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nur
1. adv. only, just, merely, simply
Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
2. adv. ever; at all
Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can.
3. adv. however, though
Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however.
4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.
für
1. prep. for
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
2. prep. in favor of, in support of
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
3. prep. by the standards of
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
4. prep. on behalf of
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
5. prep. kind / type of
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
6. prep. (informal) instead of
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
obergärige
1. adj. form of obergärig
Biere
1. n. plural of Bier
Bier
1. n. (beverage) beer (alcoholic beverage fermented from starch material; a serving of this beverage)
2. n. (informal) business, beeswax (personal affairs)
darf
1. v. first-person present of dürfen
2. v. third-person present of dürfen
dürfen
1. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
Darf ich gehen? - May I go?
Ich habe gehen dürfen. - I was allowed to go.
2. v. to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
Ja, du darfst. - Yes, you may.
Ich habe es gedurft. - I was allowed to do it.
3. v. (subjunctive ii, auxiliary) Expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable.
Der Zug dürfte in ein paar Minuten ankommen. - The train should (will probably) be here in a few minutes.
4. v. (colloquial) to must, to have to
Und ich darf dann wieder hinter euch aufräumen. - And I can clean up after you once again then.
5. v. (obsolete, transitive, with genitive) to need, to require
Weizen
1. n. wheat
2. n-n. (informal) clipping of Weizenbier, t=wheat beer
anstelle
1. prep. instead of, in place of
In bildlichen Darstellungen erscheint Tages mit zwei Schlangen anstelle seiner Beine. - In graphic renderings Tages appears with two snakes instead of his legs.
2. v. first-person singular present of anstellen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of anstellen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of anstellen
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)
Gerste
1. n-f. barley
verwendet
1. Participle. past participle of verwenden
2. adj. used
3. v. third-person singular present of verwenden
4. v. second-person plural present of verwenden
5. v. second-person plural subjunctive of verwenden
6. v. plural imperative of verwenden
verwenden
1. v. to use, to employ, to apply
2. v. (law) to make expenses applied on a material object
3. v. (formal, reflexive) to intercede
Ich verwende mich bei ihm für dich. - I approach him on your behalf.
4. v. (obsolete) to turn away
Werden
1. n. (gerund of werden); becoming (coming into being)
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
3. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
4. 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.
5. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
6. 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.)
7. 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?
8. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.

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