Zahlen |
1. n. gerund of zahlen | |
2. n. plural of Zahl | |
3. v. to pay (money) | |
Ich muss meine Steuern zahlen. - I have to pay my taxes. | |
Er muss noch die Gebühr an die Verwaltung zahlen. - He still has to pay the fee to the administration. | |
4. v. to pay for, to atone for | |
Ich will keinen Fehler machen, für den ich später zahlen muss. - I don't want to make a mistake that I'll have to pay for later. | |
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 | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
landet |
1. v. third-person singular present of landen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of landen | |
3. v. plural imperative of landen | |
4. v. second-person plural subjunctive of landen | |
landen |
1. v. to land (+aux, sein) | |
Das Flugzeug landet auf der Landebahn. - The plane lands on the runway. | |
2. v. to land (+aux, haben) | |
Wir landen das Boot an diesem Strand. - We're landing the boat on this beach. | |
3. v. to end up (somewhere) (+aux, sein) | |
Nach vielen Missgeschicken bin ich hier gelandet. - After a lot of misadventures I ended up here. | |
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 | |
Leiche |
1. n-f. dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass | |
zusammen |
1. adv. together, jointly | |
Zusammen bilden wir ein gutes Team. - Together we make a good team. | |
mit |
1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
4. prep. with (having) | |
5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
einem |
1. num. dative singular of ein | |
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
entsprechenden |
1. adj. form of entsprechend | |
entsprechend |
1. Participle. present participle of entsprechen | |
2. adj. corresponding | |
3. adj. adequate, appropriate | |
4. adj. respective | |
5. adv. accordingly | |
6. prep. according to, in accordance with | |
7. post. according to, in accordance with | |
Schreiben |
1. n-n. gerund of schreiben | |
2. n-n. writing, letter | |
3. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts) | |
Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard. | |
Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article. | |
4. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word) | |
Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that? | |
5. v. to write (use handwriting) | |
Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly. | |
6. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author) | |
Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly. | |
7. v. to be some year or date | |
Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when... | |
8. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication) | |
Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail. | |
Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife. | |
Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there. | |
9. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance) | |
Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards. | |
Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis. | |
10. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name) | |
Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself? | |
Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself? | |
11. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something. | |
Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell | |
bei |
1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
→ for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
bei der Arbeit - during work | |
beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
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. | |