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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
Schule
     1. n-f. school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (especially before university); department/institute at a college or university; art movement; followers of a particular doctrine)
     2. n-f. school, shoal (of fish)
     3. n-f. pod (group of whales or similar mammals)
     4. v. first-person singular present of schulen
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schulen
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schulen
     7. v. singular imperative of schulen
war
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein
     sein
          1. 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.
          2. 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.
          3. 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.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. 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.
          6. 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.
          7. 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.
          8. 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.
          9. 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
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
mir
     1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
           Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
     2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
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.
diesem
     1. pron. dative singular of dieser
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Schwarzen
     1. n. singular of Schwarzer
     2. n. dative plural of Schwarzer
     3. n. singular of Schwarzer
     4. n. plural of Schwarzer
     5. n. dative plural of Schwarze
     6. n. singular of Schwarze
     7. n. plural of Schwarze
     8. adj. form of schwarz
     schwarz
          1. adj. black, reflecting little or no light
          2. adj. (figurative) illegal
          3. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
          4. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)
          5. adj. (of coffee) without milk
          6. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points)
          7. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German)
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
     12. v. singular imperative of tagen
sowieso
     1. adv. anyway, anyhow, in any case
           Es macht mir nichts aus, dass die Feier ausfällt. Ich wollte da sowieso nicht hin. - I don’t care that the party was cancelled. I didn’t want to go there anyway.
     2. interj. something; (replaces unknown or unimportant words)
           Das Nummernschild war K sowieso 132. Ich hab’s nicht genau gesehen. - The number plate was K something 132. I couldn’t really see it.
     3. interj. of course; sure; that’s a given; (expresses agreement to a statement with the implication that it is trivial)
           Männer sind halt alle gleich. — Sowieso. - Men are all the same. — Of course.
egal
     1. adj. (usually predicative only) all the same, unimportant
           Das ist mir egal. - That's all the same to me.
           Es könnte mir gar nicht egaler sein. - I couldn't care less.
     2. adj. (dated, still used by some older speakers) the same, identical, alike, matching
           Das sind zwei egale Hemden. - These are two identical shirts.
     3. adv. no matter
           Egal, was du sagst: ich bleibe dabei. - No matter what you say: my opinion won't change.
     4. interj. expresses indifference
           "Willst du zuerst ins Kino oder ins Café gehen?" "Egal." - "Do you want to go to the cinema or the cafe first? " "I don't mind.".
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