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das
1. art. the; nominative singular neuter of der
2. art. the; accusative singular neuter of der
3. pron. who, that, which (relative) (In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or thing referenced in the main clause. Used with neuter singular referents).
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.
I know a girl who can do that.
4. pron. this, that (demonstrative)
Das ist mein Haus.
This is my house.
5. pron. (colloquial) it
Ich hab' das nich.
I don't have it.
	wer ist das
	das Mädchen
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
ist
1. v. third-person singular present of sein
	wer ist das
	wer ist denn das
sein
1. v. (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 predicate adjective and an indirect object) to feel (to experience a certain condition)
Mir ist kalt. Mir ist übel. Mir ist schwindelig. Mir ist wohl.
I feel cold. I feel sick. I feel dizzy. I feel well. (Literally: To me is cold. etc.)
3. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tense of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
4. v. (intransitive) to exist; there 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.
5. v. (intransitive, colloquial) 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.”
6. v. (intransitive, child language) to be it; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! (Emphasis on du) – You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. – I'm not it anymore.
7. det. his
8. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., is neuter (das) or masculine (m))
Gut
1. n-n. commodity, property, possessions, goods
2. n-n. a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture.
3. adj. good
4. adv. well
Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt.
The team played well.
5. interj. okay, all right, now then
Gut, dann fangen wir mal an.
All right, then let's get started.
so
1. adv. so, that
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
2. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
3. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
4. adv. (colloquial,) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
5. conj. (archaic) an, if
So es Euch beliebt. - If it please you.
6. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag., t=That do the
	ach so!
	so nich!
denn
1. conj. for; because; since
2. conj. (after a comparative) than
3. adv. (in a question) then; ever; but; used for general emphasis
Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then? (Where ever can he be?)
Wieso denn? - How so, then?.
Was denn? - But what?.
Was ist denn los? - What's wrong, then?.
	denn er merkte
	wer ist denn das
so
1. adv. so, that
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
2. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
3. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
4. adv. (colloquial,) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
5. conj. (archaic) an, if
So es Euch beliebt. - If it please you.
6. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag., t=That do the
	ach so!
	so nich!
vertreibt
1. v. second-person plural present of vertreiben
vertreiben
1. v. To force to leave.
2. v. (transitive, financial) To bring much of something onto the market.
3. v. (transitive, art, painting) To put colors softly together.
er
1. pron. (personal) he.
Wo ist Klaus? Wo ist er? — Where is Klaus? Where is he? (audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg)
2. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
Dies ist mein Hund. Er heißt Waldi. — This is my dog. Its name is Waldi. (audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg)
Dort steht ein Baum. Er ist über hundert Jahre alt. — There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. (audio, De-Dort_steht_ein_baum.ogg)
	da bemerkte er
	denn er merkte
das
1. art. the; nominative singular neuter of der
2. art. the; accusative singular neuter of der
3. pron. who, that, which (relative) (In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or thing referenced in the main clause. Used with neuter singular referents).
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.
I know a girl who can do that.
4. pron. this, that (demonstrative)
Das ist mein Haus.
This is my house.
5. pron. (colloquial) it
Ich hab' das nich.
I don't have it.
	wer ist das
	das Mädchen
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
flaue
1. adj. inflected form of flau
Gefühl
1. n-n. feeling
2. n-n. sense of something. (für etwas)
das
1. art. the; nominative singular neuter of der
2. art. the; accusative singular neuter of der
3. pron. who, that, which (relative) (In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or thing referenced in the main clause. Used with neuter singular referents).
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.
I know a girl who can do that.
4. pron. this, that (demonstrative)
Das ist mein Haus.
This is my house.
5. pron. (colloquial) it
Ich hab' das nich.
I don't have it.
	wer ist das
	wer ist denn das
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
sich
1. pron. (reflexive) Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. (reflexive) Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
	wiederholte sich
	dabei sah er sich im Kreise um
seit
1. conj. since
2. prep. since
3. prep. for
	und seit kurzer Zeit verheiratet war
Mittag
1. n-m. noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (roughly the time from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
Sie hat bis Mittag geschlafen.
She slept until midday.
2. n-n. (somewhat, informal) lunch
Wann gibt's Mittag?
When is lunch ready?
unweigerlich
in
1. prep. (in + dative) in; within; at; contained by
Es ist im Haus. - It is in the house.
2. prep. (in + dative) pertaining to
3. prep. (in + accusative) into
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
4. adj. in, popular
	geh in den Saal!
	lassen sie ihn in Ruhe!
ihm
1. pron. (personal) dative of er, him, to him (indirect object); (in some cases) for him.
2. pron. (personal) dative of es, it, to it (indirect object); (in some cases) for it.
	und sagte ihm
	man sah ihm an
hält
1. v. third-person singular present of halten
halten
1. v. to hold
2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
3. v. to support; to hold up
4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
5. v. (transitive, of animals) to keep
6. v. (intransitive) to hold; to keep; to stay
7. v. (intransitive) to stop
Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
8. v. (transitive, with preposition für) to consider, to regard
9. v. (reflexive, with preposition: an) to adhere (to)
10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.

Dictionary entries from Wiktionary