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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
Tochter
1. n. daughter
2. n. subsidiary (company)
(synonyms, Tochtergesellschaft, Tochterunternehmen, Tochterfirma)
meines
1. pron. singular of meiner
dein Haus und meines - your house and mine
2. det. (possessive) genitive singular of mein
die Frau meines Bruders - my brother's wife
verstorbenen
1. adj. form of verstorben
Freundes
1. n. genitive singular of Freund
Freund
1. n. friend
Lass uns Freunde bleiben. - Let’s stay friends.
2. n. boyfriend
Hast du einen Freund? - Do you have a boyfriend?
3. n. (obsolete) blood relative (in the sense of a person that is or should be one’s friend by nature)
sagte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sagen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of sagen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sagen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sagen
sagen
1. v. to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
2. v. to tell (to inform (someone) verbally)
3. v. to mean (to convey or signify)
4. v. to speak up (+obj, etwas)
Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
werde
1. v. first-person singular present of werden
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of werden
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of werden
4. v. singular imperative of werden
werden
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
für
1. prep. for
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
2. prep. in favor of, in support of
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
3. prep. by the standards of
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
4. prep. on behalf of
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
5. prep. kind / type of
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
6. prep. (informal) instead of
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
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
Seele
1. n-f. soul
2. n-f. mind, spirit
3. n-f. human being, soul
4. n-f. bore (of a gun)
5. n-f. swim bladder
6. n-f. core (of an electric cable)
7. n-f. (dated, or colloquial) inhabitant (of a municipality)
8. n-f. (lutherie) sound post
meines
1. pron. singular of meiner
dein Haus und meines - your house and mine
2. det. (possessive) genitive singular of mein
die Frau meines Bruders - my brother's wife
Vaters
1. n. genitive singular of Vater
Vater
1. n. father
Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten. - My father explains to me our nine planets every Sunday.
beten
1. v. to pray

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