| ob |
| 1. conj. (qual, subordinating) Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether. | |
| ob ... oder - if ... or | |
| Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist. - I don't know if she's sick | |
| Hast du sie gefragt, ob sie kommt? - Did you ask her if she's coming? | |
| Ob das wirklich wahr ist? - Is it really true? | |
| 2. conj. (conditional, obsolete, except in als ob) if, in case | |
| 3. prep. (formal, literary, + genitive; rare with dative) on account of | |
| Hier |
| 1. n. (abstract) here, this place. | |
| Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now. | |
| 2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach | |
| Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village. | |
| Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa. | |
| 3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at | |
| Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street. | |
| Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top? | |
| 4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context) | |
| Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all. | |
| 5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”) | |
| Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular. | |
| Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken. | |
| Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old. | |
| 6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject | |
| Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he? | |
| Etwas |
| 1. n. thing, being | |
| 2. n. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down | |
| Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas. (She has this certain something.) | |
| 3. pron. something | |
| 4. adv. somewhat, slightly | |
| 5. adv. a little, a bit | |
| 6. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of | |
| Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead. | |
| Mehr |
| 1. n. increase, excess | |
| ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ... | |
| 2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group | |
| Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr. | |
| 3. pron. something more | |
| sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more | |
| Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more. | |
| Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see. | |
| 4. det. comparative of viel; more | |
| Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food? | |
| mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success | |
| Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you. | |
| zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos | |
| 5. adv. more | |
| immer mehr - more and more | |
| 6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore | |
| Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child. | |
| Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore. | |
| nicht mehr lange - not much longer | |
| nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left | |
| nie mehr - never again | |
| oder |
| 1. conj. or | |
| Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
| 2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
| Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
| Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
| weniger |
| 1. adj. comparative of wenig: less, fewer | |
| weniger als - under | |
| nicht weniger als - not less than, as many as | |
| mehr oder weniger - more or less | |
| weniger ist mehr - less is more | |
| Ich habe weniger Tee als du - I have less tea than you | |
| Ich habe weniger Tee als Kaffee - I have less tea than coffee | |
| Ich mußte weniger als zehn Minuten warten - I had to wait less than ten minutes | |
| 2. adv. less | |
| weniger schön - not so nice | |
| 3. adv. (mathematics) minus | |
| fünf weniger drei ist zwei - five minus three is two | |
| mehr oder weniger |
| 1. adv. more or less | |
| kostbarer |
| 1. adj. comparative of kostbar | |
| 2. adj. form of kostbar | |
| Plunder |
| 1. n. junk, rubbish | |
| 2. n. Danish pastry | |
| herum |
| 1. adv. about, around. | |
| Er lief herum. - He ran around. | |
| steht |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of stehen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of stehen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of stehen | |
| stehen |
| 1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | |
| Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner. | |
| 2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere) | |
| Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary. | |
| 3. v. to stay; to be still | |
| Das Leben steht. - Life stands still. | |
| 4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance) | |
| Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty. | |
| Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league. | |
| 5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.) | |
| Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well! | |
| Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title) | |
| 6. v. (Swiss) to put, place | |
| 7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy | |
| Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you. | |
| ist |
| 1. v. third-person singular present 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? | |
| egal |
| 1. adj. (usually predicative only) all the same, unimportant | |
| Das ist mir egal. - That's all the same to me. | |
| Es könnte mir gar nicht egaler sein. - I couldn't care less. | |
| 2. adj. (dated, still used by some older speakers) the same, identical, alike, matching | |
| Das sind zwei egale Hemden. - These are two identical shirts. | |
| 3. adv. no matter | |
| Egal, was du sagst: ich bleibe dabei. - No matter what you say: my opinion won't change. | |
| 4. interj. expresses indifference | |
| "Willst du zuerst ins Kino oder ins Café gehen?" "Egal." - "Do you want to go to the cinema or the cafe first? " "I don't mind.". | |
