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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
Finger
1. n-m. finger
erzählt
1. Participle. past participle of erzählen
2. v. third-person singular present of erzählen
3. v. second-person plural present of erzählen
4. v. plural imperative of erzählen
erzählen
1. v. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone)
Erzähl mir ein Märchen. - Tell me a fairytale.
Sie erzählte mir von ihrer Kindheit. - She told me about her childhood.
2. v. (with dative object, and dass) to tell, to say (that something occurred)
Ich habe dir erzählt, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist. - I told you that my mother had died.
3. v. (somewhat, informal, perhaps regional) to talk a lot; to tell nonsense; to gabble
Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag erzählt. - We talked the whole afternoon.
Der erzählt hier wieder einen! (strong stress on “erzählen”) - This guy’s talking some bullshit again today!
erz
1. v. singular imperative of erzen
2. v. colloquial of
öfters
1. adv. quite often
Witze
1. n. plural of Witz "jokes"
Witz
1. n-m. wit
2. n-m. joke
über einen Witz lachen - to laugh at a joke
3. n-m. humour
für
1. prep. for
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
2. prep. in favor of, in support of
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
3. prep. by the standards of
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
4. prep. on behalf of
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
5. prep. kind / type of
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
6. prep. (informal) instead of
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
welche
1. det. feminine singular of welcher
2. det. plural of welcher
3. pron. feminine singular of welcher
4. pron. plural of welcher
5. pron. some
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
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
Finger
1. n-m. finger
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
schämt
1. v. second-person plural present of schämen
2. v. third-person singular present of schämen
3. v. plural imperative of schämen
schämen
1. v. to be ashamed or (less often) embarrassed, bashful
Du solltest dich schämen. - You should be ashamed.
Sie ist stolz auf ihre ausländischen Wurzeln und schämt sich nicht dafür / schämt sich ihrer nicht. - She is proud of her foreign roots and not ashamed of them.
Ich schäme mich für meine Wohnung. - I am ashamed of my apartment.

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