| 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) | |
| möchte |
| 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of mögen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of mögen | |
| mögen |
| 1. v. to like (something or someone) | |
| Ich mag keinen Käse. - I don't like cheese. | |
| 2. v. to want to go | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) may (expresses a possibility with uncertainty with a degree of admission of the statement) | |
| Das mag ja alles stimmen. - That may all be true. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to be hesitant to (do something) | |
| Ich mag sie nicht fragen. - I am hesitant to ask her. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) may (paraphrases the optative). | |
| Möge die Macht mit dir sein. - May the Force be with you. | |
| 6. v. to want; would like (to have or to do something) | |
| Ich möchte Käse. - I would like cheese. | |
| Ich möchte keinen Käse. - I don't want cheese. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to want to; would like to; to wish to (do something) | |
| Ich möchte sie nicht fragen. - I don't want to ask her. | |
| 8. v. (obsolete, auxiliary, with infinitive) to be able to, may, can | |
| diese |
| 1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this" | |
| 2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this" | |
| Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman. | |
| 3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these" | |
| Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid. | |
| 4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these" | |
| dieser |
| 1. pron. this one, this | |
| 2. pron. that one, that | |
| Fotografie |
| 1. n-f. photography (the art of making photographs) | |
| 2. n-f. photograph | |
| So |
| 1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So. | |
| 2. adv. so, such, that | |
| Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice. | |
| Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good. | |
| Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea! | |
| so und so - such and such | |
| 3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality) | |
| Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning. | |
| 4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner | |
| Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target. | |
| 5. adv. then (in that case) | |
| Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy. | |
| 6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning | |
| Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here. | |
| 7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises | |
| 8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if | |
| So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you. | |
| 9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs) | |
| Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!". | |
| Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.". | |
| 10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who | |
| Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All | |
| 11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled) | |
| schnell |
| 1. adj. quick, fast | |
| Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car. | |
| Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer. | |
| 2. adv. quickly | |
| 3. adv. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer | |
| Wie heißt er schnell? - What’s his name again? | |
| wie |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you? | |
| Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in. | |
| Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful! | |
| 2. conj. like | |
| Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night. | |
| 3. conj. as | |
| Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund. | |
| Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are. | |
| 4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than | |
| Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father. | |
| 5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past | |
| Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne. | |
| Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me. | |
| möglich |
| 1. adj. (chiefly predicative) possible (what can be done or achieved) | |
| Es ist möglich, ungesund zu essen und trotzdem gesund zu bleiben. - It is possible to eat unhealthily and stay healthy nonetheless. | |
| 2. adj. potential; likely | |
| Die möglichen Folgen des Klimawandels sind kaum abzusehen. - The potential consequences of climate change are barely predictable. | |
| 3. adj. (colloquial idiomatic with alle, alles) a whole bunch of; a great deal of; a lot of; many | |
| Mein Freund hat mir gestern alle möglichen Reggaesongs vorgespielt. - My boyfriend made me listen to a whole bunch of reggae songs yesterday. | |
| entwickelt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of entwickeln | |
| 2. adj. developed | |
| entwickelte Länder. - developed countries. | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present of entwickeln | |
| 4. v. second-person plural present of entwickeln | |
| 5. v. plural imperative of entwickeln | |
| entwickeln |
| 1. v. to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice) | |
| Hast du endlich einen Sinn für Humor entwickelt? - Have you finally developed a sense of humor? | |
| 2. v. to develop | |
| 3. v. to shape up | |
| Haben |
| 1. n-n. credit | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 4. 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. | |
| 5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 6. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 11. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 12. 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. | |
| 13. 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. | |
