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Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
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
Tür
1. n-f. door (rigid plane on a hinge)
Die Tür ist aus Eichenholz. - The door is made of oak wood.
Kannst du bitte die Tür zumachen?! - Can you please shut the door?!
Hast du schon an die Tür geklopft? - Have you knocked on the door yet?
Plötzlich klopfte es an der (also: die) Tür. - Suddenly someone knocked at the door.
2. n-f. door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a plane)
Er stand in der Tür. - He was standing in the doorway.
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
hinter
1. prep. behind, after
2. prep. after (in pursuit of)
3. prep. beyond (further away than)
4. adv. (colloquial regional parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby
Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach. - I'm going over to check.
Dir
1. pron. alternative case form of dir
2. pron. personal dative of du; you, to you.
3. pron. dative of du; yourself, to yourself.
Schloß
1. n. Superseded spelling of Schloss
2. v. Alternative form of schloss
schließen
1. v. to shut; to close; to shut down
Das Geschäft schließt um 18.00 Uhr. - The store will close at 6 p.m.
2. v. to lock
3. v. to conclude; to end; to close
4. v. to come to (an agreement); to enter into (a relationship); to reach (a settlement)
5. v. to gather; to conclude; to come to realize
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?
Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
allein
1. adj. (only predicative) alone
Er ist ganz allein. - He is all alone.
2. adv. alone
Er schrieb das Buch allein. - He wrote the book alone.
Allein im Jahr 2012 starben 500 Menschen an der Krankheit. - In 2012 alone, 500 people died from the illness.
3. adv. (formal, literary) only
Allein ein Wunder kann uns noch helfen. - Only a miracle can help us now.
blieb
1. v. first-person singular preterite of bleiben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of bleiben
bleiben
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to remain (to continue to be)
Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie. - He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life.
2. v. to keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below)
Ich bleibe noch ein bisschen liegen. - I'll keep lying here for a bit.
3. v. to stay; to remain in a place
Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch. - Feel free to leave, but I'm staying some more.
4. v. to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness
Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit über einer Stunde da. - Where are you? We arrived more than an hour ago.
5. v. to be left for someone
Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist? - What does he have left now that his wife is dead? (literally: What is left for him...)
6. v. to stick with; to stay with
Ich hab’s ihm erklärt, aber er bleibt bei seiner Meinung. - I’ve explained it to him, but he sticks with his opinion.
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)
Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
plötzlich
1. adj. sudden
2. adj. abrupt
3. adj. brusque
4. adv. suddenly
daß
1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass
Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
dich
1. pron. personal accusative of du; you, thee direct object.
Ich liebe dich nicht, wenn du mich nicht liebst. - I don't love you if you don't love me.
2. pron. accusative of du; yourself, thee direct object.
liebte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of lieben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of lieben
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of lieben
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of lieben
lieben
1. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) to love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something)
Ich liebe dich. - I love you.
Ich liebe die französische Sprache. - I love the French language.
2. v. to love one another
3. v. to make love, to have sex
4. adj. form of lieb
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?
daß
1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass
diese
1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this"
2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman.
3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these"
Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid.
4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these"
dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
trennende
Wand
1. n. wall, partition
2. n. vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface
3. v. first-person singular preterite of winden
4. v. third-person singular preterite of winden
zwischen
1. prep. between
die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich - the gap between the poor and rich
2. prep. among, amongst
uns
1. pron. of wir: us
geschwunden
1. Participle. past participle of schwinden
schwinden
1. v. to dwindle (to decrease, shrink, vanish)
war
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.

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