| wer |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) who (what person or people) | |
| Wer hat das gesagt? - Who said that? | |
| 2. pron. (interrogative, colloquial) what, which (one) (see usage notes) | |
| 3. pron. (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons) | |
| Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden. - Whoever has a question, put up their hands now. | |
| ux, Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen., People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. | |
| 4. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person) | |
| Da ist wer an der Tür. - There's somebody at the door. | |
| man |
| 1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
| Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
| Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
| 2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
| Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
| 3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
| 4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
| Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
| Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
| hängt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of hängen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of hängen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of hängen | |
| hängen |
| 1. v. to hang; to be suspended | |
| Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree. | |
| 2. v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to | |
| Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister. | |
| 3. v. to depend on | |
| Es hängt alles daran, wie du dich entscheidest. - It all depends on what decision you take. | |
| 4. v. to hang something; to suspend | |
| Ich hab meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehangen. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | |
| 5. v. to hang something; to suspend | |
| Ich habe meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehängt. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand. | |
| 6. v. to hang someone; to execute by hanging | |
| Wenn er verurteilt wird, hängen sie ihn. - If he’s convicted, they’re going to hang him. | |
| 7. v. to hang on to; to follow | |
| Häng dich an deine Schwester, die weiß Bescheid. - Hang on to your sister, she knows how things work. | |
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| ab |
| 1. prep. beginning at that time or location; from | |
| Ab heute verfügbar. - Available from today. | |
| 2. adj. (colloquial predicative) off; not attached to anything anymore | |
| Der Arm ist ab. - The arm is (hewn) off. | |
| 3. adj. (nonstandard) off; not attached to anything anymore | |
| Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden. - The (hewn) off arm has disappeared. | |
| 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? | |
| 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 | |
| ab und zu |
| 1. adv. (idiom) now and then; occasionally | |
| Wein |
| 1. n. wine | |
| 2. v. singular imperative of weinen | |
| 3. v. colloquial of | |
