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dann
1. adv. then, after that
Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast.
2. adv. then, in that case
Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it.
wollte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of wollen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of wollen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wollen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wollen
wollen
1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best.
3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
Ich will gehen. - I want to go.
4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you.
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
Däne
1. n. Dane (person from Denmark) (male or of unspecified gender)
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
Jørgensen
hieß
1. v. first-person singular preterite of heißen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of heißen
Ihnen
1. pron. personal dative of Sie: you, to you i;indirect object; addressing politely or formally one person
2. pron. personal dative of sie; them, to them.
ein
1. art. a, an
ein Mann - a man
eine Frau - a woman
ein Kind - a child
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
3. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Foto
1. n. photograph (picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface)
ein Foto machen. - to take a photo.
2. n. (colloquial regional) camera (device for making still pictures)
Zeigen
1. n. gerund of zeigen
2. v. to show, make see
3. v. (with auf) to point at
Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people!
4. v. to exhibit, allow to see
Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection!
5. v. to display, manifest
Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
6. v. to demonstrate, explain by doing
Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done?
7. v. to go to show, demonstrate, prove
Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
8. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
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?
Es
1. n. (music) E-flat
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
Es regnet. - It’s raining.
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
kostete
1. v. first-person singular preterite of kosten
2. v. third-person singular preterite of kosten
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of kosten
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of kosten
kosten
1. v. to cost
2. v. to taste, try (sample the flavor of something)
3. v. first-person plural preterite of kosen
4. v. third-person plural preterite of kosen
5. v. first-person plural subjunctive of kosen
6. v. third-person plural subjunctive of kosen
ihn
1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object).
Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him?
Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it?
2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object).
einige
1. pron. feminine singular of einig
2. pron. plural of einig
3. adj. form of einig
einigen
1. v. to unite or unify (for example a group of people)
2. v. to agree, to reach an agreement
Wir haben uns nach schwierigen Gesprächen auf Folgendes geeinigt. - After difficult talks, we agreed to the following.
3. pron. dative plural of einige
Mühe
1. n-f. effort, difficulty
Bis
1. n. (music) B-sharp
2. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over.
3. conj. (coordinating) to
Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week.
Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown.
4. prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through
Meine Tochter ist bis zwei Uhr in der Schule. - My daughter is at school until two o'clock.
Ich war von Montag bis Freitag krank. - I was sick from Monday to Friday.
5. prep. (temporal) by
Die Aufgabe muss bis Donnerstag fertig sein. - The task must be complete by Thursday.
6. prep. (local) to; all the way to
Der Zug fährt bis Köln. - The train goes to Cologne.
Er
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
2. pron. (personal) he.
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
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
Brieftasche
1. n-f. (dated in many regions) wallet, purse
Aus
1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
3. n. end
4. adv. out
5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
6. adj. (of a device) off
7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
9. prep. of; made of; out of
ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
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
Gesäßtasche
gezogen
1. Participle. past participle of ziehen
ziehen
1. v. to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag (+aux, haben)
2. v. to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff (+aux, haben)
3. v. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) (+aux, haben)
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air)
Es zieht. - There’s a draft.
5. v. to move; to migrate (+aux, sein)
Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt. - I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city.
6. v. to roam; to head (+aux, sein)
7. v. to stretch; to warp (+aux, haben)
zeihen
1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of)
Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. - Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.
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?
ein
1. art. a, an
ein Mann - a man
eine Frau - a woman
ein Kind - a child
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
3. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
abgegriffenes
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?
zerkratztes
Bild
1. n. image; picture; painting; photo (optical representation of something)
2. n. image (idea or mental concept of something)
3. n. (computing) image
herausgeholt
1. v. participle of herausholen
hatte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of haben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of haben
haben
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
5. v. to get (to receive)
6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
10. v. to make a fuss
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.

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