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möchtest
     1. v. second-person singular subjunctive of mögen
     mögen
          1. v. to like (something or someone)
                Ich mag keinen Käse. - I don't like cheese.
          2. v. to want to go
          3. v. (auxiliary) may (expresses a possibility with uncertainty with a degree of admission of the statement)
                Das mag ja alles stimmen. - That may all be true.
          4. v. (auxiliary) to be hesitant to (do something)
                Ich mag sie nicht fragen. - I am hesitant to ask her.
          5. v. (auxiliary) may (paraphrases the optative).
                Möge die Macht mit dir sein. - May the Force be with you.
          6. v. to want; would like (to have or to do something)
                Ich möchte Käse. - I would like cheese.
                Ich möchte keinen Käse. - I don't want cheese.
          7. v. (auxiliary) to want to; would like to; to wish to (do something)
                Ich möchte sie nicht fragen. - I don't want to ask her.
          8. v. (obsolete, auxiliary, with infinitive) to be able to, may, can
Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
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.)
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
Zwei
     1. n-f. two (digit or figure)
           Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number.
           Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s.
           Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice)
     2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries
           Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English!
     3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components)
Brote
     1. n. plural of Brot "breads"
     Brot
          1. n. (usually) bread
          2. n. loaf of bread
          3. n. slice of bread; sandwich
          4. n. (figurative) livelihood, subsistence
Essen
     1. n-n. (gerund of essen); eating
           Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen. - Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.So man w
     2. n-n. meal
     3. n-n. food
     4. n-n. groceries
           Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen - One should buy groceries together with the kids.
     5. n. plural of Esse
     6. v. to eat
           Er isst gern Schokolade. - He likes eating chocolate.
           Ich esse einen Apfel. - I am eating an apple.
     7. v. to eat; to dine
           Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. - We have not eaten yet.
           Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. - They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening.
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