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 | |
dieser |
1. pron. this one, this | |
2. pron. that one, that | |
Jahreszeit |
1. n-f. season, time of year | |
wird |
1. v. third-person singular present of werden | |
werden |
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense | |
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home. | |
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs | |
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice | |
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read. | |
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe. | |
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten. | |
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn | |
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter. | |
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition) | |
Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no | |
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold? | |
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored. | |
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.) | |
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future) | |
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together. | |
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me? | |
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work | |
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that. | |
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 | |
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? | |
schlecht |
1. adj. bad, evil, wicked (the opposite of good; immoral) | |
ein schlechter Mensch - a bad person | |
2. adj. bad (unskilled; of limited ability) | |
sie ist schlecht in Mathe - she is bad at maths | |
3. adj. bad (unhealthy, unwell) | |
schlecht für jemanden sein - to be bad for somebody | |
4. adj. bad (of poor physical appearance) | |
schlecht aussehen - to look bad | |
5. adj. bad, off (spoiled, rotten, overripe) | |
schlecht werden - to go off, to go bad | |
6. adj. dirty (dishonourable) | |
7. adv. badly, poorly, not well (in a bad or poor manner) | |
8. adv. with difficulty, not easily | |