| 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. | |
| schnell |
| 1. adj. quick, fast | |
| Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car. | |
| Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer. | |
| 2. adv. quickly | |
| 3. adv. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer | |
| Wie heißt er schnell? - What’s his name again? | |
| kannst |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of können | |
| können |
| 1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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| 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) | |
| Laufen |
| 1. n. (sports) gerund of laufen: "running". | |
| 2. v. to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed) | |
| Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen. - We could take the bus or walk. | |
| Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen. - Let's move a little faster. | |
| Joggen bedeutet entspannter, aber auch bewusster zu laufen. - Jogging means to run in a less exhausting but more conscious way. | |
| 3. v. to flow; to leak; to run | |
| 4. v. to be in progress; to run | |
| Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich. - The project is progressing successfully. | |
| einwandfrei laufen. - to run smoothly. | |
| 5. v. to happen, to go on, to take place | |
| Was läuft da zwischen euch? - What's going on between you guys? | |
| 6. v. to run, to execute (a program) | |
| Das Programm läuft einwandfrei. - The program runs flawlessly. | |
| 7. v. to be in order; to work; to function | |
| Alles läuft, wie es soll. - Everything works just fine. | |
| 8. v. to pass; to flow | |
