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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
Zuckermelone
zählt
1. v. third-person singular present of zählen
2. v. second-person plural present of zählen
3. v. plural imperative of zählen
zählen
1. v. to count (to determine the number of objects in a group)
Ich habe gerade gezählt, dass wir nur noch zwölf Tomaten haben. - I have just counted and seen us to have only twelve tomatoes in total.
Wie viele Flaschen zählst du? — Ich zähle dreizehn Flaschen. - How many bottles do you count? — I count thirteen bottles.
2. v. to count (to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system)
Unsere Tochter zählt schon. - Our daughter is able to count already.
3. v. to have, comprise, span (some numerical value)
Die Stadt zählt etwa 13.000 Einwohner. - The town has approximately 13,000 inhabitants.
Die Stadt zählt über 2.000 Jahre. - The town is more than 2,000 years old.
4. v. to reckon, to consider, to deem (later used in the active voice with a passive meaning)
Der Wal wird nicht zu den Fischen gezählt. - The whale is not considered a fish.
Der Wal zählt nicht zu den Fischen. - The whale is not to be considered a fish.
Man zählt mich zu den Gegnern dieser Politik. - One considers me an opponent of such politics.
Ich zähle mich glücklich, dazuzugehören. - I consider myself fortunate to be a part.
5. v. to be of significance, to matter, to count
Jede Stimme zählt. - Every vote counts.
Was zählt, ist dass du heil aus der Sache herauskommst. - What is the most important is that you come out intact out of the affair.
zur
1. contraction. contraction of zu der
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
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
Gattung
1. n-f. (biology, taxonomy) genus
2. n-f. (loosely) species
3. n-f. (grammar) voice, gender (of verbs)
4. n-f. genre
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
Gurken
1. n. plural of Gurke
Gurke
1. n-f. cucumber, gherkin

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