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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
Aufgabe
     1. n-f. task, duty, job, chore, responsibility, business, office
     2. n-f. mission, task, challenge
     3. n-f. abandonment, surrender, relinquishment
     4. n-f. problem (math, arithmetic)
     5. n-f. function, aim, object, purpose
     6. n-f. assignment, work, exercise (at school)
     7. n-f. posting (act of transporting mail)
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
Hilfsorganisationen
     1. n. plural of Hilfsorganisation
darf
     1. v. first-person present of dürfen
     2. v. third-person present of dürfen
     dürfen
          1. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
                Darf ich gehen? - May I go?
                Ich habe gehen dürfen. - I was allowed to go.
          2. v. to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
                Ja, du darfst. - Yes, you may.
                Ich habe es gedurft. - I was allowed to do it.
          3. v. (subjunctive ii, auxiliary) Expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable.
                Der Zug dürfte in ein paar Minuten ankommen. - The train should (will probably) be here in a few minutes.
          4. v. (colloquial) to must, to have to
                Und ich darf dann wieder hinter euch aufräumen. - And I can clean up after you once again then.
          5. v. (obsolete, transitive, with genitive) to need, to require
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
Sein
     1. n. existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring)
     2. 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.
     3. 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.
     4. 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.
     5. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
           Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
     6. 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.
     7. 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.
     8. 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.
     9. 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.
     10. 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
     11. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                   Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
     12. det. one's
           Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
einfachen
     1. adj. form of einfach
     einfach
          1. adj. easy
                Die Hausaufgabe war sehr einfach. - The homework was very easy.
          2. adj. simple, plain, straightforward
                Ich führe ein einfaches Leben. - I lead a simple life.
          3. adj. single; one-way
                einfache Fahrkarte - single ticket; one-way ticket
          4. adj. easy-to-use
          5. adv. easily
          6. adv. just, simply
                Ruf uns einfach an. - Just call us.
Leuten
     1. n. dative plural of Leute
     Leute
          1. n. people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls)
          2. n. plural of Leut
Brot
     1. n. (usually) bread
     2. n. loaf of bread
     3. n. slice of bread; sandwich
     4. n. (figurative) livelihood, subsistence
zu
     1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
           zum Bahnhof - to the train station
     2. prep. with respect to; regarding
           Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
     3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
           Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
     4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
           zu Hause - at home
     5. prep. at (indicates time)
           zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
           zu Beginn - at the beginning
     6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
           zu Pferd - on horseback
     7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
           etwas zu essen - something to eat
     14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
           zu schnell - too fast
     15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
           Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
     16. adv. towards; at
     17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
           Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
           Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
           Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
     20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     21. adj. done up (fastened)
     22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Bringen
     1. n. gerund of bringen
     2. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
           Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house.
     3. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
           Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital.
     4. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
           Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck.
           Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality.
     5. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something)
           Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh.
           Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home.
           Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient.
           „Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.”
     6. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
           zum Ausdruck bringen - to express
           in Einklang bringen - to reconcile
           zu Fall bringen - to bring down
           in Gang bringen - to initiate
           ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion
           in Ordnung bringen - to put in order
           auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point
           in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety
           in Verbindung bringen - to associate
           auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate)
     7. v. to acquire; to take possession of
     8. v. to accomplish; to yield
     9. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful
           „Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“
     10. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well
           Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver.
     11. v. to get over with
           Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with.
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