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) | |
Habe |
1. n. belongings, possession | |
2. v. first-person singular present of haben | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
5. v. singular imperative 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. | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
größten |
1. adj. superlative of groß | |
Teil |
1. n. part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept) | |
zum großen Teil. - largely. | |
2. n. fraction of a whole | |
3. n. part, piece (a physical object which is used in a greater one, often in relation to inanimate objects) | |
4. n. (colloquial) thing (any object, not limited to those which are part of a greater object) | |
5. n. (colloquial) piece of clothing | |
6. n. (slang) penis (see U.S. slang usage of thing) | |
7. v. singular imperative of teilen | |
meines |
1. pron. singular of meiner | |
dein Haus und meines - your house and mine | |
2. det. (possessive) genitive singular of mein | |
die Frau meines Bruders - my brother's wife | |
Lebens |
1. n. genitive singular of Leben | |
Leben |
1. n-n. (gerund of leben): living | |
Die Kunst des Lebens - The art of living. | |
2. n-n. life; being alive | |
3. n-n. (biology) a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaption and replication | |
Das Leben ist nicht an das geistige Bewusstsein gebunden. - Life is not dependent on mental consciousness. | |
4. n-n. (biology) the entirety of those who are in this state | |
Die Erde quillt über vor Leben. - Earth is full of life. | |
5. n-n. the time period in which one is in this state; the time between birth and death | |
Das Leben beginnt mit der Geburt und endet mit dem Tod. - Life begins with birth and ends with death. | |
Sowas habe ich mein Leben lang noch nicht getan. - I have never done such a thing in my life. | |
6. n-n. (religion, philosophy) a state of being in touch or in line with certain metaphysical forces and principles by which biological life is governed | |
Nicht jeder, der atmet, ist auch wirklich am Leben. - Not everyone who breathes is really alive. | |
7. n-n. life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not) | |
Lebensstandard - quality of life | |
ein angenehmes Leben - a comfortable life | |
ein christliches Leben - a Christian life | |
8. n-n. biography; life; life story (an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual) | |
Das Leben der Edelgard. - The life of Edelgard. | |
Sein Leben weist viele Höhen und Tiefen auf. - There are many ups and downs in his biography. | |
Das ist ein Buch vom Leben berühmter Musiker. - This is a book about the lives of famous musicians. | |
9. n-n. (usually) existence; life (a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standing) | |
Frau Schmidt hat sich in all diesen Jahren ein bewundernswertes Leben aufgebaut. - Mrs Schmidt has built up an admirable life in all these years. | |
10. n-n. (usually) life; precious or beloved thing that someone considers fundamental to their existence | |
Sie ist mein Ein und Alles, mein Leben! - She is my one and only, my life! | |
11. n-n. (video games) a measure of successful play | |
12. n-n. life; numbers of times a game can be played | |
Du hast nur noch drei Leben übrig. - You only have three lives left. | |
13. n-n. health; hit points | |
14. n-n. (youth slang) used as the object of certain verbs, often ones that are per se intransitive, for emphasis | |
Chill ma’ dein Leben! - Just chill your life! | |
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) | |
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 | |
Steppe |
1. n-f. steppe (grassland) | |
2. v. first-person singular present of steppen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of steppen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of steppen | |
5. v. singular imperative of steppen | |
verbracht |
1. Participle. past participle of verbringen | |
2. v. second-person plural preterite of verbrechen | |
verbringen |
1. v. to spend, to pass (a period of time) | |
Wo werden Sie die Nacht verbringen? - Where will you spend the night? | |
2. v. to move completely | |
3. v. (chiefly archaic) to bring about, to make reality and somehow complete, to fullbring | |
verbrechen |
1. v. to do (something wrong); to be at fault for | |
2. v. to break (a law, the law); to commit a crime | |
wo |
1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place) | |
Wo bist du? - Where are you? | |
2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation) | |
Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold. | |
3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time) | |
Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other. | |
4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location) | |
Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer. | |
5. conj. (colloquial) when | |
Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face. | |
6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that | |
Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that. | |
Es |
1. n. (music) E-flat | |
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id | |
3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
kaum |
1. adv. barely, hardly | |
Ich kann das kaum lesen. - I can barely read this. | |
Die Handschrift ist kaum lesbar. - The handwriting is barely legible. | |
2. adv. (with zu infinitive) difficult to, nearly impossible to | |
Das ist kaum zu glauben. - That's difficult to believe. | |
3. adv. little | |
Bäume |
1. n. plural of Baum | |
Baum |
1. n. tree | |
Vögel nisten gerne in Bäumen. - Birds like to nest in trees. | |
Bäume zählen zu den größten Lebensformen. - Trees are one of the biggest life forms. | |
Baum fällt! - Tree falling! | |
2. n. (nautical) boom | |
3. Proper noun. surname, German Jewish | |
und |
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
Hügel |
1. n-m. hill | |
gibt |
1. v. third-person singular present of geben | |
geben |
1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership) | |
Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch. | |
2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach | |
Gib mir das! - Give me that! | |
Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold). | |
Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen? | |
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist | |
Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood? | |
Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign) | |
Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice? | |
Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted. | |
5. v. to present; to put | |
6. v. to result in | |