, to conjecture | |
| Ja, das dachte ich mir. - Yes, I thought so. | |
| 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. | |
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| mich |
| 1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
| Betrügen |
| 1. n. dative plural of Betrug | |
| 2. v. to deceive (usually deliberately) | |
| Sie betrügt dich mit ihrer falschen Fürsorge. - She deceives you with her disingenuous care for you. | |
| Du betrügst dich, wenn du noch auf Besserung hoffst. - You deceive yourself if you still hope for improvement. | |
| 3. v. to defraud; to perform an act of fraud against; to swindle | |
| Er hat die Firma um mehrere tausend Euro betrogen. - He defrauded the company of several thousands of euros. | |
| Diese Straßenhändler betrügen, wo sie nur können. - These street hawkers swindle whenever they get the chance. | |
| 4. v. to betray (sexually or romantically); to cheat on | |
| Er hat seine Frau mit einer Arbeitskollegin betrogen. - He cheated on his wife with one of his coworkers. | |
| Es ist völliger Unsinn, dass alle Männer betrügen würden. - It's complete nonsense to say that all men cheat. | |
| 5. v. to cheat | |
| Sie hat nur gewonnen, weil sie betrogen hat. - She only won because she cheated. | |
| 6. v. of betragen | |
| betragen |
| 1. v. to amount to, to be | |
| Die Atommasse wird auf eine Skala bezogen, auf der die Masse des Atoms12_6\mathrmC 12 u beträgt. - The atom mass is related to a scale, in which the mass of the atom12_6\mathrmC amounts to 12 u | |
| 2. v. to behave | |
| Würde |
| 1. n-f. dignity | |
| 2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of werden | |
| 3. v. third-person singular subjunctive 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. | |
