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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
Kleine
     1. n. female equivalent of Kleiner: girl; young woman
     2. n. plural of Kleiner
     3. n. nominative singular of Kleiner
     4. adj. form of klein
     klein
          1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
          2. adj. little, young (in age)
          3. adj. insignificant
Bock
     1. n. buck, ram; the male of certain animals, especially goat, sheep, and roedeer
           (hyponyms, Ziegenbock / Geißbock, Schafbock, Rehbock)
     2. n. (also sturer Bock) a stubborn person
     3. n. (also geiler Bock) a man who is lecherous or sexually active
           geil wie ein Bock - horny as a buck
     4. n. (informal) a blunder, mistake
     5. n. (vehicles) a seat for a coachman
     6. n. (gymnastics) an apparatus for performing jumps, similar to a vaulting horse but shorter.
     7. n. bock beer
     8. n. (Rotwelsch) hunger
     9. n. (colloquial) desire, interest to do something; (construed with haben, kriegen, or machen + auf)
           Hast du Bock? - Do you feel like it?
           Ich kriege langsam Bock auf Tanzen. - I’m starting to feel like dancing.
           Das macht Bock auf mehr. - This makes you want more.
     10. n. (colloquial) fun, pleasure; (construed with machen without auf)
           Macht’s Bock? - Is it fun?
hatte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of haben
     2. v. third-person singular preterite 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.
seine
     1. pron. feminine singular of seiner
     2. pron. plural of seiner
     3. det. feminine singular of sein
     4. det. plural 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.
Stangen
     1. n. plural of Stange
     Stange
          1. n-f. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
          2. n-f. small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch)
          3. n-f. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets)
          4. n-f. (colloquial) a lot (especially of money); a packet
                eine Stange Geld - a lot of money
          5. n-f. (in von der Stange or compounds) run-of-the-mill, chiefly with clothes (referring to the poles on which clothes are presented in large fashion shops)
                Stangenkleidung ist mir nicht individuell genug. - I find run-of-the-mill garments lacking in individuality.
          6. n-f. (Austria, sports) crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)
verloren
     1. Participle. past participle of verlieren
     2. adj. lost, missing
     3. adj. doomed, forlorn
     4. v. first-person plural preterite of verlieren
     5. v. third-person plural preterite of verlieren
     verlieren
          1. v. to lose (something, or a game)
          2. v. to shed
          3. v. to trail away, to fade away
          4. v. to get lost
                Ich habe mich in der Menge verloren. - I got lost in the crowd.
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