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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
Muttersprache
1. n-f. mother tongue; native language
Deutsch ist meine Muttersprache. - German is my native language.
2. n-f. (often, jocular) the language one has learnt from one’s mother (chiefly in the case of two parents with different languages)
Türkisch ist meine Muttersprache und Deutsch meine Vatersprache. - Turkish is my mother’s language and German is my father’s language.
3. n-f. (linguistics, rare, or archaic) ancestor language, parent language (language from which another is derived)
Latein ist die Muttersprache des Romanischen. - Latin is the ancestor of Romance.
Vergessen
1. n. gerund of vergessen
2. v. to forget (lose remembrance of)
Diese ganzen Geschichten hatte ich ja ganz vergessen. - I'd completely forgotten all these stories.
3. v. to forget (fail to do something out of forgetfulness)
Ich habe vergessen, den Brief abzuschicken. - I forgot to send off the letter.
4. v. to leave (forget to take)
Ich habe meinen Schlüssel bei dir vergessen. - I left my key at your place.
5. v. to overlook, to miss
6. Participle. past participle of vergessen
7. adj. forgotten
galt
1. v. first-person singular preterite of gelten
2. v. third-person singular preterite of gelten
3. adj. (Upper German) non-milch
4. adj. , t=
gelten
1. v. to be valid; to count; to hold true
2. v. to be effective; to be in force
3. v. to be worth
4. v. to be for/of (+ dative)
5. v. to be regarded (as something); to pass (for something)
6. v. (impersonal) to be necessary
7. v. to pass; to go; (Often translated with lassen as a unit into allow, endure, permit, accept, etc.)
Das will ich ausnahmsweise mal gelten lassen. - I will let that pass allow, concede, endure, permit, accept that as an exception.
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
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)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Lande
1. n. plural of Land
2. v. first-person singular present of landen
3. v. singular imperative of landen
4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of landen
5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of landen
Land
1. n. country (territory of a nation)
2. n. state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
3. n. land (real estate or landed property)
4. n. land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
5. n. country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)
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
Einwanderer
1. n-m. immigrant (male or of unspecified gender)
viel
1. pron. much, a lot
Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened.
2. det. much, many
Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money.
3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele
4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi
5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr
6. adv. much, a lot
Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot.
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
Lange
1. Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames
2. adv. long, for a long time
3. adv. in a long time
4. adj. form of lang
5. v. first-person singular present of langen
6. v. first-person singular subjunctive of langen
7. v. third-person singular subjunctive of langen
8. v. singular imperative of langen
langen
1. v. (colloquial southern) to reach for something, to grab
2. v. (colloquial southern) to pass, to hand something to someone
3. v. (colloquial southern) to suffice, to be enough
Mir langt's. - I've had enough
4. adj. form of lang
Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
Zeichen
1. n-n. sign, token
2. n-n. sign, mark
3. n-n. (typography) character
4. n-n. (religion) sign, miracle, prodigy
Des
1. n. (music) D-flat
2. art. genitive singular of der: the
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
Patriotismus
1. n. patriotism

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