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im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
Mai
1. n. May (month)
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begann
1. v. first-person singular preterite of beginnen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of beginnen
beginnen
1. v. to begin; to commence; to be started
Der Vortrag hat begonnen. - The lecture has begun.
2. v. (chiefly literary, transitive or with mit) to start something; to begin something
Er hat den Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture.
Er hat mit dem Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture.
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
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jährige
1. adj. form of jährig
Horst
1. n. the nest of a bird of prey, an eyrie
2. n. (literary) bush; thicket; small forest
3. n. (short for Fliegerhorst) military airport; air force base
4. n. (geology) horst
5. Proper noun. given name, male
6. n. (colloquial youth slang) loser; nerd; idiot
Alter, du bist so ein Horst! - Mate, you're such an idiot!
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)
Hindenburg
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
Lehre
1. n-f. (religion) teaching, tenet
2. n-f. apprenticeship
3. n-f. doctrine
4. n-f. lesson
5. n-f. theory (system of knowledge related to one aspect of a field of study)
6. n-f. science
7. n-f. jig, gauge (tool)
8. v. first-person singular present of lehren
9. v. first-person singular subjunctive of lehren
10. v. third-person singular subjunctive of lehren
11. v. singular imperative of lehren
Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
Schlosser
1. n-m. locksmith (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n-m. fitter, metalworker (male or of unspecified gender)
3. v. first-person singular present of schlossern
4. v. singular imperative of schlossern
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)
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
Schlosserei
1. n-f. locksmith's shop
2. n-f. fitters shop, metalworking shop
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)
Maksymilian
Fiszer
lernte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of lernen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of lernen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of lernen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of lernen
lernen
1. v. to learn
Ich lerne noch. - I’m still learning.
Ich lerne Spanisch. - I’m learning Spanish.
2. v. to study (revise or review materials)
Ich lerne für meine Prüfung. - I’m studying for my exam.
3. v. (somewhat informal, transitive) to train to become something
Ich lerne Bäcker. - I’m training to be a baker.
4. v. (colloquial nonstandard transitive with dative) to teach
Das lern ich dir. - I’ll teach you that.
Er
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
2. pron. (personal) he.
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
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
harte
1. adj. form of hart
hart
1. adj. hard
2. adj. severe, harsh
3. adj. (figurative) unmoved, cold, cruel
4. adv. hard (with force or effort)
Sie haben die ganze Woche hart gearbeitet. - They worked hard all week.
5. adv. sharply, roughly, severely
6. adv. close (an (+ dative) to)
Arbeit
1. n-f. toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß. - He enjoys his work/job.
Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit! - I can't do it now. I am at work!
Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit. - He was on the way to work.
Er war auf der Arbeit. - He was on his work place.
Während der Arbeit - While doing work.
Während der Arbeitszeit - During work.
Er ging zur Arbeit. - He went to his work place.
uxi, Er ging auf die Arbeit., He went to his work place.
In diesem Dorfe gibt es keine Arbeit. - There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet.
Er hat keine Arbeit. - He is without employment/He lollygags.
2. n-f. job, task, assignment
Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen. - First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs.
Er ging an die Arbeit. - He tackled his job.
3. n-f. effort, work, human expenditure
Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit. - This is too much effort for me.
Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden. - After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days.
4. n-f. performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed(refn, group=n, name=n2, According to the German contract law there
Sagenhafte Arbeit! - Great work!
Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden. - Decent work must be requited.
5. n-f. (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body
kennen
1. v. to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with

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