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wir
     1. pron. we
sollten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of sollen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of sollen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of sollen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of sollen
     sollen
          1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
                Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
                Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
          2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
          4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
                Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
          5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
          6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
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
Stühle
     1. n. plural of Stuhl
     Stuhl
          1. n. a chair (to sit on)
                Ich habe die ganze Zeit auf meinem Stuhl gesessen! - I've been sitting on my chair the whole time!
          2. n. a chair (professorship)
                Professor Martin wurde überraschend auf den Stuhl berufen. - Professor Martin unexpectedly received the professorship.
          3. n. (euphemism, mainly used in medical professions) feces, stool
                Herr Urkwicz hatte heute wieder sehr weichen Stuhl. - Today Mr Urkwicz again had very soft feces.
aufstellen
     1. v. to establish, to postulate
     2. v. to field (troops or eg a political candidate); to deploy
     3. v. to arrange, to set up, to erect
     4. v. to set (a record); to make (a plan, list etc.)
     5. v. to line up
     6. v. (regional) to put on (the fire, hob etc. to cook)
bevor
     1. conj. before
           Geh, bevor ich rasend werde. - Go before I lose my temper.
     2. adv. (obsolete) before
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
Gäste
     1. n. plural of Gast
     Gast
          1. n. guest
Kommen
     1. n. (gerund of kommen): "coming", "arrival".
     2. v. to come; to arrive
           Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night.
           Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
     3. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
           Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.
           Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41)
     4. v. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
           Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall.
           Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
     5. v. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
           Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell.
           Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals.
     6. v. to come on (Used to encourage someone to do something.)
           Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.
           Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already.
     7. v. to occur; to happen; to come to be
           Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared.
           Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...?
     8. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film)
           Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
     9. v. to be due to; to be the result of
           Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness.
     10. v. to come from (to have a social or geographic background) (+preo, aus, dative)
           Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. - She comes from Switzerland.
           Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. - She comes from a family of diplomats.
     11. v. to orgasm; to cum
           Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
           Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!
     12. v. to be statistically equivalent to; to be there for (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. - For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people.
     13. v. to obtain (a solution or result) (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen. - The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result.
     14. v. to get an idea; to think of; to remember; to imagine (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. - I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later.
           Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst. - I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas.
     15. v. to lose; to forfeit; not to get (+preo, um)
           Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt. - He fears that he won’t get his share.
     16. v. to touch inadvertently
           Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint.
     17. v. to manage to reach (something high up etc.) (+preo, an, accusative)
           Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. - Help him, he can't reach the handle.
     18. v. (colloquial copulative with gut or in Ordnung) to turn out (well)
           Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. - In the end, hopefully all will turn out well.
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