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?) | |
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) | |
Nichts |
1. n. nothingness, void | |
2. pron. nothing | |
Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing. | |
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 | |
Trinken |
1. n-n. gerund of trinken | |
2. n-n. drinking (consumption of liquids) | |
Während körperlicher Arbeit ist ausreichendes Trinken sehr wichtig. - During physical work, sufficient drinking is very important. | |
3. n-n. drinking (alcohol abuse) | |
Er hat mit dem Trinken nie wirklich aufhören können. - He's never been able to really quit drinking. | |
4. n-n. (chiefly colloquial, but becoming standard) something to drink, a beverage | |
Ich hab kein Trinken dabei. - I don't have anything to drink with me. | |
5. v. to drink (to drink liquids (in bottles, glasses, etc.) by mouth) | |
6. v. to drink, to imbibe (to consume alcoholic beverages) | |
7. v. to drink; to toast (engage in a salutation (of someone), accompanying the raising of glasses while drinking alcohol) | |
8. v. to drink one's fill; to drink to satiety | |
Habe |
1. n. belongings, possession | |
2. v. first-person singular present of haben | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben | |
5. v. singular imperative 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. | |
braucht |
1. v. third-person singular present of brauchen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of brauchen | |
3. v. plural imperative of brauchen | |
brauchen |
1. v. to need, to be in need of, to require | |
Ich brauche deine Hilfe. - I need your help. | |
Ich brauche nie lang. - I never need long. | |
Dafür brauchen wir dringend eine politische Lösung. - For this, we urgently need a political solution. | |
2. v. to need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur) | |
Du brauchst nicht auf mich (zu) warten. - You don’t need to wait for me. | |
Sie braucht mich nur an(zu)rufen. - She just needs to call me. | |
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 | |
Alte |
1. n. female equivalent of Alter: old woman | |
2. n. plural of Alter | |
3. n. nominative singular of Alter | |
4. adj. form of alt | |
Karren |
1. n-m. (regional, chiefly southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Alternative form of Karre | |
2. n. plural of Karre | |
3. v. to wheelbarrow | |
Karre |
1. n-f. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) cart, barrow | |
2. n-f. (colloquial) car, automobile | |
Auch |
1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night | |
2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed) | |
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream. | |
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too. | |
3. adv. Used for emphasis. | |
4. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact | |
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream. | |
Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that. | |
Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will. | |
5. adv. (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.) | |
Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light? | |
6. adv. (To imply that something is unreasonable.) | |
Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit | |
Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here! | |
7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)) | |
Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof. | |
Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times. | |
8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.) | |
Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better. | |
9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more” | |
Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too. | |
Nichts |
1. n. nothingness, void | |
2. pron. nothing | |
Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing. | |