wie |
1. adv. how | |
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you? | |
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in. | |
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful! | |
2. conj. like | |
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night. | |
3. conj. as | |
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund. | |
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are. | |
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than | |
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father. | |
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past | |
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne. | |
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me. | |
heißen |
1. v. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it | |
Wie heißt du? - What is your name? | |
Ich heiße ... - I’m called ... | |
Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. - They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger. | |
2. v. to mean, to signify; to have a meaning | |
Das heißt, dass wir nur noch wenig Zeit haben. - This means that we have but little time left. | |
Was or: Wie heißt „Auto“ auf Englisch? - What is ‘Auto’ in English? | |
3. v. (impersonal) to say, to be said; to go, run (like) | |
Es heißt, dass ... - It is said that ...; They say that ... | |
4. v. to call (someone something) | |
Er hat mich einen Idioten geheißen. - He called me an idiot. | |
Ich heiße Sie herzlich willkommen! - I call you cordially welcome! | |
5. v. to order, to direct, to call to do something | |
Sie hieß ihn, nach der Schule anzurufen. - She told him to call after school | |
6. adj. form of heiß | |
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 | |
wie heißen Sie |
1. Phrase. what is your name (formal) | |
noch |
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time) | |
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me. | |
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet. | |
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future) | |
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually. | |
Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime. | |
3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more | |
Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one. | |
Da sind noch welche. - There are some more. | |
Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car. | |
Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else? | |
4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin) | |
Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time. | |
5. adv. (with comparative) even | |
Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier! | |
6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true | |
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you. | |
Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it. | |
Mal |
1. n. time (as in the first time; many times) | |
2. n. occasion, case, occurrence | |
3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc. | |
4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone | |
5. n. (ball games) base | |
6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers) | |
sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two | |
7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information. | |
Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime. | |
Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall. | |
8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request. | |
Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please? | |
Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire? | |
Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt. | |
9. v. singular imperative of malen | |
10. v. colloquial of | |
malen |
1. v. to paint (do paintwork) | |
2. v. to paint (create a painting) | |
3. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.) | |
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 | |
Haben |
1. n-n. credit | |
2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
4. 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. | |
5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
6. v. to get (to receive) | |
7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
11. v. to make a fuss | |
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
12. 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. | |
13. 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. | |
mirs |
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schon |
1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long) | |
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade. | |
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already. | |
2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event) | |
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before. | |
3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions | |
Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile. | |
Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet? | |
4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed | |
Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely. | |
Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but... | |
Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess. | |
5. adv. really (as an intensifier) | |
Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange. | |
6. v. singular imperative of schonen | |
7. v. colloquial of | |
schonen |
1. v. to spare (not harm) | |
2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion | |
gesagt |
1. Participle. past participle of sagen | |
sagen |
1. v. to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally) | |
2. v. to tell (to inform (someone) verbally) | |
3. v. to mean (to convey or signify) | |
4. v. to speak up (+obj, etwas) | |
Aber |
1. n. an objection, a but | |
2. conj. but; however; though | |
Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples. | |
3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again | |
4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect | |
Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought. | |
Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child) | |
5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless | |
Es |
1. n. (music) E-flat | |
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id | |
3. 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. | |
4. 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. | |
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das | |
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window? | |
ging |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of gehen | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of gehen | |
gehen |
1. v. to go, to walk | |
Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together. | |
Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street. | |
Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk. | |
2. v. to leave | |
Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now. | |
3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train) | |
Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving? | |
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares | |
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing? | |
Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”) | |
Es geht. - It’s all right. | |
5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible | |
Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible. | |
Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible. | |
6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like) | |
Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work. | |
7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress | |
Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so. | |
Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock. | |
8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.) | |
Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours. | |
9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay) | |
Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me. | |
10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time | |
Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock. | |
11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways | |
Leider |
1. n-m. sufferer | |
2. adv. unfortunately | |
zum |
1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem) | |
2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem) | |
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 | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
einen |
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein | |
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer | |
4. pron. singular of einer | |
5. pron. plural of einer | |
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite | |
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody. | |
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms | |
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement. | |
Ohr |
1. n. (anatomy) the ear; the auditory organ | |
2. n. (anatomy) the ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle | |
3. n. (architecture) the overhanging part on the frame of a window or door | |
4. n. a highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped | |
hinein |
1. adv. in (away from the speaker) | |
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? | |
zum |
1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem) | |
2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem) | |
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 | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
anderen |
1. adj. form of anderer, en | |
wieder |
1. adv. Indicates that the action taking place has happened before. again | |
Siehst du, jetzt hast du’s schon wieder gesagt! - See, now you’ve said it again! | |
2. adv. Indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position. back | |
Schalte das Licht wieder aus. - Turn the light back off. | |
hinaus |
1. adv. out (away from the speaker) | |
zum Fenster hinaus - out the window | |