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Ihr
1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?
2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
3. pron. dative of sie
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
4. det. her (possessive)
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
6. det. their
Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
jüngerer
1. adj. form of jung
jung
1. adj. young
Der Junge ist jung. - The boy is young.
Sohn
1. n. son
stiftete
1. v. first-person singular preterite of stiften
2. v. third-person singular preterite of stiften
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stiften
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stiften
stiften
1. v. to endow, to donate
2. v. to bring about
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Linie
1. n-f. line
2. n-f. (chess) file
3. n-f. equator (nautical)
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
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
Herrschaften
1. n. plural of Herrschaft
Der Kutscher fuhr seine Herrschaften nach Hause. - The coachman drove their lordships home.
2. n. (dated) Used to address a larger group of people, e.g. by a guide; ladies and gentlemen
Darf ich bitten, meine Herrschaften! - Come in, ladies and gentlemen.
Herrschaft
1. n-f. lordship, reign, rule, dominion
2. n-f. feudal district: fiefdom, feudal manor, seigniory
3. n-f. (in the obsolete, or ironic) ladies and gentlemen (used to courtly address an audience)
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
Mutter
1. n. mother
2. Proper noun. Mother; Mum; Mom: one's mother
3. n-f. nut (for a bolt)
besessen
1. Participle. past participle of besitzen
2. adj. obsessed
3. adj. possessed
besitzen
1. v. to own, to possess
2. v. to have
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
ältere
1. adj. form of alt
alt
1. adj. old
Wie alt bist du? - How old are you?
2. adj. ancient
3. adj. elderly (inflected in the comparative)
ältere Menschen - the elderly
Aber
1. n. an objection, a but
2. conj. but; however; though
Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again
4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless
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
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Namen
1. n. Alternative form of Name
2. n. singular of Name
3. n. plural of Name
4. Proper noun. Namur, a city in southern Belgium.
5. Proper noun. Namur, a former countship in present Belgium, named after its above capital city.
6. Proper noun. Namur, a province of Belgium, named after its above capital city.
Name
1. n. name (forename, Christian name, given name)
2. n. name (surname, family name)
3. n. name (full name)
4. n. (grammar, in compounds) noun, examples include Eigenname (proper noun), Sammelname (collective noun) and Gattungsname (appellative or common noun). Note: Compounds which aren't hy
seines
1. pron. singular of seiner
mein Haus und seines - my house and his
2. det. (possessive) genitive singular of sein
die Frau seines Bruders - his brother's wife
Vaters
1. n. genitive singular of Vater
Vater
1. n. father
Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten. - My father explains to me our nine planets every Sunday.
führte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of führen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of führen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of führen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of führen
zeugte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of zeugen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of zeugen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of zeugen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of zeugen
zeugen
1. v. to beget, father, procreate
2. v. to testify, bear witness, declare
Unfrieden
welcher
1. det. (interrogative) which; what
Welche Farbe hat dein Kleid? - What colour is your dress?
Welches Buch in diesem Regal hast du am öftesten gelesen? - Which book on this shelf have you read most often?
2. det. (relative, literary) which
Er vergaß, die letzte Kugel aus dem Lauf zu nehmen, welcher Fehler ihn das Leben kosten würde. - He forgot to remove the last bullet from the barrel, which mistake would cost him his life.
3. pron. (interrogative) which (one)
Hier sind zwei Jacken, welche ist deine? - There are two jackets here, which one is yours?
4. pron. (relative, literary) that; which; who; whom
Der Mann, welchen sie als ihren Nachbarn erkannte, lag tot auf dem Bürgersteig. - The man, whom she recognized to be her neighbour, was lying dead on the pavement.
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
größten
1. adj. superlative of groß
Theil
1. n. Superseded spelling of Teil
seiner
1. pron. his (substantival possessive)
2. pron. genitive of er
3. pron. genitive of es
4. det. feminine singular of sein
5. det. genitive plural of sein
Güter
1. n. plural of Gut
Gut
1. n. commodity, property, possession, good
2. n. a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture.
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