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woher
     1. adv. where from, whence
           Woher kommt ihr? (informal, plural) - Where do you come from?
     2. adv. how ((not the general meaning of "in which way", but meaning "from which source" or "from where" exactly))
           Woher soll ich das wissen? - How should I know?
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)
plötzlich
     1. adj. sudden
     2. adj. abrupt
     3. adj. brusque
     4. adv. suddenly
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Mut
     1. n. courage; bravery
           Hab Mut! - Have courage!
     2. n. (now chiefly in compounds or with adjective) mood; emotional state
nahm
     1. v. preterite of nehmen, to take.
     nehmen
          1. v. to take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
                Wer hat meinen Hut genommen? - Who took my hat?
          2. v. (ditransitive) to take from
                Die Niederlage nahm der Mannschaft den Mut. - The team's defeat robbed them of their courage.
          3. v. to hold (in one's hands), to grasp
                Hier, nimm meine Hand. - Here, take my hand.
          4. v. to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally)
                Die Polizei nimmt die Angriffe ernst. - The police are taking the attacks seriously.
                Ich nehme diese Bemerkung übel. - I resent (take as offensive) that remark.
                Das ist eine Redewendung, also sollte man sie nicht wörtlich nehmen. - That's a figure of speech so you shouldn't take it literally.
          5. v. to capture, to arrest
                Die Verbrecher wurden in Gewahrsam genommen. - The criminals were taken into custody.
          6. v. to ingest (e.g. a pill)
                Nimm etwas Aspirin, wenn du Kopfschmerzen hast. - Take some aspirin if you have a headache.
          7. v. to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position)
                Meine Damen und Herren, bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze. - Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
          8. v. to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose)
                Du solltest dir etwas Zeit nehmen, um dich zu entspannen. - You should take some time to relax.
          9. v. To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
                Abschied nehmen - to say goodbye, lit=to take farewell
                Abstand nehmen - to refrain, lit=to take distance
                seinen Anfang nehmen - to begin, lit=to take its beginning
                Anstoß nehmen - to take offense
                ein Beispiel nehmen - to follow an example, lit=to take an example
                Einfluss nehmen - to exert influence, lit=to take influence
                ein Ende nehmen - to come to an end, lit=to take an end
                seinen Lauf nehmen - to run its course, lit=to take its run
                das Leben nehmen - to kill, lit=to take the life
                Maß nehmen - to take a measurement
                Notiz nehmen - to take notice
                Rücksicht nehmen - to consider, lit=to take consideration
                Stellung nehmen - to comment, lit=to take position
                einen Verlauf nehmen - to follow a course, lit=to take a course
                sich Zeit nehmen - to allow sufficient time, lit=to take oneself time
          10. v. to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state)
                Nimm dich in Acht! - Take care!
          11. v. to seize, to capture
          12. v. to receive, to accept
          13. v. to foul
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?
Laut
     1. n. sound
     2. n. noise
     3. adj. loud, noisy
     4. prep. according to
     5. v. also Early New High German;rare after that period;now archaic of rare after that period; Alternative form of lautet
schreiend
     1. Participle. present participle of schreien
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
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
Treppe
     1. n-f. stairs
zu
     1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
           zum Bahnhof - to the train station
     2. prep. with respect to; regarding
           Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
     3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
           Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
     4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
           zu Hause - at home
     5. prep. at (indicates time)
           zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
           zu Beginn - at the beginning
     6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
           zu Pferd - on horseback
     7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
           etwas zu essen - something to eat
     14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
           zu schnell - too fast
     15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
           Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
     16. adv. towards; at
     17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
           Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
           Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
           Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
     20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     21. adj. done up (fastened)
     22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
rannte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of rennen ("I ran")
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of rennen ("he ran")
     rennen
          1. v. to run; to race; to sprint (said of competing sportsmen, animals etc.) (+aux, sein)
                So schnell wie Mike rennt niemand in der Klasse. - In this class, nobody runs as fast as Mike.
                Der Gepard ist das Säugetier, welches am schnellsten rennen kann. - The cheetah is the mammal which can run the fastest.
          2. v. to run over (someone) (+aux, haben)
                jemanden zu Boden rennen - to run someone to the ground
wußte
     1. v. Superseded spelling of wusste
     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)
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)
Selbst
     1. n. (psychology) the self
     2. part. personally, by oneself
           Du hast es selbst zugegeben. - You yourself admitted it.
           Der Mann selbst hat uns es gesagt. - The man himself (personally) told us.
     3. adv. even
           Selbst du hast es zugegeben. - Even you admitted it.
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?
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