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Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
zeigte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of zeigen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of zeigen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of zeigen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of zeigen
     zeigen
          1. v. to show, make see
          2. v.          (with auf) to point at
                        Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people!
          3. v.          to exhibit, allow to see
                        Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection!
          4. v.          to display, manifest
                        Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
          5. v.          to demonstrate, explain by doing
                        Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done?
          6. v.          to go to show, demonstrate, prove
                        Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
          7. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
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
zeigen auf
     1. v. first-person plural present of aufzeigen
     2. v. third-person plural present of aufzeigen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of aufzeigen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of aufzeigen
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
Stelle
     1. n-f. place, stead, location, position, lieu
     2. n-f. position (as a job), employment
     3. n-f. digit, decimal place
     4. v. first-person singular present of stellen
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stellen
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stellen
     7. v. singular imperative of stellen
wo
     1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place)
           Wo bist du? - Where are you?
     2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
           Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold.
     3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time)
           Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other.
     4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)
           Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer.
     5. conj. (colloquial) when
           Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face.
     6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that
           Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that.
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
Reifen
     1. n-m. tyre; tire
     2. n-m. hoop
     3. n. dative plural of Reif
     4. n. (gerund of reifen): ripening, maturation
     5. v. to ripen, to mature
     6. v. to frost
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.)
Loch
     1. n. hole; perforation
     2. n. hole in the ground; pit
     3. n. gap; bare spot
     4. n. (dentistry) cavity
     5. n. dungeon; underground prison
     6. n. (colloquial) prison; jail / gaol
     7. n. (colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
     8. n. (colloquial) boring small town or village
     9. n. loch, lough (a lake or bay in Scotland or Ireland)
hat
     1. v. third-person singular present 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.
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