mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
Lieber |
1. n. dear | |
2. adj. comparative of lieb | |
3. adj. form of lieb | |
(in a letter) Lieber Hans - Dear Johnny | |
4. adv. comparative of gern; rather, better, by preference | |
Ich nehme lieber das Fahrrad als das Auto. - I would rather take the bicycle than the car. | |
Mann |
1. n. man, male human being | |
2. n. husband | |
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) | |
war |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein | |
sein |
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i | |
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
Du bist! - You're it! | |
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
8. det. his | |
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
11. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
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? | |
Lang |
1. Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames | |
2. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time) | |
3. adj. (of a person) tall | |
4. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total) | |
Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question. | |
5. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange | |
Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long. | |
6. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically) | |
Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground. | |
7. post. for (temporal) | |
Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year. | |
Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life. | |
8. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang | |
Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street! | |
Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way! | |
9. v. singular imperative of langen | |
langen |
1. v. (colloquial southern) to reach for something, to grab | |
2. v. (colloquial southern) to pass, to hand something to someone | |
3. v. (colloquial southern) to suffice, to be enough | |
Mir langt's. - I've had enough | |
4. adj. form of lang | |
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! | |
Krankenschwester |
1. n-f. nurse (female) | |