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) | |
Heute |
1. n. today | |
2. adv. today | |
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. | |
bestimmt |
1. Participle. past participle of bestimmen t=to determine | |
2. adj. certain | |
3. adj. determined | |
4. adj. (grammar) definite | |
5. adv. certainly, definitely | |
6. v. third-person singular present of bestimmen | |
7. v. second-person plural present of bestimmen | |
8. v. plural imperative of bestimmen | |
Vernunft |
1. n. reason, good sense | |
mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
Tun |
1. n. (gerund of tun); doing, deeds, behaviour | |
Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun - The antagonism between willing and doing | |
2. v. To do (to perform or execute an action). | |
Tu es! - Do it! | |
Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can. | |
Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told. | |
Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work. | |
3. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone. | |
Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog) | |
Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good. | |
4. v. To make a difference; to be different. | |
Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference? | |
Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other. | |
5. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend. | |
Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it. | |
Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing. | |
6. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add. | |
Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here. | |
Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes. | |
7. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function. | |
Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore. | |
8. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb | |
Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all. | |
9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement) | |
Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not) | |
Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now. | |
10. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)) | |
Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again. | |