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das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
kaputte
     1. adj. form of kaputt
     kaputt
          1. adj. (slightly informal) destroyed, broken, out of order
          2. adj. (colloquial) tired, exhausted
Rad
     1. n. wheel
     2. n. (gymnastics) cartwheel
     3. n. (clipping of Fahrrad); bicycle
     4. n. (physics) rad (non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
läßt
     1. v. Alternative spelling of lässt; second-person singular present of lassen
     2. v. Alternative spelling of lässt; third-person singular present of lassen
     lassen
          1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
                lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope
          2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
                Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
                Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut?
          3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
                Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey.
          4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
          5. v. to cease; to desist
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)
Liegen
     1. n. plural of Liege
     2. v. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
     3. v.          (Swiss) to lie down
     4. v. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen)
     5. v. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
     6. v. to be, to stand (of indices, measurements)
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