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kann
     1. v. first-person singular present of können
     2. v. third-person singular present of können
     können
          1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          2. v.          (auxiliary)
                        Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                        Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                        Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                        Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          3. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                        Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                        Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
          4. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                        Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                        Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                        Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
          5. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                        Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
          6. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                        Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                        Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
          7. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                        
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)
Mal
     1. n. time (as in the first time; many times)
     2. n. occasion, case, occurrence
     3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
     4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
     5. n. (ball games) base
     6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
           sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two
     7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information.
           Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime.
           Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall.
     8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request.
           Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please?
           Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire?
           Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt.
     9. v. singular imperative of malen
     10. v. colloquial of
     malen
          1. v. to paint (do paintwork)
          2. v. to paint (create a painting)
          3. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)
Bitte
     1. n-f. request, plea
     2. adv. please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)
     3. interj. you're welcome (acknowledgement of thanks)
     4. interj. excuse me, sorry (request to repeat information)
     5. interj. here you are (when handing something over to someone)
     6. interj. (sarcastic) OK then, well then, all right (indication of mock acquiescence to someone's apparent demanding attitude)
     7. v. first-person singular present of bitten
     8. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bitten
     9. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bitten
     10. v. singular imperative of bitten
     bitten
          1. v. to ask, to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)
                Wir lieben euch–Entschuldigt–Wir bitten um Verzeihung–Vielen Dank - We love you. We are sorry. We plead for your pardon. Many thanks.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Bohrer
     1. n-m. agent noun of bohren
     2. n-m.          drill (tool)
Haben
     1. n-n. credit
     2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
           Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
     3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
     4. 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.
     5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
     6. v. to get (to receive)
     7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
     8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
     9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
           Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
     10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
           Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
     11. v. to make a fuss
           Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
     12. 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.
     13. 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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