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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
anderen
1. adj. form of anderer, en
Kinder
1. en:children
2. n. plural of Kind
Kind
1. n. kid; child (young person)
2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family.
Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents.
Gustavs
Andere
1. n. : the other / different one (female)
2. adj. form of anderer, e
die andere Hand - the other hand
das andere Geschlecht - the opposite sex
Kinder
1. en:children
2. n. plural of Kind
Kind
1. n. kid; child (young person)
2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family.
Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents.
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
Sechs
1. n-f. six
2. n-f. A failing grade in a class or course at school. The grades range from 1 (best) to 6 (worst).
3. num. (cardinal) six (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 6; or describing a set with six elements)
Spielen
1. n. gerund of spielen
2. n. dative plural of Spiel
3. v. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
Die Kinder spielen draußen. - The children are playing outside.
Die Katze spielt mit einer Schnur. - The cat is playing with a string.
4. v. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)
Karten spielen - to play cards
5. v. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)
6. v. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.)
7. v. to play, to perform on (a musical instrument)
8. v. to act like, to behave like
den Narren spielen - to play the fool
9. v. to take place , to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction)
Das Spiel spielt in einer postapokalyptischen Zukunft. - The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future.
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
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)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
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)
4. v. first-person plural preterite of garen
5. v. third-person plural preterite of garen
6. v. first-person plural subjunctive of garen
7. v. third-person plural subjunctive of garen
daß
1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass
man
1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
2. pron. they, people (people in general)
Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
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?
hört
1. v. third-person singular present of hören
2. v. second-person plural present of hören
3. v. plural imperative of hören
hören
1. v. to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
2. v. to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention)
3. v. to attend, to go to, to sit in on
4. v. to get, to receive
5. v. to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction)
Du musst auf deine Eltern hören. - You have to listen to your parents.
6. v. to hear (to receive information; to come to learn)
7. v. to hear (to be contacted (by))

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