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Das Leben beginnt mit der Geburt und endet mit dem Tod.

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das
     art. singular of der: the
     pron. singular of der
     pron.          (relative) who, that, which
     pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
     pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
     der
          art. the
          art. feminine singular of der
          art. genitive plural of der
          pron. who; that; which
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          pron. (attributive, stressed) that
          pron. (indicative) him, he
          pron. (differential) the one, him
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Leben
     n-n. (gerund of leben): living
     n-n. life; being alive
     n-n.          (biology) a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaption and replication
     n-n.          (biology) the entirety of those who are in this state
     n-n.          the time period in which one is in this state; the time between birth and death
     n-n.          (religion, philosophy) a state of being in touch or in line with certain metaphysical forces and principles by which biological life is governed
     n-n. life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not)
     n-n. biography; life; life story (an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual)
     n-n. (usually) existence; life (a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standing)
     n-n. (usually) life; precious or beloved thing that someone considers fundamental to their existence
     n-n. (video games) a measure of successful play
     n-n.          life; numbers of times a game can be played
     n-n.          health; hit points
     n-n. (youth slang) used as the object of certain verbs, often ones that are per se intransitive, for emphasis
beginnt
     v. third-person singular present of beginnen
     v. second-person plural present of beginnen
     v. plural imperative of beginnen
     beginnen
          v. to begin; to commence; to be started
          v. (chiefly literary, transitive or with mit) to start something; to begin something
mit
     prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
     prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
     prep. with (as an accessory to)
     prep. with (having)
     prep. at (with the age of)
     prep. with, including, with ... included
     adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
     adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
der
     art. the
     art. feminine singular of der
     art. genitive plural of der
     pron. who; that; which
     pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
     pron. (attributive, stressed) that
     pron. (indicative) him, he
     pron. (differential) the one, him
     pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Geburt
     n-f. birth
und
     conj. (co-ordinating) and
     conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
     interj. so?, now?, and?
endet
     v. third-person singular present of enden
     v. second-person plural present of enden
     v. second-person plural subjunctive of enden
     v. plural imperative of enden
     enden
          v. to end
mit
     prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
     prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
     prep. with (as an accessory to)
     prep. with (having)
     prep. at (with the age of)
     prep. with, including, with ... included
     adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
     adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
dem
     art. dative singular of der: the
     pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Tod
     n. death




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