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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
herrliche
     1. adj. form of herrlich
     herrlich
          1. adj. fantastic; marvelous; wonderful; splendid; glorious; lovely
                Heute ist ein herrlicher Tag! - Today is a wonderful day!
Wetter
     1. n-n. weather
     2. n-n. storm
     3. adj. form of wett
hat
     1. v. third-person singular present of haben
     haben
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
                Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
          2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
          3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
                Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
          4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
          5. v. to get (to receive)
          6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
          7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
          8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
                Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
          9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
                Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
          10. v. to make a fuss
                Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
          11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
                Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
          12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
                Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
am
     1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the
           am Ende - at the end
           am Rande - on the margin(s)
           am Leben - alive
     2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the
           am Berg - on the mountain
           am Fest - at the festival
           am Schirm - on the screen
     3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use.
           am schnellsten - fastest
           am schwächsten - weakest
           am wichtigsten - most important
           Er spielt am besten. - He plays best.
     an
          1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
                Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
          2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
          3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
                Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
                Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
          4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
                zweimal am Tag - twice a day
          5. prep. on; onto
                Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
          6. prep. at; against
                Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
          7. prep. to; for
                Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
          8. adv. onward; on
                von heute an - from today on
          9. adj. (predicative) on
                Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
heutigen
     1. adj. form of heutig
     heutig
          1. adj. today's (of the day of today)
          2. adj. contemporary; present-day (of the present age)
Mittwoch
     1. n. Wednesday
Hunderte
     1. n. plural of Hundert
     2. n. alternative case form of Hunderte
           Es kamen hunderte von Menschen. - Hundreds of people came.
     Hundert
          1. n. hundred (the number)
          2. n. hundred (unity of one hundred things)
          3. n. (in plural) hundreds of (unspecified large quantity)
                es gibt Hunderte von Sorten - there are hundreds of varieties
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
durstigen
     1. adj. form of durstig
     durstig
          1. adj. thirsty
Kehlen
     1. n. plural of Kehle
     Kehle
          1. n-f. throat
          2. n-f. (engineering) fillet
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     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
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
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