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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
Ausgaben
1. n. plural of Ausgabe
2. v. first-person plural preterite of ausgeben
3. v. third-person plural preterite of ausgeben
Ausgabe
1. n-f. edition, issue (literary work)
2. n-f. version, copy (of a book or booklet)
Ich will eine zweisprachige Ausgabe des Handbuchs. - I want a bilingual copy of the manual.
3. n-f. expenditure, spending, expense
4. n-f. (computing) output, readout, outputting
5. n-f. issue, issuance (e.g., of paper money)
Haben
1. n-n. credit
2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
4. 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.
5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
6. v. to get (to receive)
7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
11. v. to make a fuss
Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
12. 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.
13. 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.
Dimensionen
1. n. plural of Dimension
Dimension
1. n-f. dimension
angenommen
1. Participle. past participle of annehmen
annehmen
1. v. to assume, to suppose (as given)
Mein Fehler. Ich nahm an, sie sei ledig. - My mistake. I assumed she was single.
Es ist anzunehmen, dass... - It can be assumed that...
2. v. to take on, to assume (a role, form, etc.)
Dieser Streit nimmt den Charakter eines Grenzkrieges an. - This dispute is taking on the character of a border war.
Unser Plan nimmt allmählich Gestalt an. - Our plan is gradually taking shape.
Sie hat einen neuen Namen angenommen. - She took on a new name.
3. v. to take care of, to take on (a duty, a responsibility)
Kommissar Schneider nimmt sich des Falles an. - Commissioner Schneider is taking on the case.
Eine Tante nahm sich seiner an. - An aunt took care of him.
4. v. to reach, to attain (some degree)
Die Zahl der Diebstähle hat extreme Ausmaße angenommen. - The number of thefts has reached extreme proportions.
5. v. to accept (help, an offer, an invitation, a challenge, a gift, etc.)
Ich habe das Stellenangebot angenommen. - I accepted the job offer.
6. v. to adopt (a child)
7. v. to be touched by; to care much about; to have oneself be impressed by; to feel responsible for
Da nehm ich mir nix von an. - I don’t care much about that.
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
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?
Mehr
1. n. increase, excess
ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...
2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group
Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr.
3. pron. something more
sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more
Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more.
Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see.
4. det. comparative of viel; more
Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food?
mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success
Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you.
zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos
5. adv. more
immer mehr - more and more
6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child.
Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore.
nicht mehr lange - not much longer
nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left
nie mehr - never again
zu
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
zum Bahnhof - to the train station
2. prep. with respect to; regarding
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
zu Hause - at home
5. prep. at (indicates time)
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
zu Beginn - at the beginning
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
zu Pferd - on horseback
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
etwas zu essen - something to eat
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
zu schnell - too fast
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
16. adv. towards; at
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
21. adj. done up (fastened)
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Verkraften
1. n. gerund of verkraften
2. v. to bear, stand, manage, cope with
sind
1. v. first-person plural present of sein
Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
2. v. third-person plural present of sein
Da sind sie. - There they are.
3. v. second-person plural present of sein
Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form)
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.

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