| 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? | |
| wollt |
| 1. v. second-person plural present of wollen | |
| wollen |
| 1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen | |
| 2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand | |
| Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something) | |
| Ich will gehen. - I want to go. | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean | |
| Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you. | |
| Ihr |
| 1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) | |
| Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner? | |
| 2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar) | |
| 3. pron. dative of sie | |
| Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book? | |
| 4. det. her (possessive) | |
| Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car. | |
| Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys. | |
| 5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) | |
| die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth | |
| 6. det. their | |
| Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog. | |
| die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty | |
| 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. | |
| einem |
| 1. num. dative singular of ein | |
| 2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
| 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 | |
| in |
| 1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
| Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
| 2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
| Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
| im Alter - in old age | |
| im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
| in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
| 4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
| Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
| Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
| Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
| 5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
| 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 | |
| rußigen |
| 1. adj. form of rußig | |
| Schmiede |
| 1. n-f. forge (workshop), smithy | |
| 2. n. plural of Schmied | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of schmieden | |
| 4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schmieden | |
| 5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schmieden | |
| 6. v. singular imperative of schmieden | |
| Schmied |
| 1. n. smith | |
| 2. n. blacksmith, forger | |
| 3. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations, varof=Schmidt, varof2=Schmitt | |
| das |
| 1. art. singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. singular of der | |
| 3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
| Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
| er - Er wissen | |
| Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
| 5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
| Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
| Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
| 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 | |
| Hemd |
| 1. n. shirt, or in particular a dress shirt | |
| verschwitzt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of verschwitzen | |
| 2. v. participle of verschwitzen | |
| 3. v. second-person present of verschwitzen | |
| 4. v. plural imperative of verschwitzen | |
