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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
Betrag
1. n. amount, sum
2. n. (mathematics) the magnitude or length of a vector
3. v. singular imperative of betragen
4. v. colloquial of
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
Zahl
1. n-f. number, numeral, figure
2. n-f. tails (side of a coin)
3. v. singular imperative of zahlen
4. v. colloquial of
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ist
1. v. third-person singular present of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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geschrieben
1. Participle. past participle of schreiben
schreiben
1. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
3. v. to write (use handwriting)
Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
5. v. to be some year or date
Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
6. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
7. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
8. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
9. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell
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