Usages of das Wörterbuch
Das Wörterbuch liegt offen auf dem Tisch; ich schlage neue Wörter nach.
The dictionary is open on the table; I look up new words.
Wenn ich etwas nicht verstehe, schlage ich es umgehend im Wörterbuch nach.
If I don’t understand something, I immediately look it up in the dictionary.
Der Bibliotheksausweis liegt neben dem Wörterbuch; könnten Sie ihn mir bitte kurz bringen?
The library card is lying next to the dictionary; could you please bring it to me briefly?
Ohne Bibliotheksausweis darf man das Wörterbuch nicht mitnehmen.
Without a library card you are not allowed to take the dictionary with you.
Der Genitiv klingt für mich formeller, doch im Wörterbuch sehe ich ihn oft.
The genitive sounds more formal to me, but I see it often in the dictionary.
Das Wörterbuch liegt griffbereit neben dem Laptop, falls ich ein Wort schnell nachschlagen muss.
The dictionary is within reach next to the laptop in case I need to look up a word quickly.
Ich lege den Merkzettel neben das Wörterbuch, damit ich ihn nicht vergesse.
I put the note next to the dictionary so that I do not forget it.
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