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weil
1. conj. because, given that
Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin. - I can't come because I'm sick.
ihn
1. pron. personal accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object).
Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him?
Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? - I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it?
2. pron. personal dative of sie; them (indirect object).
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
Uniform
1. n-f. uniform (distinctive outfit as a means of identifying members of a group)
störte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of stören
2. v. third-person singular preterite of stören
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stören
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stören
stören
1. v. to disturb, to interfere, to bother
Es stört mich, dass … - It bothers me that …
ließ
1. v. first-person singular preterite of lassen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of lassen
lassen
1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope
2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut?
3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey.
4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
5. v. to cease; to desist
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)
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
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
Zweite
1. n. female equivalent of Zweiter: female runner-up
2. n. plural of Zweiter
3. n. nominative singular of Zweiter
4. adj. (ordinal) second
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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
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)
Auch
1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night
2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream.
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
3. adv. Used for emphasis.
4. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream.
Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that.
Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will.
5. adv. (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.)
Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light?
6. adv. (To imply that something is unreasonable.)
Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit
Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here!
7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality))
Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times.
8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.)
Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more”
Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too.
nachts
1. adv. at night, nights
Er arbeitet nachts und schläft tagsüber. - He works at night and sleeps during the day
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
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)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Bett
1. n. bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest)
2. n. bed (bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river)
Trug
1. n. (rare, formal) a deception, delusion, illusionR:DWDSR:Duden
2. n. (rare, formal) a swindle
3. v. first-person singular preterite of tragen
4. v. third-person singular preterite of tragen
tragen
1. v. to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to wear (clothing)
Vorsicht, er trägt eine Waffe! - Careful, he's carrying a weapon!
2. v. to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
Ärzte tragen eine große Verantwortung für ihr Handeln. - Doctors carry a great responsibility for their actions.
Er trägt Schuld an dem Unfall. - He's to blame (lit. He bears blame) for the accident.
3. v. to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
Ohne Versicherung müssen Sie die Kosten leider selbst tragen. - Unfortunately, without insurance you must bear the cost yourself.
4. v. to produce, to bear, to yield
Die Bäume tragen im Herbst Früchte. - The trees bear fruit in the fall.
Investitionen in die Kultur tragen Früchte in Form von Nationalstolz. - Investments in culture bear fruit in the form of national pride.
5. v. to wear (clothing, jewelry)
Ich trage einen blauen Anzug und eine rote Krawatte. - I'm wearing a blue suit and a red tie.
6. v. to support, to maintain
7. v. to pay for itself

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