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Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
hörte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of hören
2. v. third-person singular preterite of hören
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of hören
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive 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))
Sieben
1. n-f. seven
2. n. (gerund of sieben); the act of sifting
3. n. dative plural of Sieb
4. v. to sift; to sieve
Glasen
1. n. dative plural of Glas
Glas
1. n. (material) glass
2. n. (container) glass
3. n. (container) jar (made of glass)
4. n. (amount of liquid) glass
5. n. (nautical) time stamp for half an hour
schlagen
1. v. to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
2. v. to beat; to win against; to defeat
3. v. to beat; to strike repeatedly; to pound
4. v. to beat; to whip; to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
5. v. (of a clock) to chime
6. v. to fight
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?
bedeutete
1. v. first-person singular preterite of bedeuten
2. v. third-person singular preterite of bedeuten
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bedeuten
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bedeuten
bedeuten
1. v. to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken
Ein klarer Himmel bedeutet eine kalte Nacht. - A clear sky means a cold night.
2. v. (ditransitive) to signify to, to have meaning to
Aber Liebling! Sabina bedeutet mir nichts! - But darling! Sabina means nothing to me!
3. v. to signify, to represent, to denote (To have a certain meaning (when translated, deciphered, etc.)
Übersetzt bedeutet der Name so viel wie "starker Krieger". - Translated, the name means something like "strong warrior".
daß
1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass
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)
Einer
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
3. n-m. (sports) single scull
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
5. num. feminine singular of ein
6. art. feminine singular of ein
7. pron. one
8. pron. someone, somebody
9. pron. feminine singular of einer
halben
1. adj. form of halb
2. post. (obsolete, except in compounds) for the sake of, because of
halb
1. adj. half, halfway
Er ist seit einem halben Monat nicht mehr hier gewesen. - He hasn’t been here for half a month.
2. adv. a half-hour before, thirty minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)
Wir treffen uns um halb zwei. - We’re meeting at one-thirty.
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.
4. v. first-person singular present of stunden
5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stunden
6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stunden
7. v. singular imperative of stunden
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
Wache
1. n-f. wake, watch (act), vigil
2. n-f. watch (person or persons)
3. n-f. (short for, Polizeiwache:) police station
4. adj. form of wach
5. v. first-person singular present of wachen
6. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wachen
7. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wachen
8. v. singular imperative of wachen
abgelöst
1. Participle. past participle of ablösen
2. adj. detached
3. adj. replaced
4. adj. ousted
abl
Werden
1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being)
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
4. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
6. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
7. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
Würde
1. n-f. dignity
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of werden
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of werden
werden
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.

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