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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)
Habe
     1. n. belongings, possession
     2. v. first-person singular present of haben
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben
     5. v. singular imperative 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.
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
schweren
     1. v. (obsolete) to be difficult
     2. v. (obsolete) to make difficult
     3. adj. form of schwer
     schwer
          1. adj. heavy, weighty
          2. adj. difficult, hard
                eine schwere Aufgabe - a difficult task
          3. adj. serious
          4. adj. (of food) indigestible
Unglück
     1. n. unhappiness; sorrow
     2. n. bad luck; misfortune
     3. n. accident, calamity, catastrophe
Gestern
     1. n. yesterday (the recent past)
     2. adv. yesterday
gehört
     1. Participle. past participle of hören
     2. Participle. past participle of gehören
     3. v. third-person singular present of gehören
     4. v. second-person plural present of gehören
     5. v. plural imperative of gehören
     hören
          1. v. to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
          2. v. to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention)
          3. v. to attend, to go to, to sit in on
          4. v. to get, to receive
          5. v. to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction)
                Du musst auf deine Eltern hören. - You have to listen to your parents.
          6. v. to hear (to receive information; to come to learn)
          7. v. to hear (to be contacted (by))
     h
          1. n. (common, not restricted to scientific usage) hour
                15:30 h - footer=(read out as: fünfzehn Uhr dreißig, or halb vier)
     gehören
          1. v. (with dative) to belong to, be the property of
                Das Buch gehört mir. - The book belongs to me.
                Ihm gehört das ganze Land. - The whole country belongs to him; he owns the whole country.
          2. v. to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of (with zu)
                Es gehört sehr viel Selbstvertrauen dazu um so etwas zu tun. - To do something like this needs a lot of self-confidence.
                Zu einem Feuerwehrmann gehört Mut und Tapferkeit. - Being a fireman requires bravery and courage.
          3. v. to belong to, be a part of (with zu)
                Sachsen gehört zu Deutschland. - Saxony belongs to Germany.
                Verbrennungen gehören zu den häufigen Unfällen im Haushalt. - Burns are among the commonest accidents in the home.
          4. v. to be proper
                Wie es sich gehört. - As is right and proper.
                Das gehört sich nicht. - That's just not done.
          5. v. ought to be (with the past participle form of the verb)
                Jemand, der so etwas tut, gehört verhaftet! - Anyone who does such a thing ought to be arrested!
                Kinder gehören um diese Zeit ins Bett. - Children belong in bed at this time.
                Ihm gehört sofort eine verpasst. - He should be instantly slapped.
                Er gehört auch hin und wieder geschlagen. - He needs a good beating every now and again.
     geh
          1. v. singular imperative of gehen
     gehen
          1. v. to go, to walk
                Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
                Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
                Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
          2. v. to leave
                Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
          3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
                Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
          4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
                Es geht. - It’s all right.
          5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
                Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
                Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
          6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
                Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
          7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
                Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
                Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
          8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
                Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
          9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
                Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
          10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
                Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
          11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
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