was |
1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today? | |
2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause)) | |
Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired. | |
3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives)) | |
Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know. | |
Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me. | |
4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das)) | |
Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated? | |
5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas)) | |
Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something. | |
6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval) | |
Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully? | |
7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat | |
Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later. | |
8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for | |
Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today? | |
hältst |
1. v. second-person singular present of halten | |
halten |
1. v. to hold | |
2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back | |
Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief! | |
3. v. to support; to hold up | |
4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold | |
Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young. | |
5. v. to keep | |
6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay | |
7. v. to stop | |
Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg. | |
8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für) | |
Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool? | |
9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an) | |
Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules. | |
10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity | |
Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot. | |
Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much. | |
11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.) | |
Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow. | |
Du |
1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
davon |
1. adv. from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that | |
Bleibt davon! - Keep off! | |
das kommt davon - that is the result | |
er ist nicht davon - he is not far away | |
Heute |
1. n. today | |
2. adv. today | |
Abend |
1. n-m. evening; the time from dusk onwards (unlike in English, now generally including the first hours of the night, until midnight) | |
2. adv. Superseded spelling of Abend | |
auswärts |
1. adv. out of town; outside the place in question | |
Am Wochenende kommen immer viele Leute von auswärts hierhin zum Einkaufen. - On weekends, a lot of people always come here from out of town for shopping. | |
2. adv. (sports) away; on the opponent’s turf | |
3. adv. (chiefly in the context of eating) outside one’s house; out | |
Wenn wir auswärts essen, ist es immer gut, weil wir nicht kochen müssen. Stattdessen werden wir bedient. - When we go out to eat, it's always good because we don't have to cook. Instead, we are | |
4. adv. (dated) outwards; to the outside | |
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 | |
Essen |
1. n-n. (gerund of essen); eating | |
Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen. - Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.So man w | |
2. n-n. meal | |
3. n-n. food | |
4. n-n. groceries | |
Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen - One should buy groceries together with the kids. | |
5. n. plural of Esse | |
6. v. to eat | |
Er isst gern Schokolade. - He likes eating chocolate. | |
Ich esse einen Apfel. - I am eating an apple. | |
7. v. to eat; to dine | |
Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. - We have not eaten yet. | |
Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. - They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening. | |