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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)
faltete
1. v. first-person singular preterite of falten
2. v. third-person singular preterite of falten
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of falten
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of falten
falten
1. v. to fold
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
Karte
1. n-f. card
2. n-f. map, chart
3. n-f. (short for, Speisekarte): menu
4. n-f. ticket
5. n-f. (differential geometry) coordinate chart
wieder
1. adv. Indicates that the action taking place has happened before. again
Siehst du, jetzt hast du’s schon wieder gesagt! - See, now you’ve said it again!
2. adv. Indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position. back
Schalte das Licht wieder aus. - Turn the light back off.
zusammen
1. adv. together, jointly
Zusammen bilden wir ein gutes Team. - Together we make a good team.
setzte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of setzen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of setzen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of setzen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of setzen
setzen
1. v. to set; to put
2. v. to sit down
sich zur Ruhe setzen - to retire
3. v. to settle
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Wagen
1. n. a wheeled vehicle for transporting anything
2. n. a car, an automobile, a vehicle
3. n. a railroad car
4. n. a wagon, a cart (drawn by a person, by horses, by oxen, etc)
5. n. (astronomy) Dipper: either the Großer Wagen or Kleiner Wagen
6. n. gerund of wagen
7. v. to dare (to do something)
8. v. to venture (go despite any danger)
9. v. to risk, jeopardize
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
startete
1. v. first-person singular preterite of starten
2. v. third-person singular preterite of starten
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of starten
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of starten
starten
1. v. to start (race car, airplane, etc.) (+aux, sein)
Die Maschine ist pünktlich gestartet. - The plane started on time.
2. v. to start something (+aux, haben)
Ich habe den Computer gestartet. - I've started the computer.
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Motor
1. n. engine (mechanical device)

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