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| die |
| 1. art. feminine singular of der | |
| die Frau - the woman | |
| 2. art. plural of der | |
| die Männer - the men | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
| 4. pron. plural of der | |
| 5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
| Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
| 6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
| die da - that one/she/they there | |
| 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 | |
| Frauen |
| 1. en:womenn. plural of Frau | |
| Frau |
| 1. n-f. woman (adult female human) | |
| 2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse) | |
| Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife. | |
| 3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss | |
| Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt | |
| 4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady)) | |
| Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor | |
| 5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class) | |
| Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady | |
| Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady | |
| Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house | |
| Aus |
| 1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team | |
| 2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area | |
| 3. n. end | |
| 4. adv. out | |
| 5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up | |
| Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up! | |
| 6. adj. (of a device) off | |
| 7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something) | |
| Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer! | |
| 8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below) | |
| Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am. | |
| 9. prep. of; made of; out of | |
| ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice | |
| 10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality) | |
| etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship) | |
| etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice | |
| wie |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you? | |
| Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in. | |
| Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful! | |
| 2. conj. like | |
| Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night. | |
| 3. conj. as | |
| Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund. | |
| Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are. | |
| 4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than | |
| Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father. | |
| 5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past | |
| Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne. | |
| Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me. | |
| eine |
| 1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. singular of einer | |
| Zitrone |
| 1. n-f. lemon (fruit) | |
| 2. n-f. lemonade (still beverage) | |
| 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) | |
| will |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of wollen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of wollen | |
| wollen |
| 1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen | |
| 2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand | |
| Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something) | |
| Ich will gehen. - I want to go. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean | |
| Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you. | |
| alles |
| 1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
| Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
| 2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
| Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
| Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
| 3. det. of all | |
| Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
| Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
| Wissen |
| 1. n. knowledge | |
| 2. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact) | |
| Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are. | |
| von etwas wissen - to know about something | |
| 3. v. to remember (with noch) | |
| verstehst |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of verstehen | |
| verstehen |
| 1. v. to understand | |
| 2. v. to hear and interpret (speech) | |
| Ich verstehe dich nicht bei dem Lärm. - I can't understand you with this noise. | |
| 3. v. to comprehend, make sense of | |
| Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst. - I don't understand what you mean. | |
| 4. v. to take, see, gather (impute what is not explicitly stated) | |
| Ich verstehe das so, dass Sie unzufrieden sind. - I understand this in such a way that you are dissatisfied. | |
| 5. v. to know, have knowledge or understanding of (through experience or study) | |
| Er versteht viel von Autos. - He knows a lot about cars. | |
| 6. v. to understand oneself, understand each other, be understood | |
| 7. v. (with als) to see oneself as, to think of oneself as | |
| Wir verstehen uns als Dienstleister. - We see ourselves as a service provider. | |
| 8. v. to understand one another, be able to communicate | |
| Ich hoffe, wir verstehen uns. - I hope we understand each other. | |
| 9. v. (with mit) to get along with | |
| Die beiden verstehen sich gut. - The two get along well. | |
| Wie verstehst du dich mit deinem Chef? - How do you get along with your boss? | |
| 10. v. (with auf) to be an expert (at something) | |
| Sie versteht sich auf gut getarnte Beleidigungen. - She is an expert at making well disguised insults. | |
| 11. v. to be meant, to have to be interpreted (in some way) | |
| Die angegebenen Preise verstehen sich ohne Mehrwertsteuer. - The indicated prices should be understood as without VAT. | |
| 12. v. (impersonal) to go without saying, to be obvious | |
| Es versteht sich, dass ... - It goes without saying that ... | |
| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
| alles |
| 1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all | |
| Alles ist gut. - All is well. | |
| 2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.) | |
| Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots. | |
| Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue. | |
| 3. det. of all | |
| Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you. | |
| Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
