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Es dauert schon eine Weile, bis sich die Menschenmenge nach einem Fußballspiel auflöst.

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Es
     n. (music) E-flat
     n. (psychoanalysis) id
     pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
     pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
     art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
dauert
     v. third-person singular present of dauern
     v. second-person plural present of dauern
     v. plural imperative of dauern
     dauern
          v. to last, to continue, to persist (for a period of time)
          v. to last, to be permanent
          v. (impersonal, with bis) to take time, to take a while (for, until)
schon
     adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
     adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event)
     adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions
     adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed
     adv. really (as an intensifier)
     v. singular imperative of schonen
     v. colloquial of
     schonen
          v. to spare (not harm)
          v. to rest, to avoid overexertion
eine
     num. feminine singular of ein
     art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     pron. feminine singular of einer
     pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     pron. singular of einer
Weile
     n-f. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
bis
     conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
     conj. (coordinating) to
     prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through
     prep. (temporal) by
     prep. (local) to; all the way to
sich
     pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
die
     art. feminine singular of der
     art. plural of der
     pron. feminine singular of der
     pron. plural of der
     pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
     pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
     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
Menschenmenge
     n-f. crowd, throng (of people)
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)
     prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
     post. according to
     adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
einem
     num. dative singular of ein
     art. dative singular of ein: a, an
     pron. dative singular of einer
Fußballspiel
     n. football, soccer
     n. football match, soccer game
auflöst
     v. second-person singular present of auflösen
     v. third-person singular present of auflösen
     v. second-person plural present of auflösen




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