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während
1. conj. while
2. prep. (+ genitive or dative) during, at the time of
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
Zeit
1. n-f. time (as a concept)
2. n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit))
3. n-f. period, era (time in the past)
4. n-f. stint (e.g. in the army)
5. n-f. (grammar) tense
6. prep. (solemn) for the entire time of, during
Zeit ihrer Beziehung haben sie sich nie gestritten. - They never argued once during their relationship.
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
Bestellung
1. n-f. order, request for a product
hat
1. v. third-person singular present 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.
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
Bauer
1. n. farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n. peasant (male or of unspecified gender)
3. n. (pejorative) boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
4. n. (chess) pawn
5. n. (card games) jack, knave
6. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations
7. n-m. (almost exclusively in compounds) builder (male or of unspecified gender)
viel
1. pron. much, a lot
Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened.
2. det. much, many
Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money.
3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele
4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi
5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr
6. adv. much, a lot
Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot.
zu
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
zum Bahnhof - to the train station
2. prep. with respect to; regarding
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
zu Hause - at home
5. prep. at (indicates time)
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
zu Beginn - at the beginning
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
zu Pferd - on horseback
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
etwas zu essen - something to eat
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
zu schnell - too fast
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
16. adv. towards; at
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
21. adj. done up (fastened)
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Tun
1. n. (gerund of tun); doing, deeds, behaviour
Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun - The antagonism between willing and doing
2. v. To do (to perform or execute an action).
Tu es! - Do it!
Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can.
Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told.
Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work.
3. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog)
Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good.
4. v. To make a difference; to be different.
Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference?
Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other.
5. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it.
Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing.
6. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add.
Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here.
Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes.
7. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function.
Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore.
8. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb
Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all.
9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement)
Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not)
Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now.
10. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde))
Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again.

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