| 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 | |
| Schmetterling |
| 1. n. (in common use) butterfly | |
| 2. n. (chiefly biology) any insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth | |
| 3. n. (swimming) butterfly (kind of stroke) | |
| gefällt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of gefallen | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of fällen | |
| gefallen |
| 1. v. to please; to appeal to | |
| Diese Hose gefällt mir. - I like these trousers. | |
| Dir wird es hier gefallen. - You'll like it here. | |
| 2. Participle. past participle of fallen | |
| 3. adj. fallen, dropped | |
| 4. Participle. past participle of gefallen | |
| fallen |
| 1. v. to fall; to drop | |
| Der Regen fiel wie aus Eimern. - It rained cats and dogs. (literally: 'The rain fell as if out of buckets.') | |
| Sie fiel zu Boden. - She fell to the floor. | |
| 2. v. to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action | |
| 3. v. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown. | |
| Das Römische Reich fiel auf Grund der Völkerwanderung. - The Roman Empire was overthrown by the consequences of the Migration period. | |
| 4. v. to become lower, to decrease, to decline | |
| Zur Zeit der Finanzkrise fielen viele Aktienkurse um zahlreiche Prozentpunkte. - During the banking scandal many stock prices decreased by a large percentage. | |
| fällen |
| 1. v. to cut down, to fell (a tree) | |
| 2. v. to precipitate | |
| 3. v. (a decision) to make | |
| 4. v. (a judgement or sentence) to pass | |
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| meiner |
| 1. pron. mine (substantival possessive) | |
| 2. pron. genitive of ich | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of mein | |
| 4. det. genitive plural of mein | |
| Freundin |
| 1. n-f. female equivalent of Freund | |
| sehr |
| 1. adv. very | |
| Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy. | |
| 2. adv. a lot, much | |
| Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot. | |
