| bis |
Akkusativ |
until, up
to |
| durch |
Akkusativ |
through; by |
| für |
Akkusativ |
for |
| gegen |
Akkusativ |
against |
| ohne |
Akkusativ |
without |
| um (...herum) |
Akkusativ |
at (time);
around (especially with "...herum"); roughly |
| wider |
Akkusativ |
against, contrary
to |
| aus |
Dativ |
out of |
| außer |
Dativ |
except for |
| bei |
Dativ |
at |
| entgegen |
Dativ |
contrary to
(expectations etc.) |
| entlang |
Dativ |
along (a street,
shoreline etc.) |
| gegenüber |
Dativ |
across from |
| gemäß |
Dativ |
according
to |
| mit |
Dativ |
with |
| nach |
Dativ |
after (time);
to (city, country); according to |
| seit |
Dativ |
since |
| von |
Dativ |
of; by (author) |
| zu |
Dativ |
to |
| an |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
at, to (vertical
or horizontal boundaries; specific points) |
| auf |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
on (occasionally
means "at" or "to") |
| hinter |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
behind |
| in |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
in |
| neben |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
beside; besides |
| über |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
above; about
(a topic); via |
| unter |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
under; among |
| vor |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
in front of;
ago |
| zwischen |
Akkusativ
(Motion) oder Dativ (Location) |
between |
| außerhalb |
Genitive |
outside of |
| bezüglich |
Genitive |
concerning,
as to, with reference to |
| entsprechend |
Genitive |
corresponding |
| infolge |
Genitive |
as a result
of |
| innerhalb |
Genitive |
within, inside
of |
| längs |
Genitive |
along (a river,
streetfront etc.) |
| mittels |
Genitive |
by means of |
| seitens |
Genitive |
on the part
of |
| statt, anstatt |
Genitive |
instead of |
| trotz |
Genitive |
despite |
| während |
Genitive |
during |
| wegen |
Genitive |
because of |
| arbeiten |
to work |
| bleiben, blieb, ist geblieben |
to stay |
| bringen, brachte, hat gebracht |
to bring |
| denken, dachte, hat gedacht |
to think |
| fahren, er/sie/es fährt, fuhr, ist gefahren |
to drive; to go (somewhere, but not on foot or by plane) |
| finden, fand, hat gefunden |
to find |
| fragen |
to ask |
| führen |
to lead |
| geben, er/sie/es gibt, gab, hat gegeben |
to give |
| gehen, ging, ist gegangen |
to go |
| gelten, er/sie/es gilt, galt, hat gegolten |
to be valid (click here for more information on how to use this verb) |
| glauben |
to believe |
| halten, er/sie/es hält, hielt, hat gehalten |
to stop [for vehicles stopping]; to hold |
| heißen, hieß, hat gehießen |
to be called |
| kennen, kannte, hat gekannt |
to know (as in: to be familiar/acquainted with) |
| kommen, kam, ist gekommen |
to come |
| lassen |
to let (someone do something); to leave (something somewhere); to have something done |
| sich lassen + verb |
can be "verb-ed" (e.g. "This can be done") |
| leben |
to live |
| liegen, lag, hat gelegen |
to lie (as in a person or object's physical position) |
| machen |
to do; to make |
| meinen |
to think (as in: have an opinion) (often used as a synonym for "sagen": "Er meinte, dass..." = "He said/expressed the opinion that...") |
| nehmen, er/sie/es nimmt, nahm, hat genommen |
to take |
| nennen, nannte, hat genannt |
to call (for naming someone or something) |
| sagen |
to say |
| sehen, er/sie/es sieht, sah, hat gesehen |
to see |
| spielen |
to play (games/music/roles) |
| sprechen, er/sie/es spricht, sprach, hat gesprochen |
to speak |
| stehen, stand, hat gestanden |
to stand |
| stellen |
to put (for "standing" something with a firm base somewhere, e.g. "Stell die Gläser auf den Tisch!") |
| tun, tat, hat getan |
to do |
| wissen, er/sie/es weiß, wusste, hat gewusst |
to know (a fact) |
| zeigen |
to show |
| ab |
as of; departing
at; used when something is being removed |
| allein |
alone; however |
| also |
thus, so |
| alt |
old |
| (ein) ander__ |
other (another) |
| anders |
differently |
| auch |
also |
| beide |
both |
| (zum) Beispiel |
(for) example |
| bereits |
already |
| besonder__ |
particular,
unusual |
| besonders |
especially |
| in/mit Bezug
auf |
regarding |
| bisher |
until now,
as yet |
| dabei |
and yet; while
doing that; near that/it |
| dann |
then |
| doch |
however, yet (also used to contradict a negative statement, e.g. "Sprechen Sie kein Deutsch?"--"Doch!" and as a flavoring particle to convey meanings such as "go ahead and" or "surely") |
| dort |
over there,
there |
| drittens |
thirdly |
| eigentlich |
real(ly), actual(ly) (click here for more information on this basic but easily misused word, which is also frequently used as a "flavoring particle") |
| einige |
some, a few |
| einmal |
once, once
upon a time |
| erst |
(at) first;
only (in the sense of "not until") |
| erstens |
firstly |
| es gibt |
there is,
there are |
| etwa |
roughly |
| etwas |
something |
| fast |
almost, nearly |
| ganz |
whole, entire,
all (as in "all day", "all my money," but not e.g. "all the people") |
| gerade |
straight;
just (as in "I just did this") |
| gestern |
yesterday |
| groß |
big, tall, large |
| gut |
good, well |
| heute |
today |
| hier |
here |
| immer |
always |
| ja |
yes (can also be used as a "flavoring particle"--click here for more info!) |
| das Jahr, -e |
year |
| je |
ever; per |
| je...je/desto/umso |
the (more)...the
(more) |
| jedoch |
however, nonetheless |
| jetzt |
now, at the
moment |
| kaum |
hardly, scarcely |
| kein(__) |
none, no, no one... |
| klein |
little, small |
| lang |
long |
| letzte(__) |
last |
| mal; das Mal |
time(s) [as in "zum ersten Mal," "drei mal" etc.] |
| man |
one |
| mehr |
more |
| morgen |
tomorrow |
| nein |
no |
| neu |
new |
| nicht |
not |
| nichts |
nothing |
| noch |
still (as
in "It's still alive"); even (as in "even more"); "noch ein" = "another" |
| nun |
now; can be
used to mean "Well,..." |
| nur |
only |
| oben |
above, up there |
| ohne...zu |
without (doing
X) |
| ein paar |
a few |
| plötzlich |
sudden(ly) |
| quer durch |
right (straight)
across |
| schlecht |
bad |
| schließlich |
finally; after
all |
| schon |
already (can also be used as a "flavoring particle," e.g. when conceding something: "Das stimmt schon, aber..." |
| schön |
nice, pretty |
| schnell |
quick(ly),
fast |
| sehr |
very |
| sei es...sei
es |
be it...be
it, whether...or |
| selbst, selber |
myself, yourself etc. (e.g. "Ich mache das selbst.") "selbst" can also mean "even" as in "Selbst SPAM schmeckt gut [=tastes good], wenn man Hunger hat." |
| sich |
oneself, himself,
herself, itself, themselves etc. (reflexive pronoun) |
| so |
so, in this manner |
| sonst |
otherwise,
or else |
| später |
later |
| (an)statt...zu |
instead of
(doing X) |
| trotzdem |
nevertheless,
despite that |
| um...zu |
in order to
(do X) |
| viel |
a lot, many |
| vielleicht |
perhaps |
| was |
what; which |
| wenig(__) |
few, little
(in the sense of "few") |
| wie |
how; like
(as in "similar(ly)"), as (in comparisons) |
| wieder |
again |
| worauf, womit
etc. |
on which,
with which etc. |
| würde |
would |
| die Zeit |
time |
| zurück |
back (as in
"come back") |
| zusammen |
together |