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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
Schüler
     1. n-m. (school) pupil, student, schoolboy (male or of unspecified gender)
     2. n-m. disciple (male or of unspecified gender)
Beginnen
     1. n. gerund of beginnen
     2. v. to begin; to commence; to be started
           Der Vortrag hat begonnen. - The lecture has begun.
     3. v. (chiefly literary, transitive or with mit) to start something; to begin something
           Er hat den Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture.
           Er hat mit dem Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture.
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Schreiben
     1. n-n. gerund of schreiben
     2. n-n. writing, letter
     3. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
           Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
           Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
     4. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
           Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
     5. v. to write (use handwriting)
           Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
     6. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
           Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
     7. v. to be some year or date
           Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
     8. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
           Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
           Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
           Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
     9. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
           Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
           Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
     10. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
           Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
           Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
     11. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
           Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell
währenddessen
     1. adv. meanwhile, in the meantime
klingelt
     1. v. third-person singular present of klingeln
     2. v. second-person plural present of klingeln
     3. v. plural imperative of klingeln
     klingeln
          1. v. to ring (to produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound)
Es
     1. n. (music) E-flat
     2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
     3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
           Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
           Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
           Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
           Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
           Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
           Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
     4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
           Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
           Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
           Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
           Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
           Es regnet. - It’s raining.
           Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
           Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
           Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
     5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
           Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
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