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kaum
1. adv. barely, hardly
Ich kann das kaum lesen. - I can barely read this.
Die Handschrift ist kaum lesbar. - The handwriting is barely legible.
2. adv. (with zu infinitive) difficult to, nearly impossible to
Das ist kaum zu glauben. - That's difficult to believe.
3. adv. little
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.
Einer
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
3. n-m. (sports) single scull
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
5. num. feminine singular of ein
6. art. feminine singular of ein
7. pron. one
8. pron. someone, somebody
9. pron. feminine singular of einer
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
beiden
1. det. dative plural of beide
2. det. plural of beide
3. pron. dative plural of beide
4. pron. plural of beide
beide
1. det. both
2. det. (the) two
3. pron. both
4. pron. (the) two
Brüder
1. n. plural of Bruder
2. n. brethren
Bruder
1. n. brother
Mein Bruder hat zwei Katzen. - My brother has two cats.
2. n. Brother (title of respect)
ein
1. art. a, an
ein Mann - a man
eine Frau - a woman
ein Kind - a child
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
3. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Weißes
1. n. genitive singular of Weiß
2. adj. form of weiß
weiß
1. adj. white
2. v. first-person singular present of wissen
ich - Ich weiß das bereits.
ich - Ich weiß nicht.
3. v. third-person singular present of wissen
er - Er weiß das bereits.
er - Er weiß nicht.
Hemd
1. n. shirt, or in particular a dress shirt
an
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
zweimal am Tag - twice a day
5. prep. on; onto
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
6. prep. at; against
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
7. prep. to; for
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
8. adv. onward; on
von heute an - from today on
9. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
Trug
1. n. (rare, formal) a deception, delusion, illusionR:DWDSR:Duden
2. n. (rare, formal) a swindle
3. v. first-person singular preterite of tragen
4. v. third-person singular preterite of tragen
tragen
1. v. to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to wear (clothing)
Vorsicht, er trägt eine Waffe! - Careful, he's carrying a weapon!
2. v. to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
Ärzte tragen eine große Verantwortung für ihr Handeln. - Doctors carry a great responsibility for their actions.
Er trägt Schuld an dem Unfall. - He's to blame (lit. He bears blame) for the accident.
3. v. to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
Ohne Versicherung müssen Sie die Kosten leider selbst tragen. - Unfortunately, without insurance you must bear the cost yourself.
4. v. to produce, to bear, to yield
Die Bäume tragen im Herbst Früchte. - The trees bear fruit in the fall.
Investitionen in die Kultur tragen Früchte in Form von Nationalstolz. - Investments in culture bear fruit in the form of national pride.
5. v. to wear (clothing, jewelry)
Ich trage einen blauen Anzug und eine rote Krawatte. - I'm wearing a blue suit and a red tie.
6. v. to support, to maintain
7. v. to pay for itself
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
Andere
1. n. : the other / different one (female)
2. adj. form of anderer, e
die andere Hand - the other hand
das andere Geschlecht - the opposite sex
sofort
1. adv. immediately, at once
ein
1. art. a, an
ein Mann - a man
eine Frau - a woman
ein Kind - a child
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
3. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Schwarzes
1. n. genitive singular of Schwarz
2. adj. form of schwarz
schwarz
1. adj. black, reflecting little or no light
2. adj. (figurative) illegal
3. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
4. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)
5. adj. (of coffee) without milk
6. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points)
7. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German)

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