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 | |
geht |
1. v. second-person plural present of gehen | |
2. v. third-person singular present of gehen | |
3. v. plural imperative of gehen | |
gehen |
1. v. to go, to walk | |
Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together. | |
Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street. | |
Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk. | |
2. v. to leave | |
Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now. | |
3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train) | |
Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving? | |
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares | |
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”) | |
Es geht. - It’s all right. | |
5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible | |
Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible. | |
Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible. | |
6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like) | |
Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work. | |
7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress | |
Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so. | |
Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock. | |
8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.) | |
Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours. | |
9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay) | |
Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me. | |
10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time | |
Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock. | |
11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways | |
mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
Vater |
1. n. father | |
Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten. - My father explains to me our nine planets every Sunday. | |
damit |
1. adv. takes a reflexive pronoun adverb of mit | |
2. conj. (subordinating, with indicative or subjunctive I) so that, in order that | |
Beeil dich, damit wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon. | |
schon |
1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long) | |
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade. | |
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already. | |
2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event) | |
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before. | |
3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions | |
Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile. | |
Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet? | |
4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed | |
Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely. | |
Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but... | |
Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess. | |
5. adv. really (as an intensifier) | |
Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange. | |
6. v. singular imperative of schonen | |
7. v. colloquial of | |
schonen |
1. v. to spare (not harm) | |
2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion | |
ständig |
1. adj. permanent, constant | |
Er ist ein ständiger Gast im Hotel. - He's a permanent guest at the hotel. | |
2. adj. persistent, incessant, constant | |
Ich bin fertig mit deinem ständigen Jammern. - I've had enough of your constant whining. | |
3. adv. permanently | |
4. adv. incessantly | |
auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
Keks |
1. n. cookie (US), biscuit (UK) | |
2. n. , translation=Schiller’s sister incarnate is sitting there: a strawberry blonde, still very young, looking out of the window in front of me and biting into a cookie. | |
3. n. , translation=Ever broader classes of the public are going over to the consumption of factory-made cookie types that are qualitatively better and cheaper than cookies made in private homes. | |