| Wenn |
| 1. n. (informal) if | |
| 2. conj. when | |
| Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!) | |
| 3. conj. if (on the condition that) | |
| Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?) | |
| 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) | |
| eine |
| 1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. singular of einer | |
| Frage |
| 1. n-f. question (interrogative sentence or phrase) + an (object) = for | |
| Eine Frage an euch. - A question for you. | |
| 2. n-f. question, issue (subject or topic for consideration or investigation) | |
| 3. n-f. question, doubt (challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter) | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of fragen | |
| 5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of fragen | |
| 6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of fragen | |
| 7. v. singular imperative of fragen | |
| Hast |
| 1. n. (chiefly literary) haste | |
| 2. v. second-person singular present of haben | |
| haben |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
| Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
| 4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 5. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 10. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
| Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
| 12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
| Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
| dann |
| 1. adv. then, after that | |
| Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast. | |
| 2. adv. then, in that case | |
| Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it. | |
| Stelle |
| 1. n-f. place, stead, location, position, lieu | |
| 2. n-f. position (as a job), employment | |
| 3. n-f. digit, decimal place | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of stellen | |
| 5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stellen | |
| 6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stellen | |
| 7. v. singular imperative of stellen | |
| stellen |
| 1. v. to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzen, legen) | |
| Stell die Flasche auf den Boden! - Put the bottle on the floor! | |
| 2. v. (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge | |
| Die Beklagte stellte den Antrag, die Klage abzuweisen. - The defendant lodged the application to reject the claim. | |
| Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen? - Can I ask you a question? | |
| 3. v. to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal | |
| Die Schutzbekleidung muss vom Arbeitgeber gestellt werden. - The protective gear must be provided by the employer. | |
| Aus dem Sicherungsvertrage war die A-Gesellschaft verpflichtet, eine Bürgschaft zu stellen. - From the surety agreement the A company was obliged | |
| 4. v. to encounter and stop | |
| Die Hunde haben den Hirsch gestellt. - The hounds stopped the stag. | |
| Die Polizei stellte den Dieb. - The police stopped (and arrested) the thief. | |
| 5. v. to set, adjust | |
| Müssen wir am Sonntag wieder die Uhren stellen? - Do we have to adjust the clocks again on Sunday? | |
| 6. v. to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront | |
| Du musst dich der Gefahr stellen. - You have to face the danger. | |
| Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei. - The thief surrendered to the police. | |
| 7. v. to feign, to simulate, to pretend | |
| Es war alles nur gestellt! - It was all fake! | |
| Sie hatte ihre Krankheit nur gestellt. - She merely simulated her ailment. | |
| sich tot stellen - to play dead | |
| Sie |
| 1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
| Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
| 2. pron. she | |
| Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
| Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
| Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
| 3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
| Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
| Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
| 4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
| Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
| Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
| 5. pron. they; them | |
| es |
| 1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun | |
| Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table. | |
| Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it. | |
| Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white. | |
| Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him. | |
| Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed. | |
| Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish. | |
| 2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also. | |
| Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess. | |
| Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive! | |
| Es regnet. - It’s raining. | |
| Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow. | |
| Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
| Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael. | |
| Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing. | |
| Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far. | |
| 3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
| Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Lehrer |
| 1. n-m. (agent noun of lehren): one who teaches, teacher, instructor, especially a school teacher | |
