| 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 | |
| Wasser |
| 1. n. water (H₂O) | |
| 2. n. alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy, made from fermented fruit | |
| 3. n. (colloquial) (clipping of Mineralwasser/Tafelwasser) | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of wassern | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of wassern | |
| spendet |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of spenden | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of spenden | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of spenden | |
| 4. v. second-person plural subjunctive of spenden | |
| spenden |
| 1. v. to donate, to give as charity | |
| Blut spenden. - to donate blood. | |
| Er spendete seiner Schwester eine Niere. - He donated a kidney to his sister. | |
| Der Erlös des Benefizkonzerts wird einem Kinderhilfswerk gespendet. - The proceeds of the benefit concert will be donated to a children's charity. | |
| 2. v. To cause the action implied by a noun to take place. | |
| Beifall, Applaus spenden - to applaud, to give applause | |
| Trost spenden - to console, to give consolation | |
| Lob spenden - to praise, to give praise | |
| 3. v. to provide | |
| Der Baum spendet Schatten. - The tree provides shade. | |
| Die Sonne spendet der Erde Licht und Wärme. - The sun provides light and warmth to the earth. | |
| 4. v. to administer (a sacrament) | |
| Der Priester spendet die Taufe. - The priest performs the baptism. | |
| Der Erzbischof spendete den Segen. - The archbishop gave the blessing. | |
| 5. v. to spend generously; to treat to | |
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