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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?
daß
     1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass
So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
viele
     1. adj. form of viel
     viel
          1. pron. much, a lot
                Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened.
          2. det. much, many
                Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money.
          3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele
          4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi
          5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr
          6. adv. much, a lot
                Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot.
Kinder
     1. en:children
     2. n. plural of Kind
     Kind
          1. n. kid; child (young person)
          2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
                Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family.
                Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents.
nie
     1. adv. never, never at all (referring to an indefinite period of time)
           Das ist nie passiert! - That has never happened!
           Wir werden die Wahrheit wohl nie erfahren. - We'll probably never know the truth.
     2. adv. never, not once (referring to a defined period of time; see usage notes below)
           Er hat sich in zwei Wochen nie die Haare gewaschen. - He never washed his hair for two weeks.
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Spielzeug
     1. n. toy
     2. n. toys
hatten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of haben
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of haben
     haben
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
                Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
          2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
          3. 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.
          4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
          5. v. to get (to receive)
          6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
          7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
          8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
                Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
          9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
                Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
          10. v. to make a fuss
                Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
          11. 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.
          12. 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.
sondern
     1. conj. (coordinating, with a negative in the preceding clause) rather, but (instead).
     2. interj. so?, then what?, so you tell me!
           Naja, ganz so ist es ja auch nicht! — Sondern? - Well, it’s not quite like that! — Then what?
     3. v. to separate, to sunder
nur
     1. adv. only, just, merely, simply
           Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
           Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
     2. adv. ever; at all
           Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can.
     3. adv. however, though
           Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however.
     4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
           Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.
Hammer
     1. n. hammer, mallet
           Er schlug sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen. - He hit his thumb with the hammer.
     2. n. (informal) sensation, something extraordinary (be it positive or negative)
           Die Entlassung des Ministers war ein Hammer. - The minister's dismissal was a sensation.
           Ihr seid der Hammer! - You all are awesome!
     3. n. (sports) a hard shot, slam
           Der Torwart parierte einen Hammer von der Strafraumgrenze. - The keeper saved a hard shot from the 18-yard line.
     4. v. (colloquial regional)contraction of haben wir
           Da hammer jetz' keine Zeit für. - We don't have time for that now.
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?
Hacke
     1. n-f. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) heel (of the foot or shoe)
     2. n-f. hoe
     3. adj. (colloquial) ellipsis of hackedicht, (extremely drunk)
           Ich bin so hacke, Mann! - I’m so wasted, man!
     4. v. first-person singular present of hacken
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of hacken
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of hacken
     7. v. singular imperative of hacken
kannten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of kennen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of kennen
     kennen
          1. v. to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
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