| Jammern |
| 1. n. dative plural of Jammer | |
| 2. v. to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge | |
| Ratschen |
| 1. n. plural of Ratsche | |
| 2. v. (informal, often reflexive) to snag; to cut accidentally on something pointed or sharp, especially one's skin or clothes | |
| 3. v. to make noise with a ratchet | |
| 4. v. (colloquial southern Germany Austria) to chat | |
| einfach |
| 1. adj. easy | |
| Die Hausaufgabe war sehr einfach. - The homework was very easy. | |
| 2. adj. simple, plain, straightforward | |
| Ich führe ein einfaches Leben. - I lead a simple life. | |
| 3. adj. single; one-way | |
| einfache Fahrkarte - single ticket; one-way ticket | |
| 4. adj. easy-to-use | |
| 5. adv. easily | |
| 6. adv. just, simply | |
| Ruf uns einfach an. - Just call us. | |
| quasseln |
| 1. v. jabber, natter, palaver, yap, gab, jaw, twaddle, rattle on, rabbit on (to talk a lot or talk nonsense) | |
| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
| Worten |
| 1. n. dative plural of Wort | |
| Wort |
| 1. n. (plural Wörter) word as an isolated unit | |
| Im Deutschen gibt es wenig Wörter, die mit y geschrieben werden. - In German there are few words spelt with y. | |
| 2. n. (plural Worte) utterance, word with context | |
| Er erklärte das Problem mit wenigen Worten. - He explained the problem in few words. | |
| Keiner wagte dem Wort des Königs zu widersprechen. - No one dared contradict the king's word. | |
| 3. n. speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor | |
| Er beherrscht unsere Sprache in Wort und Schrift. - He masters our language in speech and writing. | |
| Der Präsident erteilte dem Abgeordneten das Wort. - The president gave the delegate the floor. | |
| 4. n. promise, (figuratively) word | |
| Ich gebe dir mein Wort, dass ich pünktlich da bin. - I give you my word that I shall be there on time. | |
| 5. n. (Christianity) the Word (epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity) | |
| 6. n. (Bible) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures (collectively) | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Tag |
| 1. n. day (24-hour period) | |
| Tag für Tag - day after day | |
| 2. n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight) | |
| Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight. | |
| 3. n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth)) | |
| 4. n. day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight) | |
| Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. - During the winter the days are shorter. | |
| Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. - These short days cause feelings of depression. | |
| An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. - At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months. | |
| 5. n. day, daylight, light (light from the Sun) | |
| 6. n. (figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition) | |
| 7. n. day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.) | |
| Nun, wie war dein Tag? - Well, how was your day? | |
| Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! - Overtime!? What a day! | |
| 8. n. (figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing) | |
| Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! - It's our day, now. Well done, men! | |
| Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. - It's just not my day. | |
| 9. n. (dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly) | |
| 10. n. see Tage for plural-only senses | |
| 11. interj. (colloquial) hello; (good) day | |
| 12. v. singular imperative of tagen | |
| Vermasseln |
| 1. n. gerund of vermasseln | |
| 2. v. (colloquial transitive) to blow, to screw up, to botch | |
| Reden |
| 1. n. gerund of reden | |
| 2. n. plural of Rede | |
| 3. v. to talk, to speak, to orate | |
| Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden. - The President will talk about the economy in his address. | |
| 4. v. to talk, to reveal (something secret) | |
| Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet. - Despite questioning by the police, the suspect didn't talk. | |
| 5. v. to say (something), to speak (in a language, etc.) | |
| Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet. - She hasn't said a word since she arrived. | |
| Jetzt redest du Unsinn. - Now you're talking nonsense. | |
| Ich redete Deutsch zu ihm, aber er verstand mich nicht. - I spoke German to him but he didn't understand. | |
| Sprechen |
| 1. n. (gerund of sprechen): "speaking". | |
| 2. v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.) | |
| Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German. | |
| Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent. | |
| Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly | |
| 3. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech | |
| Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please. | |
| 4. v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.) | |
| Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen. - What? You haven't spoken a word about it. | |
| 5. v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way) | |
| Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this? | |
| 6. v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.) | |
| Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen. - History will pronounce the final judgement on his work. | |
| 7. v. to say (something) | |
| 8. v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.) | |
| Diskutieren |
| 1. n. gerund of diskutieren | |
| 2. v. to discuss | |
| Über dieses Thema müssen wir diskutieren. - We need to discuss this issue. | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| Unterhalten |
| 1. n. gerund of unterhalten | |
| 2. v. to maintain | |
| 3. v. to entertain | |
| 4. v. to converse (+preo, über, accusative) | |
| Er hat sich mit einem Mitarbeiter über die Arbeit unterhalten. - He conversed with an employee about the work | |
| 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? | |
| Zitieren |
| 1. n. gerund of zitieren | |
| 2. v. to cite, to quote | |
| am |
| 1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
| am Ende - at the end | |
| am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
| am Leben - alive | |
| 2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
| am Berg - on the mountain | |
| am Fest - at the festival | |
| am Schirm - on the screen | |
| 3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
| am schnellsten - fastest | |
| am schwächsten - weakest | |
| am wichtigsten - most important | |
| Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
| an |
| 1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
| Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
| 2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
| 3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
| Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
| Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
| 4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
| zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
| 5. prep. on; onto | |
| Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
| 6. prep. at; against | |
| Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
| 7. prep. to; for | |
| Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
| 8. adv. onward; on | |
| von heute an - from today on | |
| 9. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Stammtisch |
| 1. n. regulars' table, stammtisch | |
| 2. n. a group of people gathering at such a table | |
| 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? | |
| am |
| 1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
| am Ende - at the end | |
| am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
| am Leben - alive | |
| 2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
| am Berg - on the mountain | |
| am Fest - at the festival | |
| am Schirm - on the screen | |
| 3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
| am schnellsten - fastest | |
| am schwächsten - weakest | |
| am wichtigsten - most important | |
| Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
| an |
| 1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
| Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
| 2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
| 3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
| Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
| Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
| 4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
| zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
| 5. prep. on; onto | |
| Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
| 6. prep. at; against | |
| Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
| 7. prep. to; for | |
| Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
| 8. adv. onward; on | |
| von heute an - from today on | |
| 9. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Telefon |
| 1. n-n. telephone | |
| das |
| 1. art. singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. singular of der | |
| 3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
| Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
| er - Er wissen | |
| Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
| 5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
| Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
| Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
| 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 | |
| nennt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of nennen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of nennen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of nennen | |
| nennen |
| 1. v. to name (to give a name to) | |
| 2. v. to call, to describe as (some name, title or description) | |
| Nennst du mich einen Dummkopf? - Are you calling me an idiot? | |
| Wir nennen den Hund Leo. - We call the dog Leo. | |
| 3. v. (ditransitive) to mention, to make known, to tell, to give (some piece of information) | |
| Nennen Sie mir den Ort des Treffens. - Tell me the location of the meeting. | |
| 4. v. to say, to speak, to state (a name) | |
| Kannst du deinen Namen nennen? - Can you say your name? | |
| 5. v. to call out; to give (e.g. some request) | |
| 6. v. to be called; to be named; to go by some name | |
| man |
| 1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
| Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
| Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
| 2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
| Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
| 3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
| 4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
| Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
| Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
| Kommunikation |
| 1. n-f. communication, exchange of signs | |
| 2. n-f. (obsolete, general sense) the imparting or sharing between of anything, communication | |
| 3. n-f. (obsolete) Holy Communion or the incarnation of Christ believed to take place therein, communication | |
| 4. n-f. (obsolete, or historical) connecting street, communication | |
