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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
Tropf
1. n. (medicine) drip (e.g. connected to an IV)
2. n. poor sap, poor sod
3. v. singular imperative of tropfen
4. v. colloquial of
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.
nicht
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
einmal
1. adv. once, one time (one and only one time)
Ich werde das nur einmal sagen. - I'm only going to say it once.
2. adv. once (formerly; during some period in the past)
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
3. adv. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
4. adv. first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)
nicht einmal
1. adv. not even
gemerkt
1. Participle. past participle of merken
merken
1. v. to notice (a situation, difference not readily apparent)
Man merkt das ja kaum. - You barely notice it.
Ich bin schwanger aber merke nichts. - I'm pregnant but I can't feel anything.
2. v. to memorize, remember, learn
Ich merkte mir alles. - I memorized everything.
3. v. to realize
welches
1. pron. masculine genitive singular of welcher
2. pron. singular of welcher
welcher
1. det. (interrogative) which; what
Welche Farbe hat dein Kleid? - What colour is your dress?
Welches Buch in diesem Regal hast du am öftesten gelesen? - Which book on this shelf have you read most often?
2. det. (relative, literary) which
Er vergaß, die letzte Kugel aus dem Lauf zu nehmen, welcher Fehler ihn das Leben kosten würde. - He forgot to remove the last bullet from the barrel, which mistake would cost him his life.
3. pron. (interrogative) which (one)
Hier sind zwei Jacken, welche ist deine? - There are two jackets here, which one is yours?
4. pron. (relative, literary) that; which; who; whom
Der Mann, welchen sie als ihren Nachbarn erkannte, lag tot auf dem Bürgersteig. - The man, whom she recognized to be her neighbour, was lying dead on the pavement.
Kleinod
1. n. (formal) jewel (anything considered precious or valuable)
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)
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.
So
1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
2. adv. so, such, that
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
so und so - such and such
3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
5. adv. then (in that case)
Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
Gut
1. n. commodity, property, possession, good
2. n. a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture.
3. adj. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. - We must be good to feel good.
4. adj. good (effective; useful)
5. adj. good (fortunate)
6. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
7. adj. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
8. adj. good (full; entire; at least as much as)
9. adv. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. - The team played well.
10. adv. a little more than (with measurements)
Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin. - I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang. - The bed is a little over two meters long.
11. adv. easily, likely
Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden. - That item is easily found.
Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist. - You may well be married next year.
12. interj. okay, all right, now then
Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. - All right, then let's get started.
wie
1. adv. how
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
2. conj. like
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
3. conj. as
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
so gut wie
1. adv. almost, as good as; pretty much
verschenkt
1. Participle. past participle of verschenken
2. v. third-person singular present of verschenken
3. v. second-person plural present of verschenken
4. v. plural imperative of verschenken
verschenken
1. v. to give away, to throw away
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.
grinste
1. v. first-person singular preterite of grinsen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of grinsen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of grinsen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of grinsen
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
Schmied
1. n. smith
2. n. blacksmith, forger
3. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations, varof=Schmidt, varof2=Schmitt

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