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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
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.
ein
1. art. a, an
ein Mann - a man
eine Frau - a woman
ein Kind - a child
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
3. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Ring
1. n. a ring (a circular and hollow object, made of any material.)
2. n. a ring (small jewelry worn on the finger (usually composed of precious metals))
3. n. a ring (a group of people, often involved into criminal and illegal actions)
4. n. (mathematics) a ring (algebraic structure)
5. n. (geometry) a ring (planar geometrical figure)
6. n. (heraldry) an annulet (ring used as a charge)
7. n. (astronomy) a ring (a collection of material orbiting a planet)
8. n. (sports) a ring (a place where events such as wrestling and boxing take place)
9. n. a street that encircles a city where once the old town walls have been; a boulevard.
10. v. singular imperative of ringen
11. v. colloquial of
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
meine
1. pron. feminine singular of meiner
2. pron. plural of meiner
3. det. feminine singular of mein
4. det. plural of mein
5. v. first-person singular present of meinen
6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
8. v. singular imperative of meinen
mein
1. det. (possessive) my
meinen
1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Großmutter
1. n. grandmother
2. n. (colloquial) old woman, elderly woman, old lady
getragen
1. Participle. past participle of tragen
tragen
1. v. to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to wear (clothing)
Vorsicht, er trägt eine Waffe! - Careful, he's carrying a weapon!
2. v. to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
Ärzte tragen eine große Verantwortung für ihr Handeln. - Doctors carry a great responsibility for their actions.
Er trägt Schuld an dem Unfall. - He's to blame (lit. He bears blame) for the accident.
3. v. to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
Ohne Versicherung müssen Sie die Kosten leider selbst tragen. - Unfortunately, without insurance you must bear the cost yourself.
4. v. to produce, to bear, to yield
Die Bäume tragen im Herbst Früchte. - The trees bear fruit in the fall.
Investitionen in die Kultur tragen Früchte in Form von Nationalstolz. - Investments in culture bear fruit in the form of national pride.
5. v. to wear (clothing, jewelry)
Ich trage einen blauen Anzug und eine rote Krawatte. - I'm wearing a blue suit and a red tie.
6. v. to support, to maintain
7. v. to pay for itself
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.

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