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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)
Habe
1. n. belongings, possession
2. v. first-person singular present of haben
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben
5. v. singular imperative 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.
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
Fenster
1. n-n. window
sich weit aus dem Fenster lehnen. - to go out on a limb.
Sie schaute auf dem Fenster. - She looked out the window
2. n-n. (figuratively) time frame
Des
1. n. (music) D-flat
2. art. genitive singular of der: the
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
Badezimmers
1. n. genitive singular of Badezimmer
Badezimmer
1. n-n. bathroom (a room in a private dwelling where people wash themselves, containing a shower and/or bathtub)
dann
1. adv. then, after that
Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast.
2. adv. then, in that case
Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it.
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
geöffnet
1. Participle. past participle of öffnen
2. adj. open
öffnen
1. v. to open (to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position)
Das Kind öffnete die Fenster. - The child opened the windows.
2. v. to open (to make accessible to customers or clients)
3. v. to open (to load into memory for viewing or editing)
4. v. to open, get, or answer the door
5. v. to open (to become open)
6. v. to open up (to), confide (in) (to reveal oneself; share personal information about oneself)
ö
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?
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Kopf
1. n. (anatomy) head
Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf. - He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head.
2. n. crown, top
3. n. heading, title
4. n. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
Er ist ein heller Kopf. - He is a bright head.
5. n. (linguistics) head
6. n. (numismatics) heads (side of a coin)
hinaus
1. adv. out (away from the speaker)
zum Fenster hinaus - out the window
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)
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
Luft
1. n. air, atmosphere
2. n. breeze, zephyr, breath
gestreckt
1. Participle. past participle of strecken
strecken
1. v. to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
2. v. to stretch (a specific body part)
Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder. - She stretched her tired limbs.
3. v. to extend (a body part)
Sie streckte den Hals, um über den Zaun zu sehen. - She craned her neck to see over the fence.
4. v. to elongate, lengthen
5. v. to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient)
Wenn wir die Soße ein bisschen strecken, wird sie reichen. - If we add some water (or oil etc.) to the sauce, it'll be enough.
Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser. - He diluted the wine with water.
da
1. adv. (local) there; here
Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.
Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet.
2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment
Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.
Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen. - He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left.
3. adv. (colloquial) (replaces any takes a reflexive pronoun adverb when the context is clear)
Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht.
I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it.
Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren.
We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that.
4. conj. since; as; because; given that
Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich. - Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language
5. conj. (literary, dated) when
Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät. - On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence.
sah
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sehen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of sehen
sehen
1. v. to see; to have sight
Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well.
2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision
3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation)
Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?)
5. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context)
auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something
6. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach)
Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently?
7. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see
Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear.
Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself.
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)
Hugo
1. Proper noun. given name, male, eq=Hugh, eq2=Hugo
2. n. cocktail prepared with Prosecco, elderflower or lemon balm syrup, mint and soda
unten
1. adv. below
2. adv. (colloquial) south
3. adv. at a later point in a text
Unter
1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card)
2. prep. under
3. prep. below
4. prep. among, between
5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive)
Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however
6. prep. (rare, or regional) during
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Fenster
1. n-n. window
sich weit aus dem Fenster lehnen. - to go out on a limb.
Sie schaute auf dem Fenster. - She looked out the window
2. n-n. (figuratively) time frame

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