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Soll
     1. n. debit
     2. n. kettle lake
     3. v. first-person singular present of sollen
     4. v. third-person singular present 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
meine
     1. pron. feminine singular of meiner
     2. pron. plural of meiner
     3. det. feminine singular of mein
     4. det. plural of mein
     5. v. first-person singular present of meinen
     6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     8. v. singular imperative of meinen
     mein
          1. det. (possessive) my
     meinen
          1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
                Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
          2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
                Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
          3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
                Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
          4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
                Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
                Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
          5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
                Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
          6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
          7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Schwiegermutter
     1. n. mother-in-law
erst
     1. adv. first, at first
     2. adv. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
           Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt. - She is only 28 years old.
           Es ist erst halb zehn. - It is only half past nine.
     3. adv. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
           Ich bin erst nächsten Monat in Urlaub. - I'm not on vacation until next month.
           Mein Bruder kommt erst in drei Wochen an. - My brother's not arriving for three weeks.
     4. adv. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
           Er ist erst gestern gegangen. - He left only yesterday.
           Er ist erst seit zwei Tagen da. - He has only been here for two days.
     5. adv. short for, erstmal
           Es ist kalt im Süden. Und im Norden erst! - It is cold in the South. And especially in the North.
     6. adv. Switzerland synonym of zumal
einmal
     1. adv. once, one time (one and only one time)
           Ich werde das nur einmal sagen. - I'm only going to say it once.
     2. adv. once (formerly; during some period in the past)
           Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
     3. adv. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
     4. adv. first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)
Ihre
     1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
           Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
           Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
     3. det. feminine singular of ihr
     4. det. plural of ihr
     5. det.          her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
Gedanken
     1. n. plural of Gedanke
     2. n. accusative singular of Gedanke
     3. n. dative singular of Gedanke
     Gedanke
          1. n. thought
          2. n. idea, plan
          3. n. concept
sortieren
     1. v. to sort
sonst
     1. adv. otherwise (under different circumstances)
           Beeil dich, sonst kommen wir zu spät. - Hurry up, otherwise we'll be late.
     2. adv. normally, usually (as opposed to a particular case)
           Ich trinke sonst nicht so viel. - I don't normally drink so much.
     3. adv. (often with noch) else
           Sonst noch etwas? - Anything else?
           Was soll es sonst sein? - What else would it be?
     4. adv. (colloquial) so; then; (consecutive, but directed against an explicit or implicit alternative)
           Wenn wir jetzt losgehen, sind wir eh zu spät. Sonst lass uns morgen noch mal wiederkommen. - If we go there now, we’ll be late anyway. So let’s not do that but instead let’s come back again tom
           Wir gehen grad in die Stadt. Also, wenn du Lust hast... sonst komm doch mit! - We’re headed for the city. So, if you’re interested... maybe you’re not, but if you are then come along!
Weiß
     1. n. white, whiteness
     2. n. powder, face powder
     3. n. (slang) cocaine
     4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames
     5. adj. white
     6. v. first-person singular present of wissen
           ich - Ich weiß das bereits.
           ich - Ich weiß nicht.
     7. v. third-person singular present of wissen
           er - Er weiß das bereits.
           er - Er weiß nicht.
     wissen
          1. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact)
                Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are.
                von etwas wissen - to know about something
          2. v. to remember (with noch)
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)
noch
     1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
           Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
           Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
     2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
           Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
           Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
     3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
           Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
           Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
           Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
           Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
     4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
           Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
     5. adv. (with comparative) even
           Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
     6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
           Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
           Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
gar
     1. adj. cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption)
     2. adj. (of a metal) refined
     3. adv. (negative polarity) at all; even
           Sie hat gar kein Geld. - She has no money at all.
           Er ist gar nicht gekommen. - He didn't even show up. / He didn't show up at all.
     4. adv. (chiefly formal, or literary) even; expressing a climax
           Ist er ein Dieb? Ein Räuber? Oder gar ein Mörder? - Is he a thief? A robber? Or even a murderer?
     5. adv. (chiefly formal, or literary, with zu) all
           Wenn er gar zu frech wird, geben Sie ihm eine kräftige Ohrfeige. - If he becomes all too impertinent, give him a sturdy slap.
     6. adv. (Austria, Switzerland, otherwise archaic, poetic) very; quite; really
           Das war gar frech von dir! - That was quite impertinent of you!
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
gar nicht
     1. adv. not at all
     2. adv. not one bit
     3. adv. no way
     4. adv. never
     5. adv. in no manner
ob
     1. conj. (qual, subordinating) Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether.
           ob ... oder - if ... or
           Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist. - I don't know if she's sick
           Hast du sie gefragt, ob sie kommt? - Did you ask her if she's coming?
           Ob das wirklich wahr ist? - Is it really true?
     2. conj. (conditional, obsolete, except in als ob) if, in case
     3. prep. (formal, literary, + genitive; rare with dative) on account of
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)
diesen
     1. pron. masculine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
           Ich will diesen Apfel - I want this apple.
     2. pron. dative plural of dieser; "these"
           Ich half diesen Tieren - I helped these animals.
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Hof
     1. n. yard, court, courtyard (open area by a house or enclosed by houses)
           Der Hof hinter unserm Haus ist mit Schiefer gepflastert. - The yard behind our house is paved with slate.
     2. n. court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
           Am Hof des Königs gab es ständige Intrigen. - There were constant intrigues at the king's court.
     3. n. farmyard (central area of a farm, excluding the fields)
           Das Essen wird den Arbeitern ins Feld gebracht, damit sie erst abends auf den Hof zurückkommen müssen. - The workers are served food in the fields, so that they needn’t come back to the farmyar
     4. n. (by extension) farm, agricultural enterprise
           Wenn mein Sohn den Hof nicht übernimmt, muss ich verkaufen. - If my son doesn’t take over the farm, I’ll have to sell it.
überhaupt
     1. adv. overall, in general
     2. adv. at all; anyway
           Hört Ihr mir überhaupt zu? - Are you listening to me at all?
     3. adv. actually
     4. adv. even
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.
will
     1. v. first-person singular present of wollen
     2. v. third-person singular present of wollen
     wollen
          1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
          2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
                Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
                Ich will gehen. - I want to go.
          4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
                Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you.
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