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) | |
Münster |
1. Proper noun. (historical) the prince-bishopric based in that city | |
2. n. minster (monastic church) | |
3. n-m. muenster cheese, Münsterkäse | |
gibt |
1. v. third-person singular present of geben | |
geben |
1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership) | |
Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch. | |
2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach | |
Gib mir das! - Give me that! | |
Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold). | |
Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen? | |
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist | |
Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood? | |
Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign) | |
Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice? | |
Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted. | |
5. v. to present; to put | |
6. v. to result in | |
Es |
1. n. (music) E-flat | |
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id | |
3. 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. | |
4. 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. | |
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
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? | |
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! | |
genug |
1. det. (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of | |
Wir haben nicht genug Geld. - We don't have enough money. | |
2. pron. (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount | |
Das ist genug. - That's enough. | |
3. adv. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way | |
Die Kinder haben genug gespielt. - The children have played enough. | |
Das Zimmer ist groß genug. - The room is big enough. | |
4. adj. (colloquial) enough, sufficient, in an adequate way | |
5. interj. enough! | |
Genug! Hör auf mit diesem Unsinn! - Enough! Quit this nonsense! | |
Notare |
1. n. plural of Notar | |
Notar |
1. n-m. notary public | |
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? | |
Rechtsanwälte |
1. n. plural of Rechtsanwalt | |
Rechtsanwalt |
1. n. lawyer | |