wir |
1. pron. we | |
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. | |
Hier |
1. n. (abstract) here, this place. | |
Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now. | |
2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach | |
Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village. | |
Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa. | |
3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at | |
Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street. | |
Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top? | |
4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context) | |
Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all. | |
5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”) | |
Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular. | |
Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken. | |
Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old. | |
6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject | |
Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he? | |
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 | |
immer |
1. adv. always | |
2. adv. at all times without exception | |
Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere. | |
3. adv. very often; all the time; constantly | |
Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time. | |
4. adv. every time; whenever some precondition is given | |
Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story. | |
5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more | |
Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder. | |
6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed | |
Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time. | |
Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful. | |
Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that... | |
selbstständig |
1. adj. independent | |
2. adj. self-employed | |
3. adv. independently | |
4. adv. on one's own, without help | |
gearbeitet |
1. Participle. past participle of arbeiten | |
arbeiten |
1. v. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) (+preo, an, dative) | |
Wir arbeiten an der Wiederherstellung des Service. - We are working on resuming service. | |
2. v. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action) | |
einwandfrei arbeiten. - to work properly. | |
3. v. to ferment (to react, using fermentation) | |
4. v. to work, execute (to set into action) | |
5. v. to make, produce (to create) | |
Die Kommode ist aus Eichenholz gearbeitet. - The drawer is made of oak-wood. | |
6. v. to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work) | |
Was arbeitest du? - What are you doing? | |
Ich arbeite nichts. - I'm doing nothing. | |
7. v. to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working) | |
sich zu Tode arbeiten - to work oneself to death | |
sich erschöpft arbeiten - to work oneself to the point of exhaustion | |
8. v. to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees) | |
9. v. to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) | |
Arbeit |
1. n-f. toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation | |
Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß. - He enjoys his work/job. | |
Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit! - I can't do it now. I am at work! | |
Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit. - He was on the way to work. | |
Er war auf der Arbeit. - He was on his work place. | |
Während der Arbeit - While doing work. | |
Während der Arbeitszeit - During work. | |
Er ging zur Arbeit. - He went to his work place. | |
uxi, Er ging auf die Arbeit., He went to his work place. | |
In diesem Dorfe gibt es keine Arbeit. - There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet. | |
Er hat keine Arbeit. - He is without employment/He lollygags. | |
2. n-f. job, task, assignment | |
Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen. - First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs. | |
Er ging an die Arbeit. - He tackled his job. | |
3. n-f. effort, work, human expenditure | |
Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit. - This is too much effort for me. | |
Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden. - After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days. | |
4. n-f. performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed(refn, group=n, name=n2, According to the German contract law there | |
Sagenhafte Arbeit! - Great work! | |
Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden. - Decent work must be requited. | |
5. n-f. (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body | |