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geschrieben
     1. Participle. past participle of schreiben
     schreiben
          1. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
                Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
                Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
          2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
                Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
          3. v. to write (use handwriting)
                Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
          4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
                Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
          5. v. to be some year or date
                Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
          6. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
                Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
                Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
                Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
          7. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
                Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
                Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
          8. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
                Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
                Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
          9. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
                Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell
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)
einem
     1. num. dative singular of ein
     2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. dative singular of einer
schattenreichen
Zimmer
     1. n-n. room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling)
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
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
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Stunden
     1. n. plural of Stunde
     2. v. to defer (payment)
     Stunde
          1. n-f. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
                Der Film dauert drei Stunden. - The movie lasts three hours.
          2. n-f. (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time)
                Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes. - Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
          3. n-f. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)
                Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde. - I need to go to piano class right now.
Zwei
     1. n-f. two (digit or figure)
           Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number.
           Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s.
           Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice)
     2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries
           Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English!
     3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components)
beleuchtet
     1. Participle. past participle of beleuchten
     2. v. third-person singular present of beleuchten
     3. v. second-person plural present of beleuchten
     4. v. plural imperative of beleuchten
     5. v. second-person plural subjunctive of beleuchten
     beleuchten
          1. v. to light, to illuminate
          2. v. to highlight
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.
denn
     1. conj. for; because; since
           Ich möchte diese Hose kaufen, denn sie gefällt mir sehr. - I'd like to buy these pants since I like them a lot.
     2. conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than
     3. adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions)
           Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then?/Where ever can he be?
           Wieso denn? - How so, then?
           Was denn? - But what?
     4. adv. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) then, after that, in that case
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
dunkler
     1. adj. comparative of dunkel
     2. adj. form of dunkel
regnerischer
     1. adj. comparative of regnerisch
     2. adj. form of regnerisch
Sommer
     1. n-m. summer
     2. Proper noun. (surname, from=nicknames) originating as a nickname
nimmt
     1. v. third-person singular present of nehmen
     nehmen
          1. v. to take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
                Wer hat meinen Hut genommen? - Who took my hat?
          2. v. (ditransitive) to take from
                Die Niederlage nahm der Mannschaft den Mut. - The team's defeat robbed them of their courage.
          3. v. to hold (in one's hands), to grasp
                Hier, nimm meine Hand. - Here, take my hand.
          4. v. to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally)
                Die Polizei nimmt die Angriffe ernst. - The police are taking the attacks seriously.
                Ich nehme diese Bemerkung übel. - I resent (take as offensive) that remark.
                Das ist eine Redewendung, also sollte man sie nicht wörtlich nehmen. - That's a figure of speech so you shouldn't take it literally.
          5. v. to capture, to arrest
                Die Verbrecher wurden in Gewahrsam genommen. - The criminals were taken into custody.
          6. v. to ingest (e.g. a pill)
                Nimm etwas Aspirin, wenn du Kopfschmerzen hast. - Take some aspirin if you have a headache.
          7. v. to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position)
                Meine Damen und Herren, bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze. - Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
          8. v. to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose)
                Du solltest dir etwas Zeit nehmen, um dich zu entspannen. - You should take some time to relax.
          9. v. To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
                Abschied nehmen - to say goodbye, lit=to take farewell
                Abstand nehmen - to refrain, lit=to take distance
                seinen Anfang nehmen - to begin, lit=to take its beginning
                Anstoß nehmen - to take offense
                ein Beispiel nehmen - to follow an example, lit=to take an example
                Einfluss nehmen - to exert influence, lit=to take influence
                ein Ende nehmen - to come to an end, lit=to take an end
                seinen Lauf nehmen - to run its course, lit=to take its run
                das Leben nehmen - to kill, lit=to take the life
                Maß nehmen - to take a measurement
                Notiz nehmen - to take notice
                Rücksicht nehmen - to consider, lit=to take consideration
                Stellung nehmen - to comment, lit=to take position
                einen Verlauf nehmen - to follow a course, lit=to take a course
                sich Zeit nehmen - to allow sufficient time, lit=to take oneself time
          10. v. to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state)
                Nimm dich in Acht! - Take care!
          11. v. to seize, to capture
          12. v. to receive, to accept
          13. v. to foul
zusätzlich
     1. adj. additional, extra, supplementary
           Das Unternehmen muss nun die zusätzlichen Kosten bezahlen. - The company must now pay the additional costs.
           zusätzlich zu - in addition to
     2. adj. ancillary
     3. adv. additionally, in addition
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
Stadt
     1. n. city (large settlement)
     2. n. town (settlement larger than a village)
     3. n. (metonymy) city center (central business area of a city)
     4. n. (metonymy) city, town, town council, city council (governing body of people elected to oversee management of a municipality)
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
Letzte
     1. n. female equivalent of Letzter: the last woman or girl
     2. n. plural of Letzter
     3. n. nominative singular of Letzter
     4. adj. last
           Das war der letzte Zug. - That was the last train.
           Er hat seine letzte Freundin betrogen. - He cheated on his last girlfriend.
     letzter
          1. adj. form of letzte
Chance
     1. n-f. chance
eines
     1. num. genitive singular of ein
     2. art. genitive singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. singular of einer
     4. pron. genitive singular of einer
kurzen
     1. adj. form of kurz
     kurz
          1. adj. short, brief
          2. adj. concise
          3. adv. briefly, in short
Glücks
     1. n. genitive singular of Glück
     Glück
          1. n. happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)
                Das größte Glück im Leben ist es, geliebt zu werden. - The greatest joy in life is to be loved.
                das Streben nach Glück - pursuit of happiness
          2. n. luck, success (mostly when seen as dependant on unearned, accidental factors)
                Er hatte immer schon viel Glück bei den Frauen. - He’s always had a lot of luck with the ladies.
          3. n. good luck, chance (positive coincidence)
                Viel Glück! - Much luck!
                Glück und Pech sind zwei Seiten einer Medaille. - Good luck and bad luck are two sides of a coin.
                Es war reines Glück, dass ich die Antwort wusste. - It was pure luck that I knew the answer.
          4. n. (only in specific contexts) luck, chance, coincidence in general, fate
                Das Spiel basiert nur auf Glück. - The game is based entirely on chance.
                Er haderte mit seinem Glück. - He bemoaned his luck/fate.
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?
legt
     1. v. third-person singular present of legen
     2. v. second-person plural present of legen
     3. v. plural imperative of legen
     legen
          1. v. to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being setzen, stellen
                Leg deine Sachen auf den Stuhl! - Put your things on the chair!
                Ich lege mich auf das Bett. - I lie down on the bed.
                Eier legen - to lay eggs
                ein Feuer legen - to set a fire
                Leg dich auf den Boden! - Lie down on the floor!
          2. v. (animal husbandry) to castrate
                Ich habe meinen Hengst legen lassen. - I had my stallion castrated.
          3. v. (colloquial especially video games) to slay, to defeat
          4. v. (colloquial impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay
                Bei dem zweiten Witz hat's ihn komplett gelegt. - The second joke totally killed him.
seit
     1. conj. since
     2. prep. since
           Ich bin seit letzter Woche krank. - I’ve been ill since last week.
     3. prep. for (some past period of time)
           Ich bin seit einer Woche krank. - I’ve been ill for a week now.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Frühjahr
     1. n-n. spring
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.
Herbst
     1. n. autumn, fall
     2. Proper noun. surname, from=Middle High German
über
     1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
           Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
           Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
     2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
           Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
     3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
           Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
           Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
     4. prep. (accusative) across
           Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
     5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
           Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
           Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
     6. prep. (accusative) about
           Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
     7. prep. around, among
     8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
     9. prep. beyond
           Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
     10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
     11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
           überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
           Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
     12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
           über und über - over and over
     13. post. (following accusative) throughout
           Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
Ihre
     1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
           Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
           Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
     3. det. feminine singular of ihr
     4. det. plural of ihr
     5. det.          her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
Trümmer
     1. n. ruins, debris, wreckage, remains, fragments
     2. n. plural of Trumm
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