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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)
Sitzen
     1. n. dative plural of Sitz
     2. v. to sit; to perch
     3. v. to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state)
           Wir saßen fest! - We were stuck!
     4. v. to fit
     5. v. to be (i, e.g. with voller)
           Der Schrank sitzt voller Motten. - The cupboard is full of moths.
     6. v. to do time; to spend time in jail
           im Gefängnis sitzen. - to be in jail.
     7. v. to hit home; to have a significant effect
     8. v. to sit down
an
     1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
           Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
     2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
     3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
           Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
           Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
     4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
           zweimal am Tag - twice a day
     5. prep. on; onto
           Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
     6. prep. at; against
           Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
     7. prep. to; for
           Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
     8. adv. onward; on
           von heute an - from today on
     9. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
Ihren
     1. pron. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) dative plural of Ihr
     3. det. masculine accusative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case
     4. det. dative plural of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case
     ihr
          1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
          2. pron. dative of sie
                Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
          3. det. her (possessive)
                Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
                Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
          4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
                die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
          5. det. their
                Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
                die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
Plätzen
     1. n. noun form of Platz, , dat, p
     Platz
          1. n. (architecture) square, plaza, piazza
                Marktplatz - Market square
          2. n. (architecture) circus
          3. n. space, room
                Hier ist kein Platz. - There is no room here.
                Platz machen für. - to make room for.
          4. n. place, seat, spot, position (precise location someone or something occupies)
                Ich halte dir einen Platz frei. - I'll hold a place for you.
                Für deine Blumen finden wir bestimmt einen schönen Platz. - I'm sure we'll find a nice place for your flowers.
          5. n. (chiefly colloquial) place, location, site (in general)
                Die Zeit wisst ihr ja, den Platz sag ich euch vorher noch. - You already know the time, and I’ll tell you the place beforehand.
          6. n. spot, place (position in a hierarchy or sequence)
                Sie hat einen Platz in der Mannschaft. - She's got a spot on the team.
          7. n. (sports) court, field, pitch, course
                auf dem Platz - on the court / field / pitch
                Dies ist das beste Hotel am Platz. - This is the best hotel in town.
          8. n. place (rank in a competition)
                Er machte den ersten Platz. - He won the first place.
                auf dem ersten/zweiten/dritten Platz - in first/second/third place
          9. interj. down! (command to lie down, especially for a dog)
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