| was |
| pron. (interrogative) what |
| pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause)) |
| pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives)) |
| pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das)) |
| pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas)) |
| pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval) |
| adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat |
| adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for |
| sollen |
| v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall |
| v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) |
| v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) |
| v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. |
| v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause |
| v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause |
| wir |
| pron. we |
| tun |
| v. To do (to perform or execute an action). |
| v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone. |
| v. To make a difference; to be different. |
| v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend. |
| v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add. |
| v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function. |
| v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb |
| v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement) |
| v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde)) |
