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Erika
1. n. heath ( genus Erica).
2. Proper noun. (given name, female, varform=Erica, m=Erik, from=North Germanic languages); sometimes interpreted as a flower name
Schwarz
1. n. black (colour)
2. n. (heraldry) sable; black in heraldry
3. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames, varform=Schwartz
4. adj. black, reflecting little or no light
5. adj. (figurative) illegal
6. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
7. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)
8. adj. (of coffee) without milk
9. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points)
10. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German)
hatte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of haben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of haben
haben
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
5. v. to get (to receive)
6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
10. v. to make a fuss
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
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
Ehemalige
1. n. female equivalent of Ehemaliger: female former student/lover/officeholder/etc. (context must clarify)
Die sind immer hocherfreut, ihre früheren Lehrerinnen und Lehrer wiederzutreffen. - The former students/pupils are always overjoyed to meet their former teachers again.
2. n. plural of Ehemaliger
3. n. nominative singular of Ehemaliger
4. adj. form of ehemalig
ehemalig
1. adj. former, erstwhile
Waschküche
1. n-f. laundry (private or semi-public room where people launder their clothes, e.g. in a private house or a block of flats); scullery
durch
1. prep. by means of; by; through
Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
3. prep. through (a period of time)
Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period.
4. prep. via
5. prep. owing to; because of
6. prep. (mathematics) divided by
7. adv. during; throughout; through
den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through
8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past
Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock.
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Wand
1. n. wall, partition
2. n. vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface
3. v. first-person singular preterite of winden
4. v. third-person singular preterite of winden
getrennt
1. Participle. past participle of trennen
2. adj. separate, apart
3. adj. split
4. adv. separately
trennen
1. v. to separate, sever, part, disunite, uncouple, segregate, unjoin, disjoin
2. v. to sunder
3. v. to delink, unlink, disconnect, detach
4. v. to isolate
5. v. to separate, to go apart, to secede, to break off, to break up
sich trennen mit - to part ways with
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
dadurch
1. adv. through it, through that
2. adv. thus
Zwei
1. n-f. two (digit or figure)
Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number.
Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s.
Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice)
2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries
Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English!
3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components)
ziemlich
1. adv. pretty, quite, rather, fairly, kind of
Das Lied ist ziemlich gut. - That song is pretty good.
2. adv. pretty much, quite a bit
Er hat ziemlich rumgeschrien. - He yelled quite a bit.
Große
1. n. female equivalent of Großer: female adult; female great (person) (title)
2. adj. form of groß
groß
1. adj. big, large, large-scale
Das ist ein großes Problem. - That is a big problem.
Ich lebe in einem großen Haus. - I live in a large house.
2. adj. great, grand
3. adj. (of a person) tall
4. adj. (childish) pertaining to defecation
Ich muss groß. - I need to poo.
Räume
1. n. plural of Raum
2. v. first-person singular present of räumen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of räumen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of räumen
5. v. singular imperative of räumen
Raum
1. n. (physics) space
2. n. capacity, volume, room
3. n. room, chamber
4. n. place, area, field, room, space
5. n. room, hold (of a vessel or vehicle)
6. n. (figurative) scope, opportunity, field
7. n. Alternative form of Rahm, t=ream
gewonnen
1. Participle. past participle of gewinnen
2. adj. gained, won
3. adj. obtained, acquired
4. adj. recovered
gewinnen
1. v. to win; to be victorious
2. v. to win something; to gain
3. v. to win over; to persuade
4. v. to win or extract a resource
deren
1. pron. feminine genitive singular of der
2. pron. genitive plural of der
3. pron. (relative) whose, of which
4. pron. (demonstrative) her, their, the latter's
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
Einer
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
3. n-m. (sports) single scull
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
5. num. feminine singular of ein
6. art. feminine singular of ein
7. pron. one
8. pron. someone, somebody
9. pron. feminine singular of einer
Ihr
1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?
2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
3. pron. dative of sie
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
4. det. her (possessive)
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
6. det. their
Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
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
Küche
1. n-f. kitchen (room)
2. n-f. cuisine (cooking traditions)
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Wohnzimmer
1. n-n. living room
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
Zweite
1. n. female equivalent of Zweiter: female runner-up
2. n. plural of Zweiter
3. n. nominative singular of Zweiter
4. adj. (ordinal) second
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
Schlafzimmer
1. n-n. bedroom (bed-room), bedchamber (bed-chamber)
diente
1. v. first-person singular preterite of dienen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of dienen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of dienen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of dienen
dienen
1. v. (with dative object) to serve in public office or the military
2. v. (with dative object) to serve, to be a servant (for example butler or maid) for
3. v. (with dative object) to serve a cause
4. v. to assist, to be of assistance
5. v. to serve (as), to double (as), to act as a replacement for
Diese Kirche diente während der Invasion als Krankenhaus. - This church served as a hospital during the invasion.

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