| 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) | |
| zog |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of ziehen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of ziehen | |
| mir |
| 1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me: | |
| Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me. | |
| 2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we | |
| 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 | |
| Decke |
| 1. n-f. any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a tablecloth, blanket, quilt, duvet, etc. | |
| Tischdecke - tablecloth | |
| Bettdecke - blanket | |
| unter einer Decke stecken - under a blanket | |
| 2. n-f. ceiling; roof (surface at the upper limit of a room or cavity) | |
| Mir fällt die Decke auf den Kopf - The ceiling is falling on my head | |
| 3. n. plural of Deck | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of decken "I cover" | |
| über |
| 1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially) | |
| Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue. | |
| Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest. | |
| 2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to) | |
| Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke. | |
| 3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of | |
| Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station. | |
| Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet. | |
| 4. prep. (accusative) across | |
| Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea. | |
| 5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period | |
| Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend. | |
| Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years. | |
| 6. prep. (accusative) about | |
| Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life. | |
| 7. prep. around, among | |
| 8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity) | |
| 9. prep. beyond | |
| Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology. | |
| 10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted) | |
| 11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.) | |
| überbleiben - to be left over, to remain | |
| Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em? | |
| 12. adv. over (in certain select phrases) | |
| über und über - over and over | |
| 13. post. (following accusative) throughout | |
| Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day. | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Kopf |
| 1. n. (anatomy) head | |
| Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf. - He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head. | |
| 2. n. crown, top | |
| 3. n. heading, title | |
| 4. n. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality) | |
| Er ist ein heller Kopf. - He is a bright head. | |
| 5. n. (linguistics) head | |
| 6. n. (numismatics) heads (side of a coin) | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| fiel |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of fallen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of fallen | |
| fallen |
| 1. v. to fall; to drop | |
| Der Regen fiel wie aus Eimern. - It rained cats and dogs. (literally: 'The rain fell as if out of buckets.') | |
| Sie fiel zu Boden. - She fell to the floor. | |
| 2. v. to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action | |
| 3. v. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown. | |
| Das Römische Reich fiel auf Grund der Völkerwanderung. - The Roman Empire was overthrown by the consequences of the Migration period. | |
| 4. v. to become lower, to decrease, to decline | |
| Zur Zeit der Finanzkrise fielen viele Aktienkurse um zahlreiche Prozentpunkte. - During the banking scandal many stock prices decreased by a large percentage. | |
| in |
| 1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
| Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
| 2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
| Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
| im Alter - in old age | |
| im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
| in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
| 4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
| Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
| Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
| Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
| 5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
| 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. | |
| unruhigen |
| 1. adj. form of unruhig | |
| Schlaf |
| 1. n. sleep | |
| 2. n. (obsolete) temple (anatomy) | |
| 3. v. singular imperative of schlafen | |
| 4. v. colloquial of | |
