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Hier
     1. n. (abstract) here, this place.
           Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now.
     2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
           Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village.
           Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa.
     3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at
           Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street.
           Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top?
     4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context)
           Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all.
     5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”)
           Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular.
           Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken.
           Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old.
     6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject
           Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he?
Sehen
     1. n. (gerund of sehen): "seeing".
     2. v. to see; to have sight
           Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well.
     3. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision
     4. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
     5. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation)
           Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?)
     6. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context)
           auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something
     7. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach)
           Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently?
     8. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see
           Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear.
           Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself.
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Römer
     1. n-m. Roman
     2. n-m. rummer
     3. Proper noun. (wp, Römer (Frankfurt am Main))
     4. Proper noun. the building of the city council of Frankfurt am Main
     5. adj. of or from the Danish island of Rømø (German Röm)
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