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sowie
1. conj. as well as
2. conj. as soon as
Er
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
2. pron. (personal) he.
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
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
Nachricht
1. n-f. news, piece of news, notification
Die Nachricht von seinem Tod hat mich tief erschüttert. - The news of his death shocked me deeply.
2. n-f. (telecommunication) message (information which is sent from a source to a receiver)
3. n-f. (media, in the plural) news (kind of broadcast)
gehört
1. Participle. past participle of hören
2. Participle. past participle of gehören
3. v. third-person singular present of gehören
4. v. second-person plural present of gehören
5. v. plural imperative of gehören
hören
1. v. to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
2. v. to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention)
3. v. to attend, to go to, to sit in on
4. v. to get, to receive
5. v. to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction)
Du musst auf deine Eltern hören. - You have to listen to your parents.
6. v. to hear (to receive information; to come to learn)
7. v. to hear (to be contacted (by))
h
1. n. (common, not restricted to scientific usage) hour
15:30 h - footer=(read out as: fünfzehn Uhr dreißig, or halb vier)
gehören
1. v. (with dative) to belong to, be the property of
Das Buch gehört mir. - The book belongs to me.
Ihm gehört das ganze Land. - The whole country belongs to him; he owns the whole country.
2. v. to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of (with zu)
Es gehört sehr viel Selbstvertrauen dazu um so etwas zu tun. - To do something like this needs a lot of self-confidence.
Zu einem Feuerwehrmann gehört Mut und Tapferkeit. - Being a fireman requires bravery and courage.
3. v. to belong to, be a part of (with zu)
Sachsen gehört zu Deutschland. - Saxony belongs to Germany.
Verbrennungen gehören zu den häufigen Unfällen im Haushalt. - Burns are among the commonest accidents in the home.
4. v. to be proper
Wie es sich gehört. - As is right and proper.
Das gehört sich nicht. - That's just not done.
5. v. ought to be (with the past participle form of the verb)
Jemand, der so etwas tut, gehört verhaftet! - Anyone who does such a thing ought to be arrested!
Kinder gehören um diese Zeit ins Bett. - Children belong in bed at this time.
Ihm gehört sofort eine verpasst. - He should be instantly slapped.
Er gehört auch hin und wieder geschlagen. - He needs a good beating every now and again.
geh
1. v. singular imperative of gehen
gehen
1. v. to go, to walk
Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
2. v. to leave
Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
Es geht. - It’s all right.
5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
hatte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of haben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of haben
haben
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. 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.
4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
5. v. to get (to receive)
6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
10. v. to make a fuss
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
11. 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.
12. 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.
fing
1. v. first-person singular preterite of fangen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of fangen
fangen
1. v. to catch (grab something flying in the air)
Der Torwart fängt den Ball. - The goalkeeper catches the ball.
2. v. to catch; to capture (to take hold of a person or an animal)
Die Förster fingen das entlaufene Wildschwein. - The rangers caught the run-away boar.
3. v. to improve in health; do well again; to do better
Es sah schlecht um sie aus, aber jetzt hat sie sich wieder gefangen. - It looked quite bad for her, but now she has improved again.
4. v. to calm down; to compose oneself
Wenn du dich gefangen hast, kannst du jetzt essen kommen. - If you’ve composed yourself, you may come to dinner now.
5. v. (colloquial transitive with reflexive dative) to catch (a disease; something unpleasant)
Ich hab mir auf der Kirmes nur ’ne Grippe gefangen. - All I caught at the fun fair was a flu.
6. v. (colloquial with eine and reflexive dative) to be slapped
Sag das noch mal und du fängst dir eine. - Say that again and you’ll catch it.
Er
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
2. pron. (personal) he.
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
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.
zu
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
zum Bahnhof - to the train station
2. prep. with respect to; regarding
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
zu Hause - at home
5. prep. at (indicates time)
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
zu Beginn - at the beginning
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
zu Pferd - on horseback
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
etwas zu essen - something to eat
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
zu schnell - too fast
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
16. adv. towards; at
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
21. adj. done up (fastened)
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Weinen
1. n. noun form of Wein, , dat, p
2. n. gerund of weinen
3. v. to weep, cry

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