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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
häufigsten
1. adj. superlative of häufig
2. adj. form of häufig
Brandursachen
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)
historischen
1. adj. form of historisch
historisch
1. adj. historical, historic
2. adv. historically
Gebäuden
1. n. dative plural of Gebäude
Gebäude
1. n. building, edifice, structure
sind
1. v. first-person plural present of sein
Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
2. v. third-person plural present of sein
Da sind sie. - There they are.
3. v. second-person plural present of sein
Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form)
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.
Brandstiftungen
1. n. plural of Brandstiftung
Brandstiftung
1. n-f. arson
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
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)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Letzten
1. n. singular of Letzter
2. n. dative plural of Letzter
3. n. singular of Letzter
4. n. plural of Letzter
5. n. dative plural of Letzte
6. n. singular of Letzte
7. n. plural of Letzte
8. adj. form of letzter, en
letzter
1. adj. form of letzte
Jahrzehnten
1. n. dative plural of Jahrzehnt
Jahrzehnt
1. n. decade
deutlich
1. adj. articulate, clear
2. adj. distinct
3. adj. considerable
deutlicher Fortschritt. - significant progress.
4. adv. distinctly, clearly
zugenommen
1. Participle. past participle of zunehmen
zunehmen
1. v. to increase
2. v. to gain weight
Haben
1. n-n. credit
2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
4. 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.
5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
6. v. to get (to receive)
7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
11. v. to make a fuss
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
12. 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.
13. 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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