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Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht.

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das
     art. singular of der: the
     pron. singular of der
     pron.          (relative) who, that, which
     pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
     pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
     der
          art. the
          art. feminine singular of der
          art. genitive plural of der
          pron. who; that; which
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          pron. (attributive, stressed) that
          pron. (indicative) him, he
          pron. (differential) the one, him
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Essen
     n-n. (gerund of essen); eating
     n-n. meal
     n-n. food
     n-n. groceries
     n. plural of Esse
     Esse
          n-f. (dialectal) chimney-hood over a stove
          n. existence
bekommt
     v. third-person singular present of bekommen
     v. second-person plural present of bekommen
     v. plural imperative of bekommen
     bekommen
          v. to receive; to get (+aux, haben)
          v. to catch (+aux, haben)
          v. (with dative object) to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) i, of food or drink +aux, sein
          v. to get (with the past participle form of a verb) (+aux, haben)
ihm
     pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
     pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).
nicht
     adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
     interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?




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