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das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
was
     1. pron. (interrogative) what
           Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today?
     2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause))
           Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired.
     3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives))
           Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know.
           Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me.
     4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das))
           Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated?
     5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas))
           Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something.
     6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval)
           Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully?
     7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat
           Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later.
     8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for
           Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today?
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
Jeans
     1. n. A pair of jeans, denim trousers
     2. Proper noun. genitive singular of Jean
     3. Proper noun. plural of Jean
immer
     1. adv. always
     2. adv.          at all times without exception
                   Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere.
     3. adv.          very often; all the time; constantly
                   Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time.
     4. adv.          every time; whenever some precondition is given
                   Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story.
     5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more
           Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder.
     6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
           Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time.
           Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful.
           Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that...
musste
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of müssen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of müssen
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.
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Schönen
     1. n. gerund of schönen
     2. n. genitive singular of Schöne
     3. n. plural of Schöne
     4. n. genitive of Schönes
     5. adj. form of schön
     6. v. to massage; to manipulate (data or a document) to make it more presentable, easier to work with, or to falsify it
     schön
          1. adj. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
          2. adj. good, great, splendid
          3. adj. nice, pleasant
          4. adv. well, beautifully
          5. adv. really
          6. adv. nicely
Hintern
     1. n. (slightly, informal) The backside, bottom, butt, behind, hinder
           den Hintern versohlen - to spank
           sich in den Hintern beißen - to kick oneself
           sich auf den Hintern setzen (compare Hosenboden) - to buckle down to work; to fall down
           Hummeln im Hintern haben - to have ants in one's pants
     2. contraction. (colloquial)contraction of hinter den
Machen
     1. n. gerund of machen
     2. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
           Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
           Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
     3. v. to make, prepare
           Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
           sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
     4. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
           Mach es! - Do it!
           Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
           ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
     5. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
           Sport machen - do sports
           eine Party machen - have a party
     6. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
           Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
     7. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
     8. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
     9. v. to make (to cause to be)
           Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
     10. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
           Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
     11. v. to make (to have as a feature)
           Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
     12. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
           Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
     13. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
           Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
     14. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
           Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
     15. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
     16. v. to matter (to be important)
           Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
     17. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
     18. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
           (childish) groß machen - to go poop
           (childish) klein machen - to go pee
     19. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
           Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
     20. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
           Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
     21. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
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