wir |
1. pron. we | |
sollten |
1. v. first-person plural preterite of sollen | |
2. v. third-person plural preterite of sollen | |
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of sollen | |
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of sollen | |
sollen |
1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall | |
Ich soll das machen. - I should do that. | |
Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) | |
3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) | |
4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. | |
Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there. | |
5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause | |
6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause | |
die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
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 | |
Polizei |
1. n-f. (law enforcement) police | |
Die Polizei erwischte den Taschendieb auf frischer Tat. - The police caught the pickpocket in the act. | |
Rufen |
1. n. dative plural of Ruf | |
2. v. to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek | |
um Hilfe rufen - to cry for help | |
3. v. to call (for someone); to request the presence (of someone) | |
4. v. to call (something) out | |
5. v. (with dative object) to ask (someone) to do something; to call for (someone) to do something | |
jemandem zu antworten rufen - to ask someone to answer | |
6. v. to call (someone), e.g. by telephone | |