| 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) | |
| Wohl |
| 1. n. good | |
| 2. n. weal | |
| 3. n. wealthy | |
| 4. n. welfare | |
| 5. n. well-being | |
| 6. adv. possibly, probably; as I was told (modal particle expressing an assumption, often like (m+ must) + infinitive, or (US) guess + clause) | |
| ux - Er ist wohl schon gegangen., I guess he has left already. | |
| Seine Frau ist wohl irgendeine bekannte Ärztin. - I heard that his wife is some well-known doctor. | |
| Was das wohl zu bedeuten hat? - What does that mean, though? | |
| 7. adv. of course, indeed (modal particle adding stress to the statement to contradict a preceding one, often like (m+, do) + infinitive) | |
| Du warst ja noch nie in Frankreich. − Ich war wohl schon in Frankreich! - "Since you've never been to France..." − "Of course I've been to France!". | |
| Ich kann's dir nicht sagen, weil ich's nicht weiß. − Du weißt es ja wohl! - "I can't tell you because I don't know." − "But you do know!". | |
| 8. adv. (regional, north-western Germany) actually, somehow, quite (modal particle making the statement weaker or expressing a concession) | |
| Was habt ihr denn alle mit der Suppe? Ich find die wohl nicht schlecht. - "Why are you all complaining about the soup? I don't find it all that bad, actually.". | |
| 9. adv. (mostly elevated) well, very well | |
| Ihr habt wohl gesprochen, mein Herr! - "Ye have spoken well, my lord!". | |
| 10. adv. (regional in Austria, South Tyrol, in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
| Das stimmt nicht. — Wohl! - That's not correct. — Yes, it is! | |
| Kommst du heute Abend nicht? — Wohl! - Aren't you coming tonight?? — Yes, I am! | |
| dass |
| 1. conj. (subordinating) that | |
| Ich habe gehört, dass du krank bist. - I was told that you are sick. | |
| 2. conj. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that | |
| Beeil dich, dass wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon. | |
| die |
| 1. art. feminine singular of der | |
| die Frau - the woman | |
| 2. art. plural of der | |
| die Männer - the men | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
| 4. pron. plural of der | |
| 5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
| Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
| 6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
| die da - that one/she/they there | |
| 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 | |
| Leute |
| 1. n. people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls) | |
| 2. n. plural of Leut | |
| mich |
| 1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
| 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. | |
| merkwürdig |
| 1. adj. strange, odd | |
| 2. adj. (obsolete) remarkable, noteworthy; worthy to remember | |
| halten |
| 1. v. to hold | |
| 2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back | |
| Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief! | |
| 3. v. to support; to hold up | |
| 4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold | |
| Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young. | |
| 5. v. to keep | |
| 6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay | |
| 7. v. to stop | |
| Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg. | |
| 8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für) | |
| Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool? | |
| 9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an) | |
| Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules. | |
| 10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity | |
| Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot. | |
| Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much. | |
| 11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.) | |
| Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow. | |
