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? | |
was |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today? | |
2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause)) | |
Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired. | |
3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives)) | |
Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know. | |
Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me. | |
4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das)) | |
Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated? | |
5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas)) | |
Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something. | |
6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval) | |
Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully? | |
7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat | |
Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later. | |
8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for | |
Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today? | |
für |
1. prep. for | |
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you. | |
2. prep. in favor of, in support of | |
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option. | |
3. prep. by the standards of | |
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well. | |
4. prep. on behalf of | |
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf. | |
5. prep. kind / type of | |
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this? | |
6. prep. (informal) instead of | |
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt. | |
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive) | |
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine. | |
was für |
1. det. what; what kind of | |
Was für Getränke habt ihr mitgebracht? - What drinks have you brought? | |
Du kannst dir vorstellen, was für ein Skandal das war. - You can imagine what a scandal that was. | |
Was für Bücher liest du? - What kind of books do you read? | |
2. det. (in exclamation, with 'ein') (oh) what; (oh) such | |
Was für ein Verrat! - Oh what treason! | |
Was für ein Schandfleck! - What an eyesore! | |
3. adv. (youth slang) Used to express strong rejection of a particular phrase in a statement by someone else; similar to English what do you mean. | |
Was für „immer“? Zweimal war ich da. - What do you mean “always”? I went there twice. | |
Was für „erster Platz“? Ihr werdet letzter, Alter! - “First place”? What are you on about? You’re gonna be last, man! | |
ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
Tier |
1. n. animal (i, see usage notes below) | |
2. n. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc. | |
Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier. - When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal. | |
3. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer) | |
da |
1. adv. (local) there; here | |
Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there. | |
Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet. | |
2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment | |
Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called. | |
Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen. - He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left. | |
3. adv. (colloquial) (replaces any takes a reflexive pronoun adverb when the context is clear) | |
Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht. | |
I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it. | |
Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren. | |
We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that. | |
4. conj. since; as; because; given that | |
Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich. - Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language | |
5. conj. (literary, dated) when | |
Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät. - On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence. | |
draußen |
1. adv. outside | |
2. adv. out there | |
Heute |
1. n. today | |
2. adv. today | |
Abend |
1. n-m. evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight) | |
2. adv. Superseded spelling of Abend | |
solch |
1. pron. (demonstrative) such | |
Ich habe aber solchen Hunger! - I am so hungry! | |
die Idee als solche - the idea as such | |
Ein solcher ist mir unbekannt. - Such a one is unknown to me. | |
einen |
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein | |
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer | |
4. pron. singular of einer | |
5. pron. plural of einer | |
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite | |
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody. | |
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms | |
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement. | |
schrecklichen |
1. adj. form of schrecklich | |
schrecklich |
1. adj. awful, terrible, horrible | |
schrecklicher Lärm - awful noise | |
2. adv. awfully, terribly | |
schrecklich laut - awfully noisy | |
schrecklich nervös - awfully nervous | |
schrecklich schwierig - terribly difficult | |
Lärm |
1. n. annoying noise; noise (when subjectively considered to be a disturbance) | |
2. v. singular imperative of lärmen | |
3. v. colloquial of | |
Macht |
1. n. power, authority | |
Die Kanzlerin übernahm die Macht im Jahr 2005. - The Chancellor took power in 2005. | |
2. n. might, strength | |
Glauben Sie an die Macht der Liebe? - Do you believe in the power of love? | |
3. v. third-person singular present of machen | |
Der Künstler macht ein Bild. - The artist creates a picture. | |
4. v. second-person plural present of machen | |
5. v. plural imperative of machen | |
machen |
1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.) | |
Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie! | |
Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake. | |
2. v. to make, prepare | |
Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today? | |
sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself | |
3. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action)) | |
Mach es! - Do it! | |
Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself! | |
ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment | |
4. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun) | |
Sport machen - do sports | |
eine Party machen - have a party | |
5. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound) | |
Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped. | |
6. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something)) | |
7. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result) | |
8. v. to make (to cause to be) | |
Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy. | |
9. v. to make (transform from one thing into another) | |
Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat. | |
10. v. to make (to have as a feature) | |
Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead. | |
11. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of) | |
Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to? | |
12. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation) | |
Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve. | |
13. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.) | |
Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month. | |
14. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance) | |
15. v. to matter (to be important) | |
Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter! | |
16. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf) | |
17. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate) | |
(childish) groß machen - to go poop | |
(childish) klein machen - to go pee | |
18. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly)) | |
Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well? | |
19. v. to look (to have an appearance of being) | |
Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice. | |
20. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go | |