Zwei |
1. n-f. two (digit or figure) | |
Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number. | |
Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s. | |
Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice) | |
2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries | |
Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English! | |
3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components) | |
Landstreicher |
1. n-m. vagrant, vagabond, tramp, hobo | |
Kommen |
1. n. (gerund of kommen): "coming", "arrival". | |
2. v. to come; to arrive | |
Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night. | |
Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed. | |
3. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else) | |
Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you. | |
Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41) | |
4. v. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome) | |
Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall. | |
Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today. | |
5. v. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged) | |
Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell. | |
Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals. | |
6. v. to come on (Used to encourage someone to do something.) | |
Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad. | |
Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already. | |
7. v. to occur; to happen; to come to be | |
Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared. | |
Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...? | |
8. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film) | |
Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song. | |
9. v. to be due to; to be the result of | |
Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness. | |
10. v. to come from (to have a social or geographic background) (+preo, aus, dative) | |
Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. - She comes from Switzerland. | |
Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. - She comes from a family of diplomats. | |
11. v. to orgasm; to cum | |
Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum! | |
Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum! | |
12. v. to be statistically equivalent to; to be there for (+preo, auf, accusative) | |
Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. - For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people. | |
13. v. to obtain (a solution or result) (+preo, auf, accusative) | |
Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen. - The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result. | |
14. v. to get an idea; to think of; to remember; to imagine (+preo, auf, accusative) | |
Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. - I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later. | |
Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst. - I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas. | |
15. v. to lose; to forfeit; not to get (+preo, um) | |
Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt. - He fears that he won’t get his share. | |
16. v. to touch inadvertently | |
Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint. | |
17. v. to manage to reach (something high up etc.) (+preo, an, accusative) | |
Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. - Help him, he can't reach the handle. | |
18. v. (colloquial copulative with gut or in Ordnung) to turn out (well) | |
Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. - In the end, hopefully all will turn out well. | |
auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
kommen auf |
1. v. first-person plural present of aufkommen | |
2. v. third-person plural present of aufkommen | |
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of aufkommen | |
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of aufkommen | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Bauernhof |
1. n. A farm. | |
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? | |
Treffen |
1. n. gerund of treffen | |
2. n-n. a meeting | |
3. v. to meet; to encounter | |
Wir treffen uns morgen. - See you tomorrow. (Lit. "We'll meet each other tomorrow".) | |
4. v. to hit; to strike | |
5. v. to affect; to concern | |
6. v. to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient or fortunate | |
Das trifft sich schlecht. - That’s unfortunate. | |
Es trifft sich ausgezeichnet, dass... - It is entirely fitting that... | |
7. v. to cause the action implied by an abstract noun to take place, thus making the sentence passive or less direct; to effect the action | |
Ich treffe eine Entscheidung. - I'm making a decision. | |
Ich treffe Maßnahmen. - I'm taking measures. | |
Ich treffe eine Vereinbarung. - I'm reaching an agreement. | |
Ich treffe Vorbereitungen. - I'm making preparations. | |
Ich treffe Vorsorge. - I'm taking precautions. | |
Ich treffe Vorkehrungen. - I'm making arrangements. | |
Ich treffe eine Wahl. - I am making a choice. | |
Ich treffe eine Aussage. - I'm making a statement. | |
auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
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 | |
Bauersleute |
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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? | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
beiden |
1. det. dative plural of beide | |
2. det. plural of beide | |
3. pron. dative plural of beide | |
4. pron. plural of beide | |
beide |
1. det. both | |
2. det. (the) two | |
3. pron. both | |
4. pron. (the) two | |
schulpflichtigen |
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Kindern |
1. n. dative plural of Kind | |
Kind |
1. n. kid; child (young person) | |
2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns) | |
Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family. | |
Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents. | |