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Adverbs - A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| da | there |
| da draußen | out there |
| da drüben | over there |
| da sein | to be there |
| man muss pünktlich da sein | one must be there on time |
| ist noch Brot da? | is there any bread left? |
| sind alle da? | is everyone here? |
| da sind deine Handschuhe | here are your gloves |
| ist Sabine da? | is Sabine about? |
| von da an | from then on |
| ich bin wieder da | I am back |
| der Bus war weg, da bin ich gelaufen | the bus had gone so I walked |
| da kann man nichts machen | there is nothing you can do about it |
| da, wo die Sraße nach Stuttgart abzweigt | at the turning towards Stuttgart |
| da es gerade regnet | as it is raining |
| dabei (1) | (included / or next to) / with it him her them |
| sie hatten die Kinder dabei | they had the children with them |
| dicht dabei | close by |
| dabei (2) | about it (referring to something already mentioned) |
| das Wichtigste dabei | the most important thing about it |
| er malte ein Bild und sang dabei | he painted a picture and sang at the same time |
| dabei (3) | during this |
| jemandem dabei helfen, etwas zu tun | to help somebody do something |
| was hast du dir denn dabei gemacht? | what were you thinking of? |
| dabei sein | to be there |
| er ist dabei gewesen | he was there |
| was ist denn dabei? | so what |
| dabei sein etwas zu tun | to be just doing something |
| ich war gerade dabei zu gehen | I was just about to leave |
| dabei bleiben | to stick with it (an opinion) |
| dabei (4) | and yet / even though |
| dadurch | through it / them |
| das Wasser muss dadurch gelaufen sein | the water must have ran through it |
| dadurch (2) | as a result |
| dadurch (3) | in this way |
| ich nehme die U-Bahn, dadurch bin ich eine halbe Stunde eher da | I'll take the tube, that way I shall be half an hour early |
| dadurch, dass (4) | because |
| dafür (1) | for it / them |
| dafür kriegt man nicht viel | you won't get much for it / them |
| dafür (2) | instead |
| wenn er schon nicht auf die Party gehen will, kann er dich dafür zum Essen einladen | If he doesn't want to go to the party he can take you for a meal instead |
| dafür (3) | but then (on the other hand) |
| dafür, dass (4) | considering that |
| ich kann nichts dafür (5) | it is not my fault |
| dagegen (1) | against it / them |
| ich bin dagegen | I am against it |
| dagegen (2) | for it / them (when swapping) |
| dagegen (3) | into it |
| das Auto ist dagegen gefahren | the car drove into it |
| dagegen (4) | by comparison |
| hast du was dagegen? | do you mind? |
| dagegen (5) | however |
| daheim | at home |
| daher (1) | from there |
| daher (2) | that's why |
| dahin (1) | there |
| bis dahin (1) | until then (past) |
| bis dahin (2) | by then (in the future) |
| jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut | to get somebody to do something |
| dahinten | over there |
| dahinter | behind it / them |
| dahinter kommen | to get to the bottom of it |
| ich bin endlich dahinter gekommen | I finally got to the bottom of it |
| damals | at that time / then |
| wir wohnten damals in Berlin | we were living in Berlin |
| damit (1) | with it / them |
| ich will damit spielen | I want to play with it |
| hör auf damit! | stop it! |
| damit (2) | by it |
| was meinst du damit? | what do you mean by that? |
| damit hat es noch Zeit | there is no hurry (about that) |
| damit (4) | therefore / because of that |
| sie hat den zweiten Satz verloren und damit das Spiel | she lost the second set and because of it the match |
| damit (con) | so that |
| ich habe es aufgeshrieben, damit du es nicht vergisst | I wrote it down so that you won't forget it |
| danach (1) | after it / them |
| danach (2) | afterwards |
| kurz danach | shortly afterwards |
| danach suchen (3) | to look for it / them |
| danach riechen | to smell of it |
| danach (4) | accordingly |
| es sieht danach aus | it looks like it |
| daneben (1) | next to it / them |
| danebem (2) | by comparison |
| dann | then |
| daran (1) | on it / them |
| daran denken | to think of it / them |
| dicht daran | close to it / them |
| nahe daran sein,etwas zu tun | to be on the point of doing something |
| daran (2) | about it / them |
| daran ist nichts zu machen | there is nothing you can do about it |
| es liegt daran, dass | it is because |
| er ist daran gestorben | he died of it |
| darauf (1) | on it / them |
| darauf warten | to wait for it |
| darauf antworten | to reply to it |
| darauf (2) | after that |
| kurz darauf | shortly after that |
| am Tag darauf | the day after |
| am darauf folgenden Tag | the following day |
| es kommt darauf an, ob | it depends on whether |
| daraufhin | as a result |
| daraus (1) | out of it / them |
| daraus (2) | from it / them |
| was ist daraus geworden? | what has become of it / them? |
| macht dir nichts daraus | don' worry about it |
| darin (1) | in it / them |
| darin (2) | in that respect |
| der Unterschied liegt darin, dass… | the difference is that… |
| darüber (1) | over it / them |
| darüber (2) | about it |
| darüber sprechen | to speak about it |
| darüber (3) | more |
| dreißig Euro oder darüber | thirty Euros or more |
| darum (1) | round it / them |
| darum bitten | to ask for it |
| darum komme ich nicht | that's why I am not coming |
| ich sorge mich darum | I worry about it |
| es geht darum, zu gewinnen | the main thing is to win |
| darum geht es nicht | that is not the point |
| darum weil | because of that / because |
| darunter (1) | under it / them |
| im Stock darunter | on the floor below |
| darunter (2) | among them |
| mehrere Schüler, darunter zwei Zehnjährigeseveral pupils among them two ten year olds | |
| was verstehen Sie darunter? | what do you understand by that? |
| dasselbe | the same / the same one |
| davon(1) | from it / them |
| davon (2) | about it |
| ich weiß nichts davon | I don't know anything about it |
| davon (3) | of it / them |
| die Hälfte davon | the half of it / them |
| abgesehen davon | apart from that |
| was habe ich davon? | what is the point? |
| davor (1) | in front of it / them |
| davor (2) | beforehand |
| Angst davor haben | to be frightened of them / it |
| kurz davor sein, etwas zu tun | to be on the point of doing something |
| dazu (1) | to it / them |
| dazu (2) | in addition |
| noch dazu | in addition (to it) |
| was isst du dazu? | what are you eating with it? |
| Ich habe keine Lust dazu | I don't feel like it |
| jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun | to get somebody to do something |
| ich bin nicht dazu gekommen | I didn't get round to it |
| er ist nicht dazu bereit | he is not prepared to do it |
| dazwischen | in between / between them |
| der Unterschied dazwischen | the difference between them |
| deiner / deine / deines | yours |
| meine Uhr ist kaputt, kann ich deine haben? | My watch is broken, can I have yours? |
| deinetwegen | because of you / for your sake |
| demnächst | shortly |
| denn | because / for |
| mehr denn je | more than ever |
| wo denn? | where then? |
| was ist denn los? | so what is the matter? |
| warum denn nicht? | why ever not? |
| dennoch | nevertheless |
| derselbe | the same / the same one |
| deshalb | that is why / therefore |
| desto | the |
| je mehr, desto besser | the more the better |
| deswegen | therefore / that is why |
| deutlich | clearly |
| ich konnte ihn deutlich sehen | I could clearly see him |
| dicht | densely / tightly / closely |
| geh nicht so dicht an den Käfig | don't go so close to the cage |
| dicht bei | close by |
| dienstags | tuesdays |
| dienstlich | on business |
| dieselbe | the same / the same one |
| diesmal | this time |
| direkt | directly |
| doch | yes (when contradicting) |
| hast du keinen Hunger? - doch | aren't you hungry - yes |
| doch (2) | after all |
| sie hat ihn doch eingeladen | she invited him after all |
| sie ist doch nicht gekommen | she hasn't come after all |
| er hat doch meinen Brief bekommen? | he got my letter didn't he? |
| sie kommt doch? | she is coming, isn't she? |
| doch (3) | anyway |
| du hörst ja doch nicht auf mich | you won't listen to me anyway |
| pass doch auf! | do be careful! |
| doch (conj) | but |
| doppelt | doubly / twice |
| doppelt so viel | twice as much |
| sich doppelt anstrengen | to try twice as hard |
| dort | there |
| dort drüben | over there |
| dorther | from there |
| dorthin | there |
| geht ihr jetzt dorthin? | are you going there now? |
| ich bin dran | it is my turn |
| wer ist dran? | whose turn is it? |
| gut dran sein | to be well off |
| arm dran sein | to be in a bad way |
| spät dran sein | to be late |
| drauf un dran sein, etwas zu tun | to be on the point of doing something |
| gut drauf sein | to be in a good mood (informal) |
| draußen | outside |
| dreimal | three times |
| drin sein | to be inside |
| drinnen | inside / indoors |
| sie sind zu dritt | there are three of them |
| drittens | thirdly |
| drüben | over there |
| dummerweise | stupidly |
| durch (1) | through |
| die ganze Nacht durch | all through the night |
| den Winter durch | throughout the winter |
| durch und durch | completely |
| es war acht Uhr durch | it was gone eight (informal) |
| durchaus | absolutely |
| durcheinander | in a mess |
| mein Zimmer ist durcheinander | my room is in a mess |
| die Akten durcheinander bringen | to muddle up the files |
| Karl hat ihre Namen durcheinander gebracht | Karl got their names mixed up |
| durcheinander (2) | confused |
| bring mich nicht durcheinander | don't confuse me |
| sie haben alle durcheinander geredet | they all talked at once |
| durchschnittlich | on average |