Common German Words

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40	als	©
1. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
2. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
41	nur	©
1. adv. only, just, merely, simply
Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
2. adv. ever; at all
Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can.
42	mich
1. pron. accusative of ich: me
43	dann	©
1. adv. then, after that
Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast.
2. adv. then, in that case
Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it.
44	aus	©
1. adv. out
2. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
3. adj. (of a device) off
4. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
45	schon	©
1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade.
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already.
2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event)
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before.
	schonen
1. v. to spare (not harm)
2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion
46	einen
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
4. pron. singular of einer
5. pron. plural of einer
47	sind	©
1. v. first-person plural present of sein
Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
2. v. third-person plural present of sein
Da sind sie. - There they are.
3. v. second-person plural present 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)
48	haben	©
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
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)
Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
49	ihr	©
1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
2. pron. dative of sie
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
3. det. her (possessive)
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
50	dass	©
1. conj. (subordinating) that
Ich habe gehört, dass du krank bist. - I was told that you are sick.
2. conj. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that
Beeil dich, dass wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon.
51	man	©
1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
2. pron. they, people (people in general)
Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
52	jetzt	©
1. adv. now (at this moment, right now)
Ich bin jetzt da. - I’m here now.
Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. - Such things don’t exist anymore now.
Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. - Just then there was a loud noise.
2. adv. now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
53	des
1. art. genitive singular of der: the
	der
1. art. the
2. art. feminine singular of der
3. art. genitive plural of der
4. pron. who; that; which
54	sein	©
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i
55	kann	©
1. v. first-person singular present of können
2. v. third-person singular present of können
	können
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
2. v. (auxiliary)
56	um	©
1. prep. about
Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
2. prep. around
Um die Ecke - around the corner
3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
57	hier	©
1. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village.
Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa.
2. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at
Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street.
58	wird
1. v. third-person singular present of werden
	werden
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
59	nach	©
1. prep. after, past (later in time)
Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
nach einer Woche (after a week)
2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)

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