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meine
1. pron. feminine singular of meiner
2. pron. plural of meiner
3. det. feminine singular of mein
4. det. plural of mein
5. v. first-person singular present of meinen
6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
8. v. singular imperative of meinen
mein
1. det. (possessive) my
meinen
1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
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jährige
1. adj. form of jährig
Stute
1. n-f. mare (adult female horse)
2. n-f. mare (of other equids) or female of other animals (especially in compounds).
3. n-f. (slang) a young woman
frisst
1. v. second-person singular present of fressen
2. v. third-person singular present of fressen
fressen
1. v. to eat; to feed on; to devour
2. v. to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral. - First comes the stomach, then comes ethics.
3. v. (figurative, chiefly reflexive) to eat away (e.g. metal) +preo, durch
4. v. (figurative, transitive,) to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money)
5. v. to despise, to have a pet peeve against
Den hab ich ja gefressen! - I have eaten that one.
seit
1. conj. since
2. prep. since
Ich bin seit letzter Woche krank. - I’ve been ill since last week.
3. prep. for (some past period of time)
Ich bin seit einer Woche krank. - I’ve been ill for a week now.
kurzem
1. adj. form of kurz
kurz
1. adj. short, brief
2. adj. concise
3. adv. briefly, in short
Ihre
1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
3. det. feminine singular of ihr
4. det. plural of ihr
5. det. her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
eigenen
1. adj. form of eigen
eigen
1. adj. own, peculiar or private to someone, idiosyncratic, proper or proprietary
äpfel
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
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
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
anderen
1. adj. form of anderer, en
Pferden
1. n. dative plural of Pferd
Pferd
1. n. horse
Meine Mutter hat ein Pferd und das ist sehr süß. - My mother has a horse and it is very cute.
Mein Pferd ist zu schnell. - My horse is too fast.
2. n. (chess, informal) knight
3. n. pommel horse
4. n. (slang) a woman
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
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
es
1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
Es regnet. - It’s raining.
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
Bekommen
1. n. gerund of bekommen
2. v. to receive; to get (+aux, haben)
Hunger bekommen - to get hunger
ein Kind bekommen - to have a child
3. v. to catch (+aux, haben)
den Schnupfen bekommen - to catch a cold
4. v. (with dative object) to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) i, of food or drink +aux, sein
Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht. - The food does not agree with him.
5. v. to get (with the past participle form of a verb) (+aux, haben)
Das bekommt er ständig gesagt. - He gets told that all the time.
Wir haben sie ins Krankenhaus gebracht, wo sie einen Gips angelegt bekommen hat. - We brought her to the hospital where she got a cast applied.
Haben Sie jemals Antidepressiva verordnet bekommen? - Have you ever been prescribed antidepressants?
kann
1. v. first-person singular present of können
2. v. third-person singular present of können
können
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
2. v. (auxiliary)
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
3. v. to be able to do something implied; can.
Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
5. v. to be possible, to make sense
Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed

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