Common German Words

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20	was	©
1. pron. (interrogative) what
Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today?
2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause))
Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired.
3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives))
21	von	©
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
22	aber	©
1. conj. but; however; though
Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
2. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again
3. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
23	eine	©
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
24	auch	©
1. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream.
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
2. adv. Used for emphasis.
3. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact
25	doch	©
1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can!
Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am!
2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless
3. conj. for all that; after all; but
26	wie	©
1. adv. how
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
2. conj. like
27	wir	©
1. pron. we
28	noch	©
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
29	dem	©
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
30	an	©
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
31	mir	©
1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
32	hat	©
1. v. third-person singular present of haben
	haben
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
33	für	©
1. prep. for
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
2. prep. in favor of, in support of
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
3. prep. by the standards of
34	ja	©
1. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye
Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes.
Aber ja! - Yes, of course!
2. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)
Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so.
35	war	©
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein
	sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
36	Sie	©
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
37	im	©
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
	in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
	dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
38	wenn	©
1. conj. when
Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
2. conj. if (on the condition that)
Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?)
39	da	©
1. adv. (local) there; here
Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.
Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet.
2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment
Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.

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