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das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
Messer
     1. n-n. knife
     2. n-m. agent noun of messen
     3. n-m.          measurer, surveyor
     4. n-m.          gauge, meter
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
Brotmaschine
kann
     1. v. first-person singular present of können
     2. v. third-person singular present of können
     können
          1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          2. v.          (auxiliary)
                        Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                        Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                        Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                        Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          3. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                        Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                        Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
          4. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                        Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                        Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                        Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
          5. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                        Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
          6. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                        Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                        Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
          7. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                        
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.
entnommen
     1. Participle. past participle of entnehmen
     2. adj. obtained, removed, abstracted
     entnehmen
          1. v. to take from
          2. v. to extract, withdraw, unload, remove
                Blut entnehmen. - to withdraw blood.
          3. v. to learn from
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?
geschliffen
     1. Participle. past participle of schleifen
     schleifen
          1. v. to grind, to whet, to move across a surface abrasively
                Sie hatten den Diamanten tausendmal geschliffen, bis dieser glänzte und funkelte. - They had cut the diamond a thousand times until it shone and sparkled.
                Der Rand muss mit Schmirgelpapier geschliffen werden. - The edge must be sanded with sandpaper.
          2. v. to sharpen
                Der Holzschnitzer schliff seine Messer jeden Abend bei Kerzenlicht. - The woodcarver used to sharpen his knives every evening by candlelight.
          3. v. to drag, to pull (i, along the ground)
          4. v. (figuratively) to drag (to make people accompany oneself to a place they don't want to be)
          5. v. to raze (a castle or fortress)
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.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary