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) | |
kann |
1. v. first-person singular present of können | |
2. v. third-person singular present of können | |
können |
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) | |
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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meine |
1. pron. feminine singular of meiner | |
2. pron. plural of meiner | |
3. det. feminine singular of mein | |
4. det. plural of mein | |
5. v. first-person singular present of meinen | |
6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
8. v. singular imperative of meinen | |
mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
meinen |
1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose | |
Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before. | |
2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive) | |
Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say? | |
3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something | |
Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it. | |
4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey | |
Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that? | |
Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house? | |
5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify | |
Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean? | |
6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein | |
7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein | |
Handflächen |
1. n. plural of Handfläche | |
Handfläche |
1. n-f. (anatomy) palm (inner, concave part of hand) | |
auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
Boden |
1. n. ground, soil | |
heiliger Boden - hallowed ground | |
2. n. sea bottom (typically called Meeresboden) | |
3. n. any defined type of soil | |
4. n. floor | |
5. n. attic, garret, loft | |
6. n. (colloquial) flooring, floor cover (often used in this sense in compound nouns: Teppichboden, Parkettboden) | |
setzen |
1. v. to set; to put | |
2. v. to sit down | |
sich zur Ruhe setzen - to retire | |
3. v. to settle | |
ohne |
1. conj. (+ dass or zu clause) without | |
Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest. - Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me. | |
2. prep. (+accusative) without | |
Ohne dich bin ich nichts. - Without you I am nothing. | |
3. adv. without | |
Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben. - I like soccer, but I could live without. | |
meine |
1. pron. feminine singular of meiner | |
2. pron. plural of meiner | |
3. det. feminine singular of mein | |
4. det. plural of mein | |
5. v. first-person singular present of meinen | |
6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen | |
8. v. singular imperative of meinen | |
mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
meinen |
1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose | |
Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before. | |
2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive) | |
Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say? | |
3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something | |
Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it. | |
4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey | |
Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that? | |
Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house? | |
5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify | |
Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean? | |
6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein | |
7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein | |
Knie |
1. n. knee | |
2. v. first-person singular present of knien | |
3. v. singular imperative of knien | |
4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of knien | |
5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of knien | |
zu |
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
zu Hause - at home | |
5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
zu Pferd - on horseback | |
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
zu schnell - too fast | |
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
16. adv. towards; at | |
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
Beugen |
1. n. gerund of beugen | |
2. v. to bend something, to bow something | |
das Knie beugen - to bend one’s knee | |
das Recht beugen - to bend the law | |
3. v. to bend; to bend over; to bow | |
Er beugt sich, um durch die Luke zu passen. - He bends over to pass through the hatch. | |
4. v. to give in to; to cease to resist or disagree | |
Er musste sich der Mehrheit beugen. - He had to give in to the majority. | |
5. v. to inflect; to decline, conjugate, etc. | |
Fast alle deutschen Maskulina auf -e werden schwach gebeugt. - Virtually all German masculines in -e are inflected according to the weak declension. | |