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das Ich ego · self, me, him, etc. ich I sie she; her · it (with grammatically feminine subjects, i.e. those for which the article die – pronounced dee – is used) · he (when a grammatically feminine word is used to refer to a person, regardless of their sex) · they; them Sie you (polite, singular and plural) das nominative/accusative neuter singular of der · who, that, which · this, that, it · it (subject of an impersonal verb) du you (informal, singular) Du alternative letter-case form of du (“you (singular)”), used especially for direct address in letters · the thou, the you (singular) nicht not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) · right?; is it?; is it not? das Es E-flat · id es it und and · links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them · so?, now?, and? der nominative masculine singular definite article, the · who; that; which · that · him, he (in informal speech not necessarily emphasizing anything) · the one, him wir we was what · which; referring to the entire preceding clause · that, which; referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives · that, which; referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das · something, anything; instead of standard etwas · clipping of etwas: a bit, somewhat · why, what for; often expressing a personal concern about the matter · eh?, huh? (tag question) zu to, towards (indicates directionality) · with respect to; regarding · along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) · at, on (indicates location) · at (indicates time) · by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) · for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) · for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) · into (indicates transition into another form or substance) · as, for, to be (to take on the role of) · to (used to indicate ratios) · at (denotes a price or rate) · to · in a group of (a certain head count) · too (excessively) · An intensifier. · towards; at · shut; closed; locked · ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) · As a separated part of dazu or wozu · shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) · closed (not operating or conducting trade) · done up (fastened) · hammered; very drunk der Er a person or animal of male gender, a male er he · it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)) · she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)) · Used in reference to a computer or other machine when personifying it; it ein one · the same · a, an · misconstruction of einen · indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something · on in [with dative] in, inside, within, at (inside a building) · [with dative] in (pertaining to) · [with dative] in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) · [with accusative] into, to (going inside (of)) · contraction of in + den · in, popular (in fashion) das Ja a yes ja obviously; certainly; of course; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing an established fact) · under any circumstances, for (absolute) certain (often with the implication of pettiness, insecurity or overblown fear regarding the issue one wants certainty on) · had better; used to reinforce an imperative or other order with an implied threat, especially by an authority figure. · yes; yea; yeah; aye mir alternative form of wir (“we”) mit with (in the company of, alongside) · with, by (using as an instrument, by means of) · with (having a property, accessory or possession) · including, with ... included · at (with the age of) · with, at (coinciding with a specific condition or event) · with (accompanied by a certain behavior) · Used to describe the current activity or occupation with certain verbs. · regarding, having to do with · among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group · also, too (in addition; besides; as well) · with (something), with it wie how · like · as · than · when (referring to the past) den that; whom; accusative masculine singular of der auf [with dative] on, upon (positioned at the top of) · [with accusative] on, onto, up (moving to the top of) · [with accusative] on (indicating responsibility) · Introduces a word, usually an adjective, acting as context or a condition for the whole sentence. · [with dative] in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in · [with accusative] to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in · in (see usage note below) · in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) · [with accusative] for (during the continuation of) · [with accusative] to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) · [with accusative] by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) · open · finished; gone (food) · up; awake; out of bed · carry on (continue or proceed as before) · have a go dass that · so that aber but das Aber an objection, a but so so, such, that · as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality) · so, thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner · then (in that case) · roughly, about (according to one's own estimation/memory) · expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning · thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises · quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs · generalizing particle, combines with question words to ask to be given a broad idea, typically by way of some examples · alright; a discourse marker indicating a topic having been dealt with So abbreviation of Sonntag (“Sunday”) alternative form of So. SO abbreviation of Südost; southeast das Hier here, this place. hier here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach · there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at · here (within this context) · used with the definite article or the determiner dieser (“this, that”) to express proximity (“this”) · listen, hey; Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when broaching a new subject, but not as a greeting das Haben credit haben to have für describes an abstract directionality towards a person or matter · for (intended for) · for (in order to support a person or goal) · for, because of (in order to handle a case, task or problem) · in favor of, in support of · for, to; describes the subject of a qualitative judgment or experience · describes an exchange or exchangeability · for (in exchange for an amount of money) · on behalf of · for, in return for (as a consequence or punishment) · kind / type of · instead of · for, as (being (the same as)) · for (for a certain duration) · for, at (planned for a certain date or time) · for, by the standards of (comparing against a norm) · by, for, after; indicates a sequence of repeated similar steps; with the noun repeated · in order to von from · of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) · by; denotes the agent in passive voice · about, of (a topic) · on, with (a resource) das Wenn if wenn when, whenever · if (on the condition that) ihr you, ye (plural, familiar) · her (possessive) · its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine) · their Ihr your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people)) das Nein a no nein no die Habe belongings, possession an on, upon, at, in, against · by, near, close to, next to · on; in; at · a, per, only used with the word Tag (“day”), otherwise use in · on, onto · at, against · to, for · of, on, in, for, about · onward; on · on der AN initialism of Arbeitnehmer · initialism of Auftragnehmer noch another · still nur only, just, merely, simply · ever; at all · however, though · but da there · then; so; at that moment · replaces any pronominal adverb when the context is clear · present, here, there (having arrived, being around in the topical location, regardless of whether this matches the speaker's position) · since; as; because; given that · when ← Previous Page 1 of 401 Next → Definitions and inflected forms from Wiktionary contributors, adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. 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