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mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
jemandem
     1. pron. dative of jemand
ins
     1. contraction. (in)to the (accusative singular neuter)
           Ich bin ins Kino gegangen. - I went to the cinema.
     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)
     das
          1. art. singular of der: the
          2. pron. singular of der
          3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                        Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                        Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                        Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                        er - Er wissen
                        Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
          5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                        Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                        Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
Bett
     1. n. bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest)
     2. n. bed (bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river)
Gehen
     1. n. (gerund of gehen): "going".
     2. v. to go, to walk
           Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
           Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
           Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
     3. v. to leave
           Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
     4. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
           Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
     5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
           Es geht. - It’s all right.
     6. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
           Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
           Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
     7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
           Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
     8. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
           Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
           Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
     9. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
           Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
     10. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
           Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
     11. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
           Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
     12. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
Es
     1. n. (music) E-flat
     2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
     3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
           Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
           Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
           Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
           Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
           Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
           Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
     4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
           Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
           Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
           Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
           Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
           Es regnet. - It’s raining.
           Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
           Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
           Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
     5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
           Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
jemandem
     1. pron. dative of jemand
Treiben
     1. n. (gerund of treiben) (in all its senses)
     2. v. to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force (+aux, haben)
     3. v. to put forth; to produce; to sprout (+aux, haben)
     4. v. to urge (+aux, haben)
     5. v. to fuck (+aux, haben)
     6. v. to do, to get up to (+aux, haben)
           Was treibst du denn so den ganzen Tag? - What do you get up to all day?
     7. v. to drift; to float about (+aux, sein)
     8. v. to sprout (+aux, sein)
Sex
     1. n. sex (sexual intercourse)
     2. n. sexuality
     3. n. (colloquial) sex appeal
Haben
     1. n-n. credit
     2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
           Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
     3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
     4. 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.
     5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
     6. v. to get (to receive)
     7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
     8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
     9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
           Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
     10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
           Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
     11. v. to make a fuss
           Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
     12. 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.
     13. 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.
Sex haben
     1. v. to have sex (take part in a sexual act)
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