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oft
1. adv. often
arbeiteten
1. v. first-person plural preterite of arbeiten
2. v. third-person plural preterite of arbeiten
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of arbeiten
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of arbeiten
arbeiten
1. v. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) (+preo, an, dative)
Wir arbeiten an der Wiederherstellung des Service. - We are working on resuming service.
2. v. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action)
einwandfrei arbeiten. - to work properly.
3. v. to ferment (to react, using fermentation)
4. v. to work, execute (to set into action)
5. v. to make, produce (to create)
Die Kommode ist aus Eichenholz gearbeitet. - The drawer is made of oak-wood.
6. v. to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work)
Was arbeitest du? - What are you doing?
Ich arbeite nichts. - I'm doing nothing.
7. v. to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working)
sich zu Tode arbeiten - to work oneself to death
sich erschöpft arbeiten - to work oneself to the point of exhaustion
8. v. to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees)
9. v. to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)
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
Schüler
1. n-m. (school) pupil, student, schoolboy (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n-m. disciple (male or of unspecified gender)
Bis
1. n. (music) B-sharp
2. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over.
3. conj. (coordinating) to
Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week.
Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown.
4. prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through
Meine Tochter ist bis zwei Uhr in der Schule. - My daughter is at school until two o'clock.
Ich war von Montag bis Freitag krank. - I was sick from Monday to Friday.
5. prep. (temporal) by
Die Aufgabe muss bis Donnerstag fertig sein. - The task must be complete by Thursday.
6. prep. (local) to; all the way to
Der Zug fährt bis Köln. - The train goes to Cologne.
Tief
1. n. (meteorology) low
2. adj. (also, figuratively) deep
Wie tief ist das Wasser? - How deep is the water?
Sie hat ein tiefes Verständnis der russischen Kultur. - She has a deep understanding of Russian culture.
3. adj. low (situated close to, or below, the ground)
Du hast das Bild zu tief gehängt. - You hung the picture too low.
4. adj. (figuratively, Switzerland) low (small, not high in amount or quantity, value, etc.)
tiefere Abgaben - lower taxes
5. adv. deeply, profoundly
6. adv. thoroughly, in depth
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
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
Nacht
1. n. night
Die Nacht war lang und frostig. - The night was long and chilly.
2. n. darkness
Sie wurden von der Nacht verschlungen. - They were engulfed by the darkness (of the night).

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