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Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
Mama
     1. n. mum, mummy, mom, mommy
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Marmeladenbrot
sah
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of sehen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of sehen
     sehen
          1. v. to see; to have sight
                Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well.
          2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision
          3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
          4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation)
                Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?)
          5. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context)
                auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something
          6. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach)
                Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently?
          7. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see
                Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear.
                Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself.
kriegte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of kriegen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of kriegen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of kriegen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of kriegen
     kriegen
          1. v. (colloquial) to get
          2. v. (colloquial) to catch, to come down with
          3. v. (colloquial) to get (something to a desired state)
                Wirst du es heute fertig kriegen? - Will you get it ready it today?
          4. v. (colloquial) to get (with the past participle form of a verb)
                Hab ich geschenkt gekriegt. - I got it as a present.
                Ich krieg's geschenkt. - I get it for free.
          5. v. (dated, rare) to war
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Paar
     1. n. pair, couple
           Ein Paar brauner Schuhe. - A pair of brown shoes.
     2. n. twosome
     3. det. some; few; a few
ein paar
     1. det. Form of paar
hinter
     1. prep. behind, after
     2. prep. after (in pursuit of)
     3. prep. beyond (further away than)
     4. adv. (colloquial regional parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby
           Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach. - I'm going over to check.
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     der
          1. art. the
          2. art. feminine singular of der
          3. art. genitive plural of der
          4. pron. who; that; which
                Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
          5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
                Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
          7. pron. (indicative) him, he
                Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
          8. pron. (differential) the one, him
                Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
          9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Löffel
     1. n-m. spoon
     2. n-m. hare's ear
     3. v. first-person singular present of löffeln
     4. v. singular imperative of löffeln
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