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ich

I

sie

she

Das

that, this (pronoun)

Du

you (familiar, singular)

nicht

not

Die

the (feminine)

Und

and

Es

it

Der

the (masculine)

Was

what

Wir

we

Er

he

Zu

1. too (as in excessive; adv.). 2. to, towards (prep., + dat). 3. shut, closed (adj.)

Ein

one, a

In

in, into

Mit

with (+ dat)

wie

how

ja

yes

auf

up, on (a horizontal surface)

so

so

aber

but

hier

here

fr

for (+ acc)

von

from, of (+ dat)

haben

to have

dass

that (conjunction)

wenn

when, if (conditional)

an

on (a vertical surface)

nein

no

da

there, then

noch

still

nur

only

Ihr

your (polite)

ihr

her, their

uns

us

aus

1. out. 2. from (+ dat)

gut

good

das Gut, -"er

the estate, property or possession

schon

already

auch

also

sein

to be

sein, seine

his, its (two forms)

jetzt

now

mal

time, instance (as in once, twice, thrice, etc.)

das Mal, -e

the time (occurrence)

dann

then

als

than, as, when

um

around (+ acc)

mein

my

doch

1. (disagreeing with a negative statement or question) 2. (grammatical particle, emphatic marker)

nach (+ dat)

after, to

alles

everything

man

one (3rd person, as in he/she/it)

oder

or

nichts

nothing

das Nichts

the nothingness (no plural)

wo

where

wei

white

werden

1. to become. 2. will (in the future sense)

mehr

more

warum

why (1)

etwas

something

die Bitte, -n

the request, the appeal

bitte

please

bei (+ dat)

at

immer

always

los

going on

der Mann, -"er

the man, the husband

vor

1. in front of 2. before 3. (some time) ago 4. forward

sehr

very

sehen

to see

sagen

to say

wieder

again

alle

all, everybody

gehen

to go

wer

who

also

well then, therefore

knnen

can, to be able to

machen

to make, do

denn

because (formal), for

tun

to do

nie

never (1)

ber

over

kein

no, not any

vielleicht

maybe

weg

away

der Weg, -e

the way, the path or route

wissen

to know (information)

am, an der

1. on the (e.g., wall). 2. at the (e.g., table). 3. upon the (as in, e.g., Newcastle-upon-Tyne). 4. in the (e.g., evening). (two forms)

kommen

to come

das Leben, -

the life

leben

to live (existentially)

mssen

to have to

viel

a lot, much

wirklich

really

Frau

Mrs., Ms.

die Frau, -en

the woman, the wife

heute

today

die Zeit, -en

the time (period of time)

dein

your (informal, singular)

bis

until

ganz

whole, complete

wollen

to want

Gott

God

einfach

easy, simple

zurck

back

weil

because

dieser, dieses, diese

this (three forms)

damit

so that

zwei

two

meinen

to opine

sicher

1. sure. 2. safe, secure

das Leid, -en

the sorrow

der Morgen, -

the morning (usually referring to early morning)

morgen

tomorrow

lassen

to let, to leave

na, ...

well, ...

die Liebe

the love (no plural)