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Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen, geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück.

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Ich
     n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     n. self, me, him, etc.
     pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
brauche
     v. first-person singular present of brauchen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of brauchen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of brauchen
     v. singular imperative of brauchen
     brauchen
          v. to need, to be in need of, to require
          v. to need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur)
noch
     adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
     adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
     adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
     adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
     adv. (with comparative) even
     conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
Glühbirnen
     n. plural of Glühbirne
     Glühbirne
          n-f. light bulb (lamp consisting of a glass bulb with a heated filament, or similar lighting article)
geben
     v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership)
     v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach
     v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist
     v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign)
     v. to present; to put
     v. to result in
Sie
     pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
mir
     pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
     pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
bitte
     adv. please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)
     interj. you're welcome (acknowledgement of thanks)
     interj. excuse me, sorry (request to repeat information)
     interj. here you are (when handing something over to someone)
     interj. (sarcastic) OK then, well then, all right (indication of mock acquiescence to someone's apparent demanding attitude)
     v. first-person singular present of bitten
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of bitten
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of bitten
     v. singular imperative of bitten
     bitten
          v. to ask, to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)
drei
     num. (cardinal) three (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 3; or describing a set with three elements)
Stück
     n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English)
     n. (invariant) head (a single animal)
     n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass)
     n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films)
     n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female
     n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun)




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