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von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
Einer
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
3. n-m. (sports) single scull
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
5. num. feminine singular of ein
6. art. feminine singular of ein
7. pron. one
8. pron. someone, somebody
9. pron. feminine singular of einer
klugen
1. adj. form of klug
klug
1. adj. intelligent, prudent, wise, smart
Lehrerin
1. n-f. teacher (thing which or female person who teaches)
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
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?
gelingt
1. v. third-person singular present of gelingen
2. v. second-person plural present of gelingen
3. v. plural imperative of gelingen
gelingen
1. v. to turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off
Ihre
1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
3. det. feminine singular of ihr
4. det. plural of ihr
5. det. her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
Schüler
1. n-m. (school) pupil, student, schoolboy (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n-m. disciple (male or of unspecified gender)
für
1. prep. for
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
2. prep. in favor of, in support of
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
3. prep. by the standards of
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
4. prep. on behalf of
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
5. prep. kind / type of
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
6. prep. (informal) instead of
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Poesie
1. n-f. poetry
2. n-f. poem
3. n-f. poetic mood
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
Begeistern
1. n. gerund of begeistern
2. v. to fill with enthusiasm, to enthuse, to thrill
3. v. to be enthusiastic, to enthuse (about something: für + accusative)
Ja
1. n. a yes
2. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye
Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes.
Aber ja! - Yes, of course!
3. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)
Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so.
Der Peter war ja gestern krank. - Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.
4. interj. yes
diese
1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this"
2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman.
3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these"
Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid.
4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these"
dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
sogar
1. adv. (usable with nouns, verbs or modifiers) even, actually, in fact
Sogar Karl kann es verstehen. - Even Karl can understand it.
Wir könnten sogar etwas Hilfe gebrauchen. - We could actually use some help here.
Es ist sogar einfach zu machen. - In fact, it's easy to do.
dazu
1. adv. in addition to it, in addition, besides
2. adv. for that purpose
3. adv. to it, to that
bringt
1. v. third-person singular present of bringen
2. v. second-person plural present of bringen
3. v. plural imperative of bringen
bringen
1. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house.
2. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital.
3. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck.
Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality.
4. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something)
Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh.
Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home.
Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient.
„Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.”
5. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
zum Ausdruck bringen - to express
in Einklang bringen - to reconcile
zu Fall bringen - to bring down
in Gang bringen - to initiate
ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion
in Ordnung bringen - to put in order
auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point
in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety
in Verbindung bringen - to associate
auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate)
6. v. to acquire; to take possession of
7. v. to accomplish; to yield
8. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful
„Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“
9. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well
Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver.
10. v. to get over with
Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with.
selber
1. pron. self, oneself, myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
2. pron. alone, on one's own, by oneself
3. pron. the same
Gedichte
1. n. plural of Gedicht
Gedicht
1. n. poem
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
Schreiben
1. n-n. gerund of schreiben
2. n-n. writing, letter
3. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
4. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
5. v. to write (use handwriting)
Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
6. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
7. v. to be some year or date
Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
8. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
9. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
10. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
11. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell

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