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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
Korb
     1. n. basket, creel
           Ich brauche einen Korb für die Beeren, die ich pflücke. - I need a basket for the berries that I pick.
     2. n.          (basketball) hoop
     3. n.          (botany) anthodium (inflorescence of a compound flower)
     4. n.          (aviation) nacelle
     5. n. (figurative, often as ein ganzer Korb) a variety, selection, range
     6. n.          (legal) a set of laws around a certain theme
     7. n. (informal) rejection of a request, especially romantic, such as a proposal or asking for a date
bekam
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of bekommen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of bekommen
     bekommen
          1. v. to receive; to get (+aux, haben)
                Hunger bekommen - to get hunger
                ein Kind bekommen - to have a child
          2. v. to catch (+aux, haben)
                den Schnupfen bekommen - to catch a cold
          3. v. (with dative object) to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) i, of food or drink +aux, sein
                Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht. - The food does not agree with him.
          4. v. to get (with the past participle form of a verb) (+aux, haben)
                Das bekommt er ständig gesagt. - He gets told that all the time.
                Wir haben sie ins Krankenhaus gebracht, wo sie einen Gips angelegt bekommen hat. - We brought her to the hospital where she got a cast applied.
                Haben Sie jemals Antidepressiva verordnet bekommen? - Have you ever been prescribed antidepressants?
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Kratzer
     1. n-m. scratch
     2. n-m. scrape
     3. n-m. scar
ab
     1. prep. beginning at that time or location; from
           Ab heute verfügbar. - Available from today.
     2. adj. (colloquial predicative) off; not attached to anything anymore
           Der Arm ist ab. - The arm is (hewn) off.
     3. adj. (nonstandard) off; not attached to anything anymore
           Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden. - The (hewn) off arm has disappeared.
Aber
     1. n. an objection, a but
     2. conj. but; however; though
           Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
     3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again
     4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
           Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
           Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
     5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless
dafür
     1. adv. for that, for it
           Dafür brauchen wir gut ausgebildete Fachleute wie Sie. - For that we need well-trained specialists like you.
           Der Täter allein ist dafür verantwortlich. - The offender alone is responsible for his actions.
           Natürlich ist das jederzeit möglich, wenn wichtige Gründe dafür sprechen. - Of course it is possible to finish a week early, if you have important reasons.
           Ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass es nicht wieder vorkommt. - I will try to see to it that it does not happen again.
           dafür bezahlen. - to pay for it.
           dafür kämpfen. - to fight for it.
           dafür notwendig. - necessary for this.
           Auf diese Weise haben wir zumindest etwas dafür bekommen. - This way, we at least got something for it.
           dafür aussprechen. - to speak in favour of it.
           dafür stimmen. - to vote in favour of it.
           dafür entscheiden. - to decide on it.
           dafür ausgeben. - to spend on it.
     2. adv. instead, at least, as a compensation
           Wir mussten ganz hinten sitzen. Dafür waren die Karten billiger. - We had to sit at the very back. At least the tickets were cheaper.
           Ich gebe Ihnen dafür meine Stimme. - I'll give you my voice in exchange.
war
     1. v. first-person singular preterite 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.
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
Ja
     1. n. a yes
     2. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye
           Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes.
           Aber ja! - Yes, of course!
     3. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)
           Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so.
           Der Peter war ja gestern krank. - Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.
     4. interj. yes
da
     1. adv. (local) there; here
           Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.
           Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet.
     2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment
           Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.
           Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen. - He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left.
     3. adv. (colloquial) (replaces any takes a reflexive pronoun adverb when the context is clear)
           Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht.
             I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it.
           Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren.
             We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that.
     4. conj. since; as; because; given that
           Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich. - Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language
     5. conj. (literary, dated) when
           Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät. - On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence.
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