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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
Alte
     1. n. female equivalent of Alter: old woman
     2. n. plural of Alter
     3. n. nominative singular of Alter
     4. adj. form of alt
Mann
     1. n. man, male human being
     2. n. husband
schaute
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of schauen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of schauen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schauen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schauen
     schauen
          1. v. to look (at something, at a certain location, in a certain direction)
          2. v. to watch, to view
                Ich schaue gern Fußball. - I like to watch football/soccer.
immer
     1. adv. always
     2. adv.          at all times without exception
                   Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere.
     3. adv.          very often; all the time; constantly
                   Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time.
     4. adv.          every time; whenever some precondition is given
                   Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story.
     5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more
           Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder.
     6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
           Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time.
           Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful.
           Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that...
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
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
guten
     1. adj. form of gut
Alten
     1. n. singular of Alter
     2. n. dative plural of Alter
     3. n. singular of Alter
     4. n. plural of Alter
     5. n. dative plural of Alte
     6. n. singular of Alte
     7. n. plural of Alte
     8. adj. form of alt
     alt
          1. adj. old
                Wie alt bist du? - How old are you?
          2. adj. ancient
          3. adj. elderly (inflected in the comparative)
                ältere Menschen - the elderly
Tage
     1. n. (informal) period, that time of the month (female menstruation)
           Sie hat ihre Tage. - She's having her period.
     2. v. first-person singular present of tagen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of tagen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of tagen
     5. v. singular imperative of tagen
     Tag
          1. n. day (24-hour period)
                Tag für Tag - day after day
          2. n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
                Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight.
          3. n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
          4. n. day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight)
                Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. - During the winter the days are shorter.
                Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. - These short days cause feelings of depression.
                An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. - At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months.
          5. n. day, daylight, light (light from the Sun)
          6. n. (figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition)
          7. n. day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.)
                Nun, wie war dein Tag? - Well, how was your day?
                Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! - Overtime!? What a day!
          8. n. (figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing)
                Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! - It's our day, now. Well done, men!
                Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. - It's just not my day.
          9. n. (dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly)
          10. n. see Tage for plural-only senses
          11. interj. (colloquial) hello; (good) day
Zurück
     1. n. going back (in existential clauses, negated)
           Jetzt gab es kein Zurück mehr. - Now there was no going back any more.
     2. adv. back, backward, backwards, to the rear.
     3. interj. stand back!
     4. interj. get back!
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