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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
tropfte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of tropfen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of tropfen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of tropfen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of tropfen
     tropfen
          1. v. to drop, drip
          2. v. to leak (said of a faucet)
Etwas
     1. n. thing, being
     2. n. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down
           Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas. (She has this certain something.)
     3. pron. something
     4. adv. somewhat, slightly
     5. adv. a little, a bit
     6. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of
           Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead.
Suppe
     1. n-f. soup
vom
     1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)
     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)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Kinn
     1. chin
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
wischte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of wischen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of wischen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wischen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wischen
     wischen
          1. v. to wipe
          2. v. to mop, scrub
          3. v. (Switzerland) to sweep
          4. v. (neologism, GUI) to swipe
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Handrücken
ab
     1. prep. beginning at that time or location; from
           Ab heute verfügbar. - Available from today.
     2. adj. (colloquial predicative) off; not attached to anything anymore
           Der Arm ist ab. - The arm is (hewn) off.
     3. adj. (nonstandard) off; not attached to anything anymore
           Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden. - The (hewn) off arm has disappeared.
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