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auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Teich
     1. n. pond (natural or man-made)
     2. n. (colloquial) ellipsis of großer Teich, (Atlantic Ocean)
Schwimmen
     1. n. (gerund of schwimmen); swim, the act of swimming
     2. v. to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water) (+aux, sein)
     3. v. to swim (i, for pleasure, as a sport, etc.) +aux, sein, haben
     4. v. to swim (a certain distance) (+aux, haben, sein)
     5. v. to transport by floating (+aux, haben)
     6. v. to float, to be floating (+aux, haben, sein, q2=more rarely)
     7. v. to float (somewhere), to move (somewhere) by floating (+aux, sein)
     8. v. to be doused or covered in liquid (+aux, haben)
     9. v. to be swimming in (money, etc.) (+aux, haben)
     10. v. to be moving in a blurry or indistinct fashion, to swim (in someone's vision) (+aux, sein)
     11. v. to lose control (of a situation) (+aux, haben)
Enten
     1. n. plural of Ente
     Ente
          1. n-f. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
          2. n-f. (especially) mallard; the commonest duck species in the area, thought of as the duck per se
          3. n-f. (informal) Citroën 2CV
          4. n-f. (medicine) urinal (vessel for holding urine)
          5. n-f. (journalism) canard (false or misleading report)
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