| zum |
| 1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem) | |
| 2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem) | |
| 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 | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Beispiel |
| 1. n. example | |
| an vielen Beispielen (verdeutlichen/zeigen). - (to illustrate/demonstrate) by many examples. | |
| Wurst |
| 1. n. sausage | |
| 2. adv. (colloquial) anyway, anyhow | |
| Das ist mir wurst. - I don't care about it. | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| Fleisch |
| 1. n. flesh | |
| 2. n. meat | |
| 3. n. pulp (of fruit) | |
| 4. n. a slab of meat, meat which is not in the form of a sausage | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| Käse |
| 1. n. cheese | |
| 2. n. (informal) nonsense | |
| Salate |
| 1. n. plural of Salat | |
| Salat |
| 1. n. salad (mixed, usually cold dish) | |
| 2. n. lettuce and related leaf vegetables | |
| 3. n. (religion, Islam) obligatory prayer, salat | |
| Eier |
| 1. n. plural of Ei | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of eiern | |
| 3. v. singular imperative of eiern | |
| Mayonnaise |
| 1. n-f. mayonnaise | |
| Kartoffeln |
| 1. n. plural of Kartoffel | |
| Kartoffel |
| 1. n-f. potato | |
| 2. n-f. (sometimes derogatory) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthonous populations in Germany | |
| Suppe |
| 1. n-f. soup | |
| Huhn |
| 1. n. hen | |
| Mein Huhn hat schon Eier gelegt. - My hen has already laid eggs. | |
| 2. n. (chiefly in the plural also) chicken | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| Fisch |
| 1. n. fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water) | |
| Wir haben jeder einen Fisch gefangen. - Each one of us has caught a fish. | |
| Ob ein Wal ein Fisch ist, hängt von der Definition ab. - Whether a whale is a fish depends on the definition. | |
| 2. n. fish (food) | |
| Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch. - Many people eat fish on Fridays. | |
| Obst |
| 1. n. fruit (food) | |
| Heute esse ich nur Obst. - Today I only eat fruit. | |
| 2. n. cocaine | |
| 3. v. second-person present of obsen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of obsen | |
| 5. v. plural imperative of obsen | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| Gemüse |
| 1. n. vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants) | |
| Iss dein Gemüse! - Eat your vegetables! | |
| 2. n. a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a relish (not necessarily pickled and not usually in the form of a paste) | |
| Wir essen heute Hähnchenschnitzel mit Zwiebel-Möhren-Gemüse. - Today we’re having chicken cutlets with an onion and carrot relish. | |
| zart |
| 1. adj. tender | |
| 2. adj. delicate | |
| 3. adj. fragile, flimsy | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| frisch |
| 1. adj. fresh | |
| 2. adj. recent | |
