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?) | |
wir |
1. pron. we | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
Zug |
1. n. train (multiple vehicles one behind the other, particularly travelling on rails) | |
2. n. pull (force that pulls in a specific direction) | |
3. n. draught (of air) | |
4. n. traction | |
5. n. course | |
6. n. (from a cigarette, etc.) drag, draught | |
7. n. (from a drink) draught, gulp | |
8. n. stroke | |
9. n. feature, trait | |
10. n. (military) platoon | |
11. n. (turn based games) move, play | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
erwischen |
1. v. to catch (someone in an act of wrongdoing) | |
Die Polizei erwischte den Taschendieb auf frischer Tat. - The police caught the pickpocket in the act / red-handed. | |
Der Gefangene wurde bei seinem Ausbruchsversuch erwischt. - The prisoner was caught during his escape attempt. | |
2. v. to board, to catch (a train, flight, etc.) | |
Sitzen |
1. n. dative plural of Sitz | |
2. v. to sit; to perch | |
3. v. to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state) | |
Wir saßen fest! - We were stuck! | |
4. v. to fit | |
5. v. to be (i, e.g. with voller) | |
Der Schrank sitzt voller Motten. - The cupboard is full of moths. | |
6. v. to do time; to spend time in jail | |
im Gefängnis sitzen. - to be in jail. | |
7. v. to hit home; to have a significant effect | |
8. v. to sit down | |
wir |
1. pron. we | |
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) | |
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 | |
Patsche |
1. n-f. (slang) hand | |
2. n-f. swatter, beater | |
3. n-f. (slang) mud, mire | |
4. n-f. (slang) jam, quagmire, predicament | |
in der Patsche sitzen - to be in the soup | |
einem aus der Patsche helfen - to get someone out of a difficult situation | |