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manchmal
     1. adv. sometimes
setzten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of setzen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of setzen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of setzen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of setzen
     setzen
          1. v. to set; to put
          2. v. to sit down
                sich zur Ruhe setzen - to retire
          3. v. to settle
wir
     1. pron. we
uns
     1. pron. of wir: us
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?
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.
wurden
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of werden
     2. v. third-person plural preterite 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.
uns
     1. pron. of wir: us
Kaffee
     1. n. coffee (beverage made by infusing coffee beans in hot water)
     2. n. (regional) afternoon coffee, afternoon tea, coffee and cake (afternoon meal in northern and central Germany, particularly on Sundays)
           Wir fahren am Sonntag zum Kaffee zur Oma. - On Sunday, we go to Grandma's for coffee and cake.
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?
Zigaretten
     1. n. plural of Zigarette
     Zigarette
          1. n-f. cigarette
Angeboten
     1. n. dative plural of Angebot
     2. Participle. past participle of anbieten
     3. adj. offered, proffered, tendered
     4. adj. provided
     anbieten
          1. v. (ditransitive) to offer, to provide
                Sie bietet immer ihren Gästen Kekse an. - She always offers cookies to her guests.
          2. v. to offer for sale or rent
                Das Hotel bietet Zimmer für 200 Euro an. - The hotel offers rooms for 200 Euros.
          3. v. to lend oneself to, to be suitable for
                Die Musik bietet sich zum Tanzen an. - The music lends itself to dancing.
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