weil |
1. conj. because, given that | |
Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin. - I can't come because I'm sick. | |
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 | |
ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
Tisch |
1. n. table (a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level); (specific uses include:) | |
2. n. dining table, dinner table | |
Kommt, der Tisch ist gedeckt! - Come, the table is set! | |
3. n. desk (table used for writing) | |
Legen amerikanische Chefs wirklich die Füße auf den Tisch? - Do American bosses really put their feet on the desk? | |
4. n. bench, workbench (table at which manual work is done) | |
5. n. (figuratively, now only in compounds and expressions) meal (food served or eaten as a repast) | |
Herr Weber ist zu Tisch. - Mr Weber is at lunch. | |
ist |
1. v. third-person singular present of sein | |
sein |
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be | |
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful. | |
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car. | |
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i | |
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold? | |
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick. | |
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy. | |
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored. | |
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for | |
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted. | |
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie. | |
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it. | |
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs | |
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old. | |
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive | |
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence. | |
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house. | |
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.) | |
Du bist. - It’s your turn. | |
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine. | |
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag | |
Du bist! - You're it! | |
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore. | |
8. det. his | |
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister. | |
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys. | |
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun) | |
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light | |
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs | |
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so. | |
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros. | |
11. det. one's | |
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart. | |
und |
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
kein |
1. pron. no; not a(n); not one; not any | |
Das ist kein Bett. - That is no bed. | |
uxi, Es gibt kein Brot., There is no bread. | |
Sofa |
1. n. sofa, couch (upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, that accommodates at least two people) | |
Herr |
1. n. man, gentleman (polite term) | |
Herrenbekleidung - gentlemen's wear | |
Herrentoilette - gentlemen's toilet | |
Ein älterer Herr - An old gentleman | |
2. n. sir (title of respect) | |
Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr? - How can I serve you, sir? | |
Gnädiger Herr! - (Can be translated as my lord in English, but there is no direct equivalent) | |
3. n. Mr., mister, sir | |
Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt - (Dear) Mr. Schmidt | |
Die Herren Schmidt und Müller - Messrs. Schmidt and Müller | |
Herr Doktor von Braun - Dr. von Braun | |
Herr Professor - Dr. (Ph.D.) / Professor | |
Herr Bundeskanzler - Mr. Chancellor or Sir | |
Jawohl, Herr Oberst! - Yes, Mr. Colonel. | |
Entschuldigung, der Herr? Sie haben Ihre Uhr verloren. - Excuse me, sir? You've lost your watch. (standard usage between strangers) | |
Was kann ich Ihnen bringen, meine Herren? - What can I bring you, sirs? | |
Sehr verehrte Damen und Herren - Dear Sir or Madam (address in formal letters and e-mails) | |
4. n. gentleman | |
Meine Damen und Herren... - Ladies and gentlemen... | |
5. n. master, lord ((generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)) | |
Herr der Lage sein - to be master of the situation | |
Weil die Tiere auf seinen Wink reagieren, nennt man ihn den Herren der Wölfe. - Because the animals are at his beck and call, he is called Lord of the Wolves. | |
Der Schirmherr - the patron | |
6. n. (historical) the lowest title of German nobility | |
Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz - Gans (noble) lords of Putlitz | |
7. n. Lord, God | |
Das Haus des Herrn - The House of God | |
Gott der Herr - The Lord | |
Wäscher |
1. n-m. washer, fuller | |