| 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? | |
| Soll |
| 1. n. debit | |
| 2. n. kettle lake | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of sollen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of sollen | |
| sollen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall | |
| Ich soll das machen. - I should do that. | |
| Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. | |
| Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause | |
| 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) | |
| denn |
| 1. conj. for; because; since | |
| Ich möchte diese Hose kaufen, denn sie gefällt mir sehr. - I'd like to buy these pants since I like them a lot. | |
| 2. conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than | |
| 3. adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions) | |
| Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then?/Where ever can he be? | |
| Wieso denn? - How so, then? | |
| Was denn? - But what? | |
| 4. adv. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) then, after that, in that case | |
| ohne |
| 1. conj. (+ dass or zu clause) without | |
| Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest. - Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me. | |
| 2. prep. (+accusative) without | |
| Ohne dich bin ich nichts. - Without you I am nothing. | |
| 3. adv. without | |
| Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben. - I like soccer, but I could live without. | |
| Musiker |
| 1. n-m. musician | |
| Anfangen |
| 1. n. gerund of anfangen | |
| 2. v. to begin; to commence | |
| Das Konzert fängt gleich an. - The concert is beginning shortly. | |
| 3. v. to start doing something | |
| Wann hast du angefangen zu rauchen? - When did you start smoking? | |
| 4. v. to begin something; to start something | |
| Morgen fangen wir mit dem Projekt an. - Tomorrow we are starting the project. | |
| 5. v. to start a topic; to keep talking about something | |
| Er fängt ständig von seinen Hunden an. - He’s always talking about his dogs. | |
| 6. v. to begin something; to start something | |
| Wann hast du das Rauchen angefangen? - When did you start smoking? | |
| Morgen fangen wir das Projekt an. - Tomorrow we are starting the project. | |
| 7. v. to put to good use, to do something good (with) | |
| Haben Sie nichts Besseres mit Ihrer Zeit anzufangen? - Don't you have anything better to do with your time? | |
