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Sie
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
2. pron. she
3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine (die))
4. pron. they; them
es
1. pron. it (referring to things)
2. pron. he (with reference to male creatures, people etc. that are grammatically neuter)
3. pron. she (with reference to female creatures, people etc. that are grammatically neuter)
4. pron. (for impersonal verbs) it
Es regnet. - It’s raining.
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alternative form of das
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen?
Should I close the window?
fragte
1. v. first-person singular past tense of fragen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of fragen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of fragen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of fragen
	fragte er
	fragte er sie
fragen
1. v. to ask
2. v. (reflexive) to wonder
Ich frage mich, wer mir helfen kann. - I wonder who can help me.
ob
1. conj. (subordinating) if, whether
ob ... oder - if ... or
2. prep. (+ dative) (dialectal) over, above, on
3. prep. (+ dative, genitive) (becoming dated) on account of
	ei, ob du gerade oder krumm bist
	als ob irgend eine Gefahr dabei sei
man
1. pron. one; you; they; people (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will.
You can’t always get what you want.
Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen.
Sometimes one must compromise.
Zumindest sagt man das so...
At least that’s what they say...
2. adv. (colloquial, regional, northern Germany) just; only
Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
	man sah ihm an
	man stöhnte im Haus!
einen
1. num. inflected form of ein
2. art. inflected form of ein (a, an)
3. pron. masculine accusative of einer (one)
	einen Blick hinein
	und die einen tanzten
Orden
1. n-m. A decoration earned in the military or in sports; a medal, especially one awarded for merit or achievement.
2. n-m. A religious order.
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 come from Germany, don’t you?”
	ei, ob du gerade oder krumm bist
	oder zu erklären vermochte, was geschehen sei
einen
1. num. inflected form of ein
2. art. inflected form of ein (a, an)
3. pron. masculine accusative of einer (one)
	einen Blick hinein
	und die einen tanzten
Titel
1. n-m. title
2. v. first-person singular present of titeln
3. v. imperative singular of titeln
einfach
1. adj. easy
2. adj. simple; plain
3. adj. single; one-way
einfache Fahrkarte — “single (one-way) ticket”
4. adv. just; simply
so
1. adv. so, that
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
2. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
3. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
4. adv. (colloquial,) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
5. conj. (archaic) an, if
So es Euch beliebt. - If it please you.
6. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag., t=That do the
	ach so!
	so nich!
einfach so
1. adv. just like that
2. adv. just because
zurückgeben
1. v. to return (to give something back)
könne
1. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of können
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of können
können
1. v. (auxiliary, with an infinitive, past participle: “können”) To be able (to do something); can.
Kannst du ihm helfen? — “Are you able to help him?”
Ich hätte das machen können. — “I could have done that.”
2. v. (auxiliary, with an infinitive, past participle: “können”) 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.”
3. v. (transitive, past participle: “gekonnt”) To know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something).
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.” or “I wouldn’t have been capable of that.”
4. v. (intransitive, past participle: “gekonnt”) 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.”
5. v. (intransitive, colloquial, usually in negation) 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 was a leap year!

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