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kann
     1. v. first-person singular present of können
     2. v. third-person singular present of können
     können
          1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          2. v.          (auxiliary)
                        Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                        Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                        Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                        Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          3. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                        Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                        Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
          4. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                        Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                        Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                        Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
          5. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                        Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
          6. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                        Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                        Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
          7. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                        
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)
Bitte
     1. n-f. request, plea
     2. adv. please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)
     3. interj. you're welcome (acknowledgement of thanks)
     4. interj. excuse me, sorry (request to repeat information)
     5. interj. here you are (when handing something over to someone)
     6. interj. (sarcastic) OK then, well then, all right (indication of mock acquiescence to someone's apparent demanding attitude)
     7. v. first-person singular present of bitten
     8. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bitten
     9. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bitten
     10. v. singular imperative of bitten
     bitten
          1. v. to ask, to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)
                Wir lieben euch–Entschuldigt–Wir bitten um Verzeihung–Vielen Dank - We love you. We are sorry. We plead for your pardon. Many thanks.
Dein
     1. pron. alternative case form of dein your (singular)
     2. det. thy, your (esp. to friends, relatives, children, etc.).
     3. det. singular of dein
Wörterbuch
     1. n. dictionary (reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, and their definitions or translations)
Benutzen
     1. n. gerund of benutzen
     2. v. to use (employ, apply)
Ja
     1. n. a yes
     2. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye
           Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes.
           Aber ja! - Yes, of course!
     3. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)
           Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so.
           Der Peter war ja gestern krank. - Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.
     4. interj. yes
klar
     1. adj. clear; transparent; bright
     2. adj. clear; unambiguous; understood
     3. adv. (colloquial) obviously, surely
     4. interj. okay!; sure!; all right!
     5. interj. (sarcastically) yeah, right! (sarcastic expression of disbelief)
Hier
     1. n. (abstract) here, this place.
           Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now.
     2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
           Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village.
           Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa.
     3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at
           Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street.
           Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top?
     4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context)
           Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all.
     5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”)
           Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular.
           Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken.
           Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old.
     6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject
           Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he?
Bitte
     1. n-f. request, plea
     2. adv. please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)
     3. interj. you're welcome (acknowledgement of thanks)
     4. interj. excuse me, sorry (request to repeat information)
     5. interj. here you are (when handing something over to someone)
     6. interj. (sarcastic) OK then, well then, all right (indication of mock acquiescence to someone's apparent demanding attitude)
     7. v. first-person singular present of bitten
     8. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bitten
     9. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bitten
     10. v. singular imperative of bitten
     bitten
          1. v. to ask, to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)
                Wir lieben euch–Entschuldigt–Wir bitten um Verzeihung–Vielen Dank - We love you. We are sorry. We plead for your pardon. Many thanks.
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