| vielleicht |
| 1. adv. perhaps, maybe | |
| Vielleicht hat er einen Unfall gehabt. - Maybe he’s had an accident. | |
| 2. adv. frequently replaces bitte in polite questions | |
| Könnten Sie vielleicht das Fenster aufmachen? - Could you perhaps open the window? | |
| 3. adv. (colloquial) expresses amazement or excitement, particularly at something negative | |
| Das is’ vielleicht ’ne Geldverschwendung da! - Now, that’s some waste of money! | |
| hilft |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of helfen | |
| helfen |
| 1. v. (with dative) to help (someone); to assist; to aid + bei (object) = with | |
| Ich habe ihnen bei der Reparatur des Wagens geholfen. - I helped them with the repair of the car. | |
| Dieses Mittel hilft dabei, Probleme beim Wasserlassen und Inkontinenz. - This product helps to reduce urinary problems and incontinence. | |
| Es |
| 1. n. (music) E-flat | |
| 2. n. (psychoanalysis) id | |
| 3. 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. | |
| 4. 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. | |
| 5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
| Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
| Wenn |
| 1. n. (informal) if | |
| 2. conj. when | |
| Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!) | |
| 3. conj. if (on the condition that) | |
| Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?) | |
| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| 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 | |
| Folie |
| 1. n-f. a piece of very thinly spread-out material | |
| 2. n-f. (if of metal) foil, metal film | |
| 3. n-f. (if of plastic) plastic wrap, cling film | |
| 4. n-f. slide (transparent plate bearing something to be projected) | |
| 5. n-f. (by extension, computing) slide (page of a computer presentation) | |
| 6. n-f. (figurative) something used as a background for a comparison | |
| 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. | |
| meinen |
| 1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose | |
| Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before. | |
| 2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive) | |
| Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say? | |
| 3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something | |
| Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it. | |
| 4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey | |
| Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that? | |
| Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house? | |
| 5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify | |
| Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean? | |
| 6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein | |
| 7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein | |
| Zähnen |
| 1. n. dative plural of Zahn | |
| 2. v. to tooth | |
| 3. v. to perforate (stamps) | |
| Zahn |
| 1. n. tooth | |
| 2. n. fang | |
| 3. n. tusk | |
| 4. n. cog, tine | |
| zerreiße |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of zerreißen | |
| 2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of zerreißen | |
| 3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of zerreißen | |
| 4. v. singular imperative of zerreißen | |
| zerreißen |
| 1. v. to rip, to tear (+aux, sein) | |
| Es sieht aus als wäre dein Hemd zerrissen. - It looks like your shirt is torn. | |
| 2. v. to rip up, to tear up (+aux, haben) | |
| Sie zerriss den Brief in viele kleine Stückchen, die sie eins nach dem anderen ins Feuer warf. - She tore the letter up into many small pieces, which she threw into the fire one at a time. | |
| 3. v. to disrupt, to break (silence, calm, etc.) (+aux, haben) | |
| Ein Schuss zerriss plötzlich die Stille. - Suddenly, a shot broke the silence. | |
