| 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) | |
| werd |
| 1. v. singular imperative of werden | |
| Jetzt werd hier bloß nicht frech! | |
| 2. v. colloquial of | |
| Ich werd einfach nicht Schlau daraus. | |
| doch |
| 1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
| Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can! | |
| Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am! | |
| 2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless | |
| 3. conj. for all that; after all; but | |
| 4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless | |
| 5. adv. really; just | |
| 6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we | |
| Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us? | |
| 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? | |
| nach |
| 1. prep. after, past (later in time) | |
| Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six) | |
| nach einer Woche (after a week) | |
| 2. prep. after, behind (in sequence) | |
| B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.) | |
| 3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) | |
| die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt) | |
| 4. prep. according to; guided by | |
| 5. prep. by the authority of; following | |
| die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx) | |
| 6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) | |
| Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic. | |
| 7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) | |
| nach etwas greifen - to reach for something | |
| nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something | |
| nach etwas suchen - to search for something | |
| 8. post. according to | |
| meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion | |
| meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement | |
| 9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to | |
| Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow. | |
| Zwölf |
| 1. n-f. twelve, a dozen | |
| 2. num. (cardinal) twelve | |
| Jahren |
| 1. n. dative plural of Jahr | |
| Jahr |
| 1. n. year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun) | |
| Jahr für Jahr - year after year | |
| 2. n. year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star) | |
| 3. n. year (period between set dates that mark a year) | |
| 4. n. year (level or grade in school or college) | |
| 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 | |
| Gewohnheiten |
| 1. n. plural of Gewohnheit | |
| Gewohnheit |
| 1. n-f. habit | |
| ändern |
| 1. v. to change, to alter | |
| Früher dachte ich, Botanik sei langweilig, aber ich habe meine Meinung geändert. - I used to think Botany was boring, but I've changed my opinion. | |
| 2. v. to change, to vary | |
| Hoffentlich wird sich diese unglückliche Situation bald ändern. - Hopefully this unfortunate situation will change soon. | |
