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Falls
1. n. genitive singular of Fall
2. conj. (conditional, somewhat, formal) if, in the event that
Falls es anfängt zu regnen, müssen wir das Fenster zumachen. - If it starts raining, we need to close the window.
3. conj. (chiefly colloquial) in case, in order to be; prepared if
Lass uns das Fenster zumachen, falls es anfängt zu regnen. - Let's close the window, in case it starts raining.
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
Geistliche
1. n. female equivalent of Geistlicher: female priest, clergywoman, female clergyperson, female cleric
2. n. plural of Geistlicher
3. n. nominative singular of Geistlicher
4. adj. form of geistlich
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Herbergsvater
1. n. (dated) (male) hostel warden
spielt
1. v. third-person singular present of spielen
spielen
1. v. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
Die Kinder spielen draußen. - The children are playing outside.
Die Katze spielt mit einer Schnur. - The cat is playing with a string.
2. v. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)
Karten spielen - to play cards
3. v. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)
4. v. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.)
5. v. to play, to perform on (a musical instrument)
6. v. to act like, to behave like
den Narren spielen - to play the fool
7. v. to take place , to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction)
Das Spiel spielt in einer postapokalyptischen Zukunft. - The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future.
sollte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sollen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of sollen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sollen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sollen
sollen
1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
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)
Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
solcher
1. pron. masculine nominative singular of solch
2. pron. feminine singular of solch
3. pron. genitive plural of solch
solch
1. pron. (demonstrative) such
Ich habe aber solchen Hunger! - I am so hungry!
die Idee als solche - the idea as such
Ein solcher ist mir unbekannt. - Such a one is unknown to me.
einen
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
4. pron. singular of einer
5. pron. plural of einer
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Weißen
1. n. singular of Weißer
2. n. dative plural of Weißer
3. n. singular of Weißer
4. n. plural of Weißer
5. n. dative plural of Weiße
6. n. singular of Weiße
7. n. plural of Weiße
8. n. gerund of weißen
9. n. obsolete form of Weizen
10. v. to whiten
11. adj. form of weiß
Schal
1. n. scarf
2. n. (less common) shawl
3. adj. stale (of food and drink: having lost its taste through age, oxidation, etc.)
schales Bier - stale beer
4. adj. (figurative) dull, flat, insipid
wie
1. adv. how
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
2. conj. like
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
3. conj. as
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Stola
1. n. a loose scarf, wrap, worn on top of other clothes
2. n. (Catholicism) stole, tippet
über
1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
4. prep. (accusative) across
Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
6. prep. (accusative) about
Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
7. prep. around, among
8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
9. prep. beyond
Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
über und über - over and over
13. post. (following accusative) throughout
Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
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
Amtstracht
Tragen
1. n. gerund of tragen
2. n. plural of Trage
3. v. to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to wear (clothing)
Vorsicht, er trägt eine Waffe! - Careful, he's carrying a weapon!
4. v. to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
Ärzte tragen eine große Verantwortung für ihr Handeln. - Doctors carry a great responsibility for their actions.
Er trägt Schuld an dem Unfall. - He's to blame (lit. He bears blame) for the accident.
5. v. to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
Ohne Versicherung müssen Sie die Kosten leider selbst tragen. - Unfortunately, without insurance you must bear the cost yourself.
6. v. to produce, to bear, to yield
Die Bäume tragen im Herbst Früchte. - The trees bear fruit in the fall.
Investitionen in die Kultur tragen Früchte in Form von Nationalstolz. - Investments in culture bear fruit in the form of national pride.
7. v. to wear (clothing, jewelry)
Ich trage einen blauen Anzug und eine rote Krawatte. - I'm wearing a blue suit and a red tie.
8. v. to support, to maintain
9. v. to pay for itself

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