schlagen |
1. v. to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound | |
2. v. to beat; to win against; to defeat | |
3. v. to beat; to strike repeatedly; to pound | |
4. v. to beat; to whip; to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion | |
5. v. (of a clock) to chime | |
6. v. to fight | |
Sie |
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. she | |
Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
5. pron. they; them | |
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 | |
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) | |
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. | |
nach |
1. prep. after, past (later in time) | |
Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six) | |
nach einer Woche (after a week) | |
2. prep. after, behind (in sequence) | |
B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.) | |
3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) | |
die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt) | |
4. prep. according to; guided by | |
5. prep. by the authority of; following | |
die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx) | |
6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) | |
Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic. | |
7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) | |
nach etwas greifen - to reach for something | |
nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something | |
nach etwas suchen - to search for something | |
8. post. according to | |
meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion | |
meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement | |
9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to | |
Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow. | |