| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| 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 | |
| berechtigt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of berechtigen | |
| 2. adj. entitled, eligible | |
| 3. adj. authorized | |
| 4. adj. justified | |
| 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 | |
| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
| meiner |
| 1. pron. mine (substantival possessive) | |
| 2. pron. genitive of ich | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of mein | |
| 4. det. genitive plural of mein | |
| Tochter |
| 1. n. daughter | |
| 2. n. subsidiary (company) | |
| (synonyms, Tochtergesellschaft, Tochterunternehmen, Tochterfirma) | |
| 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. | |
| Italien |
| 1. Proper noun. Italy (a country in Southern Europe) | |
| 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 | |
| Fahren |
| 1. n. gerund of fahren | |
| 2. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed | |
| Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel. | |
| aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle | |
| einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind | |
| Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament. | |
| 3. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail | |
| Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes. | |
| 4. v. to leave; to depart | |
| Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment. | |
| 5. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel | |
| Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac. | |
| Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship. | |
| 6. v. to leave and therefor use a vehicle | |
| Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.) | |
| 7. v. to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle) | |
| Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car. | |
| 8. v. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport | |
| Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station. | |
