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 | |
es |
1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
Haben |
1. n-n. credit | |
2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
4. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
6. v. to get (to receive) | |
7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
11. v. to make a fuss | |
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
12. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
13. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
Speck |
1. n. bacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind | |
2. n. (colloquial) adipose tissue, bodyfat | |
angesetzt |
1. Participle. past participle of ansetzen | |
ansetzen |
1. v. to implement | |
2. v. to attack | |
3. v. to start | |
4. v. to schedule | |
In diesem Fall wird ein Ersatztermin angesetzt. - In this case an alternative date will be set. | |
passen |
1. v. (with dative) to fit | |
2. v. (with dative) to suit, to be suitable | |
3. v. to go with (correspond or fit well with, to match) | |
4. v. (card games) to pass | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
alle |
1. pron. feminine singular of all | |
2. pron. plural of all | |
3. det. feminine singular of all | |
4. det. plural of all | |
5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone | |
Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone. | |
Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer. | |
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. | |
zueinander |
1. adv. together | |
2. adv. to each other, to one another | |
Folgen |
1. n. plural of Folge | |
2. v. (with dative object, auxiliary sein) to follow (on the same path or in a sequence) | |
Der Held folgte dem Drachen zu seiner Höhle. - The hero followed the dragon to its cave. | |
Drei Jahre später folgte eine Fortsetzung des ersten Films. - Three years later a sequel followed the first film. | |
3. v. (with dative object, auxiliary sein) to understand, to be attentive to | |
Ich konnte der Handlung des Films nicht folgen. - I couldn't follow the plot of the film. | |
4. v. (with aus, auxiliary sein) to follow (as a consequence), to come of, to result from | |
Daraus folgt, dass der Butler es getan hat. - It follows that the butler did it. | |
5. v. (with dative object, auxiliary haben) to obey (rules, the law), to follow (instructions, advice) | |
Ich habe entschieden, Ihrem Rat zu folgen. - I've decided to follow your advice. | |
6. v. to follow (to subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform) | |
teilweise |
1. adv. partially, to some extent | |
2. adv. sometimes, occasionally | |
3. adv. in part, in some cases | |
4. adj. partial | |
Konzepten |
1. n. dative plural of Konzept | |
Konzept |
1. n. blueprint, draft | |
2. n. concept (something understood, and retained in the mind) | |
von |
1. prep. from | |
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
Gestern |
1. n. yesterday (the recent past) | |
2. adv. yesterday | |
von gestern |
1. adj. outdated | |
DVDs sind von gestern. Du brauchst Blu-Ray. - DVDs are antiquated. You need Blu-ray. | |
2. adj. (idiomatic, chiefly in negation) born yesterday | |
Ich bin doch nicht von gestern! - I wasn't born yesterday! | |