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wann
     1. adv. (interrogative, standard) when
           Wann kommt er? - When will he arrive?
           Ich weiß nicht, wann er kommt. - I don’t know when he’ll arrive.
     2. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) sometime
           Das sollten wir mal wann besprechen, wenn alle da sind. - We should discuss this sometime that everybody’s present.
ist
     1. v. third-person singular present of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
eigentlich
     1. adv. actually
     2. adj. actual, proper
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
Premiere
     1. n-f. premiere
eures
     1. det. genitive singular of euer: your i;plural i;referring to a masculine or neuter object in the genitive case
Neuen
     1. n. genitive of Neues
     2. adj. form of neu
     neu
          1. adj. new
                neue Mode - new fashion
                neueste Mode - latest fashion, latest style
                was gibt's Neues? - what's the latest news?
                etwas neu machen - to renovate
          2. adj. modern, recent, latest
                die neue Geschichte - modern history, recent history
Stücks
     1. n. genitive singular of Stück
     Stück
          1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English)
                Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please!
                Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want?
                Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece.
          2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal)
                200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle
          3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass)
                Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces.
                Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar.
                Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake.
          4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films)
                Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece.
                Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please.
                Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play.
          5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female
                Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing.
                Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard.
          6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun)
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