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? | |
wann |
1. adv. (interrogative, standard) when | |
Wann kommt er? - When will he arrive? | |
Ich weiß nicht, wann er kommt. - I don’t know when he’ll arrive. | |
2. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) sometime | |
Das sollten wir mal wann besprechen, wenn alle da sind. - We should discuss this sometime that everybody’s present. | |
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 | |
Erste |
1. n. female equivalent of Erster: female winner | |
2. n. plural of Erster | |
3. n. nominative singular of Erster | |
4. adj. (ordinal) first | |
Fähre |
1. n-f. ferry | |
am |
1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the | |
am Ende - at the end | |
am Rande - on the margin(s) | |
am Leben - alive | |
2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the | |
am Berg - on the mountain | |
am Fest - at the festival | |
am Schirm - on the screen | |
3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use. | |
am schnellsten - fastest | |
am schwächsten - weakest | |
am wichtigsten - most important | |
Er spielt am besten. - He plays best. | |
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. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Festland |
1. n. mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent) | |
2. n. dry land, solid ground | |
ablegt |
1. v. second-person plural present of ablegen | |
2. v. third-person singular present of ablegen | |
richtet |
1. v. third-person singular present of richten | |
2. v. second-person plural present of richten | |
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive of richten | |
4. v. plural imperative of richten | |
richten |
1. v. to direct, to point (e.g. a weapon) | |
Richte diese Waffe nicht auf mich! - Don't point that gun at me! | |
2. v. to fix, to rectify, to put right | |
Wer kann diese Krise richten? - Who can solve this crisis? | |
3. v. to straighten (something bent or tilted or not lined up properly); to right | |
Kannst du den Löffel auch richten? - Can you also straighten the spoon? | |
zugrunde richten. - to destroy (to level to the ground). | |
4. v. to be directed (of emotions, words, etc.); to turn (toward) (of a look, one's eyes, gaze, etc.) | |
Keine Sorge, ihre Wut richtet sich nicht gegen Sie. - Don't worry, her anger isn't directed at you. | |
5. v. to judge | |
6. v. to follow the lead of, to abide by (+preo, nach) (to adjust one's behavior according to a person, rule etc.) | |
Das ist mir egal; ich richte mich nach dir. - I don't care, I will follow your lead | |
7. v. to depend ((+preo, nach, on)) (impersonal) | |
Der Wechselkurs richtet sich nach den politischen Geschehnissen. - The exchange rate depends on political events. | |
8. v. to execute, to put to death | |
sich |
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
wiederum |
1. adv. again, in turn | |
2. adv. vice versa, the other way around | |
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. | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
Gezeiten |
1. n. (plural only) tides (periodic change of the sea level) | |