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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
Gärten
1. n. plural of Garten
Garten
1. n. garden, yard (grounds at the front or back of a house)
Wir sitzen im Garten. - We're sitting in the garden.
2. n. garden (outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes)
3. n. orchard (garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees)
blühten
1. v. first-person plural preterite of blühen
2. v. third-person plural preterite of blühen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of blühen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of blühen
blühen
1. v. to blossom or bloom
2. v. to thrive or flourish
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
Felder
1. n. plural of Feld
Feld
1. n. field (plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops)
2. n. area where action, often competitional, takes place
3. n. (military) field, battlefield
ins Feld schicken - to send (a person) into the field
4. n. (sports) field, playing field
5. n. (figurative) field, practical observation
Feldstudie - field study
6. n. field, a domain of work, knowledge, study
7. n. a defined area where something is put in, where information is supplied
8. n. (heraldry) field, background
9. n. (computing) array
10. n. (chess) square
11. n. (crossword puzzle etc.) square
Waren
1. n. plural of Ware
2. v. first-person plural preterite of sein
3. v. third-person plural 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.
gepflügt
1. Participle. past participle of pflügen
pfl
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?
sproßten
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
Geruch
1. n. smell, odour
2. n. sense of smell, olfaction
3. n. (figurative, dated) reputation
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
frischen
1. adj. form of frisch
2. v. (metallurgy) to refine pig iron into steel
3. v. (hunting) to farrow
frisch
1. adj. fresh
2. adj. recent
Erde
1. n-f. soil
Sie nahm eine Handvoll Erde. - She took a handful of soil.
2. n-f. the ground
Er fiel auf die Erde. - He fell on the ground.
3. n-f. a world; a space to live in
Diese Erde wird vergehen, aber Gott wird eine neue Erde schaffen. - This earth will fade, but God will create a new earth.
4. Proper noun. the planet Earth
5. v. first-person singular present of erden
6. v. singular imperative of erden
7. v. first-person singular subjunctive of erden
8. v. third-person singular subjunctive of erden
Drang
1. n. pressure; stress
2. n. (figuratively) urge; impulse; longing
3. v. first-person singular preterite of dringen
4. v. third-person singular preterite of dringen
dringen
1. v. to insist; to press (+aux, haben)
auf etwas dringen - to press for something / to insist on something
2. v. to ooze; to seep (+aux, sein)
in etwas dringen - to seep into something
3. v. to penetrate, to force one’s way (+aux, sein)
durch etwas dringen - to force one’s way into something
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.
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
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
Abteile
1. n. plural of Abteil
Abteil
1. n. compartment

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