| wo |
| 1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place) | |
| Wo bist du? - Where are you? | |
| 2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation) | |
| Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold. | |
| 3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time) | |
| Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other. | |
| 4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location) | |
| Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer. | |
| 5. conj. (colloquial) when | |
| Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face. | |
| 6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that | |
| Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that. | |
| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| Reichen |
| 1. n. dative plural of Reich | |
| 2. v. to reach (extend a certain distance) | |
| Der Turm reicht fast bis zum Himmel. - The tower almost reaches the sky. | |
| 3. v. (ditransitive) to pass, to hand, to serve, to put within reach | |
| Bitte reich mir die Butter. - Please pass the butter. | |
| Reichen wir uns die Hand. - Let's shake hands. (Lit. Let's reach our hands out to each other.) | |
| 4. v. to suffice, to be enough, to do (for a certain purpose) | |
| Vier Äpfel reichen für den Strudel. - Four apples are enough for the strudel. | |
| Mir reicht's! - I've had enough! | |
| Reich |
| 1. n. empire or significant State | |
| 2. n. realm (also e.g. of plants) | |
| 3. Proper noun. the Holy Roman Empire, the First Reich | |
| 4. Proper noun. the Deutsches Reich | |
| 5. Proper noun. the (deutsch, the Second Reich (1871–1918) | |
| 6. Proper noun. the Weimar Republic (official name, 1919–1933) | |
| 7. Proper noun. the Third Reich (1933–1945) | |
| Ja |
| 1. n. a yes | |
| 2. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye | |
| Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes. | |
| Aber ja! - Yes, of course! | |
| 3. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact) | |
| Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so. | |
| Der Peter war ja gestern krank. - Peter was sick yesterday, as you know. | |
| 4. interj. yes | |
| genug |
| 1. det. (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of | |
| Wir haben nicht genug Geld. - We don't have enough money. | |
| 2. pron. (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount | |
| Das ist genug. - That's enough. | |
| 3. adv. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way | |
| Die Kinder haben genug gespielt. - The children have played enough. | |
| Das Zimmer ist groß genug. - The room is big enough. | |
| 4. adj. (colloquial) enough, sufficient, in an adequate way | |
| 5. interj. enough! | |
| Genug! Hör auf mit diesem Unsinn! - Enough! Quit this nonsense! | |
| 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 | |
| Essen |
| 1. n-n. (gerund of essen); eating | |
| Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen. - Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.So man w | |
| 2. n-n. meal | |
| 3. n-n. food | |
| 4. n-n. groceries | |
| Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen - One should buy groceries together with the kids. | |
| 5. n. plural of Esse | |
| 6. v. to eat | |
| Er isst gern Schokolade. - He likes eating chocolate. | |
| Ich esse einen Apfel. - I am eating an apple. | |
| 7. v. to eat; to dine | |
| Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. - We have not eaten yet. | |
| Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. - They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening. | |
| Esse |
| 1. n-f. (dialectal) chimney-hood over a stove | |
| 2. n. existence | |
| hatten |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of haben | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of haben | |
| haben |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 3. 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. | |
| 4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 5. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 10. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 11. 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. | |
| 12. 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. | |
