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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
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
Ihnen
     1. pron. personal dative of Sie: you, to you i;indirect object; addressing politely or formally one person
     2. pron. personal dative of sie; them, to them.
Jetzt
     1. n. the present; now
     2. adv. now (at this moment, right now)
           Ich bin jetzt da. - I’m here now.
           Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. - Such things don’t exist anymore now.
           Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. - Just then there was a loud noise.
     3. adv. now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
           Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
           Was bedeuten jetzt die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
     4. adv. now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
           Was soll das jetzt heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now?
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Schlüssel
     1. n-m. a key
           Der Schlüssel passt nicht. - The key doesn't fit.
           Diese beiden Schlüssel sind identisch. - These two keys are identical.
     2. n-m. a bunch of keys; (grammatically singular, used instead of Schlüsselbund, especially with possessive determiner)
           Ich habe meinen Schlüssel irgendwo vergessen. - 3=I left my keys (= the bunch I usually carry) somewhere.
           Ich habe einen Einkaufschip am Schlüssel. - I have a trolley token on my bunch of keys.
     3. n-m. Short for certain compounds, such as Schraubenschlüssel or Notenschlüssel.
zu
     1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
           zum Bahnhof - to the train station
     2. prep. with respect to; regarding
           Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
     3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
           Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
     4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
           zu Hause - at home
     5. prep. at (indicates time)
           zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
           zu Beginn - at the beginning
     6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
           zu Pferd - on horseback
     7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
           etwas zu essen - something to eat
     14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
           zu schnell - too fast
     15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
           Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
     16. adv. towards; at
     17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
           Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
           Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
           Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
     20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     21. adj. done up (fastened)
     22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Ihrem
     1. pron. (possessive) dative singular of Ihr
     2. det. dative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine or neuter object in the dative case
Neuen
     1. n. genitive of Neues
     2. adj. form of neu
     neu
          1. adj. new
                neue Mode - new fashion
                neueste Mode - latest fashion, latest style
                was gibt's Neues? - what's the latest news?
                etwas neu machen - to renovate
          2. adj. modern, recent, latest
                die neue Geschichte - modern history, recent history
Eigenheim
     1. n. privately owned home
überreichen
     1. v. to hand something over, to present
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