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) | |
Weiß |
1. n. white, whiteness | |
2. n. powder, face powder | |
3. n. (slang) cocaine | |
4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames | |
5. adj. white | |
6. v. first-person singular present of wissen | |
ich - Ich weiß das bereits. | |
ich - Ich weiß nicht. | |
7. v. third-person singular present of wissen | |
er - Er weiß das bereits. | |
er - Er weiß nicht. | |
wissen |
1. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact) | |
Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are. | |
von etwas wissen - to know about something | |
2. v. to remember (with noch) | |
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? | |
ob |
1. conj. (qual, subordinating) Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether. | |
ob ... oder - if ... or | |
Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist. - I don't know if she's sick | |
Hast du sie gefragt, ob sie kommt? - Did you ask her if she's coming? | |
Ob das wirklich wahr ist? - Is it really true? | |
2. conj. (conditional, obsolete, except in als ob) if, in case | |
3. prep. (formal, literary, + genitive; rare with dative) on account of | |
Sie |
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. she | |
Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
5. pron. they; them | |
es |
1. 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. | |
2. 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. | |
3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
Ihren |
1. pron. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of Ihr | |
2. pron. (possessive) dative plural of Ihr | |
3. det. masculine accusative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case | |
4. det. dative plural of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case | |
ihr |
1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
2. pron. dative of sie | |
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
3. det. her (possessive) | |
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
5. det. their | |
Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
Kaffee |
1. n. coffee (beverage made by infusing coffee beans in hot water) | |
2. n. (regional) afternoon coffee, afternoon tea, coffee and cake (afternoon meal in northern and central Germany, particularly on Sundays) | |
Wir fahren am Sonntag zum Kaffee zur Oma. - On Sunday, we go to Grandma's for coffee and cake. | |
Schwarz |
1. n. black (colour) | |
2. n. (heraldry) sable; black in heraldry | |
3. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames, varform=Schwartz | |
4. adj. black, reflecting little or no light | |
5. adj. (figurative) illegal | |
6. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin | |
7. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black) | |
8. adj. (of coffee) without milk | |
9. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points) | |
10. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German) | |
mag |
1. v. first-person singular present of mögen | |
2. v. third-person singular present 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 | |