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Der Fluss verläuft von Süden nach Norden.Translation
The river runs from south to north.Analysis
| der |
| art. the; definite article for several declensions: |
| art. Nominative singular masculine |
| art. Genitive singular feminine |
| art. Dative singular feminine |
| art. Genitive plural for all genders. |
| pron. who; that; which |
| pron. (attributive, stressed) that |
| pron. (indicative) him, he |
| pron. (differential) the one, him |
| Fluss |
| n-m. river |
| n-m. flow |
| verläuft |
| v. third-person singular present indicative of verlaufen |
| verlaufen |
| v. (reflexive) to get lost, stray |
| v. (reflexive, of a, crowd) to disperse, scatter |
| v. (intransitive) to run (extend in a specific direction) |
| v. (intransitive) to go, proceed (well, poorly, etc.) |
| von |
| prep. from |
| prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) |
| prep. by (with passive voice) |
| prep. about, of (a topic) |
| prep. on, with (a resource) |
| Süden |
| n-m. south (direction) |
| n-m. south (region) |
| nach |
| prep. after, past (later in time) |
| prep. after, behind (in sequence) |
| prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) |
| prep. according to; guided by |
| prep. by the authority of; following |
| prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) |
| post. according to |
| prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) |
| adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to |
| post. according to |
| adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to |
| Norden |
| n-m. north (direction) |
| n-m. north (region) |
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