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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
Gelbe
     1. n. plural of Gelbes
     2. adj. form of gelb
     gelb
          1. adj. yellow
          2. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the FDP (a libertarian and market-economy promoting political party in Germany)
Auto
     1. n. car
           Das ist das Auto meines Vaters. - That is my father’s car.
gehört
     1. Participle. past participle of hören
     2. Participle. past participle of gehören
     3. v. third-person singular present of gehören
     4. v. second-person plural present of gehören
     5. v. plural imperative of gehören
     hören
          1. v. to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
          2. v. to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention)
          3. v. to attend, to go to, to sit in on
          4. v. to get, to receive
          5. v. to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction)
                Du musst auf deine Eltern hören. - You have to listen to your parents.
          6. v. to hear (to receive information; to come to learn)
          7. v. to hear (to be contacted (by))
     h
          1. n. (common, not restricted to scientific usage) hour
                15:30 h - footer=(read out as: fünfzehn Uhr dreißig, or halb vier)
     gehören
          1. v. (with dative) to belong to, be the property of
                Das Buch gehört mir. - The book belongs to me.
                Ihm gehört das ganze Land. - The whole country belongs to him; he owns the whole country.
          2. v. to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of (with zu)
                Es gehört sehr viel Selbstvertrauen dazu um so etwas zu tun. - To do something like this needs a lot of self-confidence.
                Zu einem Feuerwehrmann gehört Mut und Tapferkeit. - Being a fireman requires bravery and courage.
          3. v. to belong to, be a part of (with zu)
                Sachsen gehört zu Deutschland. - Saxony belongs to Germany.
                Verbrennungen gehören zu den häufigen Unfällen im Haushalt. - Burns are among the commonest accidents in the home.
          4. v. to be proper
                Wie es sich gehört. - As is right and proper.
                Das gehört sich nicht. - That's just not done.
          5. v. ought to be (with the past participle form of the verb)
                Jemand, der so etwas tut, gehört verhaftet! - Anyone who does such a thing ought to be arrested!
                Kinder gehören um diese Zeit ins Bett. - Children belong in bed at this time.
                Ihm gehört sofort eine verpasst. - He should be instantly slapped.
                Er gehört auch hin und wieder geschlagen. - He needs a good beating every now and again.
     geh
          1. v. singular imperative of gehen
     gehen
          1. v. to go, to walk
                Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
                Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
                Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
          2. v. to leave
                Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
          3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
                Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
          4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
                Es geht. - It’s all right.
          5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
                Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
                Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
          6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
                Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
          7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
                Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
                Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
          8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
                Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
          9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
                Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
          10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
                Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
          11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
mir
     1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
           Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
     2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
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