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? | |
Rufen |
1. n. dative plural of Ruf | |
2. v. to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek | |
um Hilfe rufen - to cry for help | |
3. v. to call (for someone); to request the presence (of someone) | |
4. v. to call (something) out | |
5. v. (with dative object) to ask (someone) to do something; to call for (someone) to do something | |
jemandem zu antworten rufen - to ask someone to answer | |
6. v. to call (someone), e.g. by telephone | |
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? | |
Mal |
1. n. time (as in the first time; many times) | |
2. n. occasion, case, occurrence | |
3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc. | |
4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone | |
5. n. (ball games) base | |
6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers) | |
sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two | |
7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information. | |
Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime. | |
Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall. | |
8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request. | |
Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please? | |
Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire? | |
Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt. | |
9. v. singular imperative of malen | |
10. v. colloquial of | |
malen |
1. v. to paint (do paintwork) | |
2. v. to paint (create a painting) | |
3. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.) | |
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 | |
an |
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
5. prep. on; onto | |
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
6. prep. at; against | |
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
7. prep. to; for | |
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
8. adv. onward; on | |
von heute an - from today on | |
9. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |