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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)
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.
erst
     1. adv. first, at first
     2. adv. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
           Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt. - She is only 28 years old.
           Es ist erst halb zehn. - It is only half past nine.
     3. adv. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
           Ich bin erst nächsten Monat in Urlaub. - I'm not on vacation until next month.
           Mein Bruder kommt erst in drei Wochen an. - My brother's not arriving for three weeks.
     4. adv. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
           Er ist erst gestern gegangen. - He left only yesterday.
           Er ist erst seit zwei Tagen da. - He has only been here for two days.
     5. adv. short for, erstmal
           Es ist kalt im Süden. Und im Norden erst! - It is cold in the South. And especially in the North.
     6. adv. Switzerland synonym of zumal
Gestern
     1. n. yesterday (the recent past)
     2. adv. yesterday
gebadet
     1. Participle. past participle of baden
     baden
          1. v. to bathe, to give a bath to or have a bath.
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?
nun
     1. adv. now, at this moment
     2. adv. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence
           Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
           Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
     3. adv. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis
           Was soll das nun heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now?
     4. interj. now, well, so
           Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage. - Well, that's a tough question.
     5. conj. (tlb, literary or dated colloquial) now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …
hielt
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of halten
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of halten
     halten
          1. v. to hold
          2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
                Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
          3. v. to support; to hold up
          4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
                Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
          5. v. to keep
          6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
          7. v. to stop
                Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
          8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
                Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
          9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
                Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
          10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
                Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
                Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
          11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
                Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
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)
weitere
     1. adj. form of weit
     weit
          1. adj. wide
          2. adj. large
          3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future)
                Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future.
          4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development.
                Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual.
                Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language.
          5. adv. far
Zwanzig
     1. n-f. twenty (number)
     2. num. (cardinal) twenty
Minuten
     1. n. plural of Minute
     Minute
          1. n-f. minute (unit of time; unit of angle)
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
Badezimmer
     1. n-n. bathroom (a room in a private dwelling where people wash themselves, containing a shower and/or bathtub)
blockiert
     1. Participle. past participle of blockieren
     2. v. third-person singular present of blockieren
     3. v. second-person plural present of blockieren
     4. v. plural imperative of blockieren
     blockieren
          1. v. to block
          2. v. to lock
                Eine Gewaltbremsung kann die Räder blockieren. - Sudden braking can lock the wheels.
So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
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?
gab's
     1. contraction. geben, gab es.
Ja
     1. n. a yes
     2. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye
           Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes.
           Aber ja! - Yes, of course!
     3. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)
           Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so.
           Der Peter war ja gestern krank. - Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.
     4. interj. yes
doch
     1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
           Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can!
           Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am!
     2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless
     3. conj. for all that; after all; but
     4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless
     5. adv. really; just
     6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we
           Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us?
ja doch
     1. interj. emphatic yes, used especially when someone asks the same question repeatedly
           Und du bist dir auch wirklich sicher? – Ja doch! Ich sage dir doch, ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen! - So you’re really sure? – Yes! I’ve been telling you, I saw it with my own eyes!
gar
     1. adj. cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption)
     2. adj. (of a metal) refined
     3. adv. (negative polarity) at all; even
           Sie hat gar kein Geld. - She has no money at all.
           Er ist gar nicht gekommen. - He didn't even show up. / He didn't show up at all.
     4. adv. (chiefly formal, or literary) even; expressing a climax
           Ist er ein Dieb? Ein Räuber? Oder gar ein Mörder? - Is he a thief? A robber? Or even a murderer?
     5. adv. (chiefly formal, or literary, with zu) all
           Wenn er gar zu frech wird, geben Sie ihm eine kräftige Ohrfeige. - If he becomes all too impertinent, give him a sturdy slap.
     6. adv. (Austria, Switzerland, otherwise archaic, poetic) very; quite; really
           Das war gar frech von dir! - That was quite impertinent of you!
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
gar nicht
     1. adv. not at all
     2. adv. not one bit
     3. adv. no way
     4. adv. never
     5. adv. in no manner
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