| baff sein | flabbergast |
| böse sein | resent |
| da sein | be there |
| faul sein | slack |
| an sein | be on burn switch on |
| mag sein | maybe |
| Gaffen | rubbernecking |
| gaffen | gape |
| Gafferin | rubberneck |
| Kafferin | nigger |
| Paffen | puffery |
| paffen | puff |
| Waffen | weaponry |
| blaffen | snap bark |
| Äffin | ape |
| affin | affine |
| raffen | snatch up heap gather up cotton on |
| Äffchen | little monkey |
| äffen | mislead delude fool imitate mimic ape |
| dran sein | go |