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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
beiden
     1. det. dative plural of beide
     2. det. plural of beide
     3. pron. dative plural of beide
     4. pron. plural of beide
     beide
          1. det. both
          2. det. (the) two
          3. pron. both
          4. pron. (the) two
Hunde
     1. n. plural of Hund
     Hund
          1. n. dog, hound
          2. n. (pejorative) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)
                ein gemeiner Hund - a mean dog
          3. n. A board with casters used to transport heavy objects.
sind
     1. v. first-person plural present of sein
           Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
     2. v. third-person plural present of sein
           Da sind sie. - There they are.
     3. v. second-person plural present of sein
           Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form)
     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.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
ganzen
     1. adj. form of ganz
     ganz
          1. adj. entire, whole, complete
                Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken.
          2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
                Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends.
          3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
                Ist die Tasse noch ganz? - Is the cup still whole?
          4. adj. (in certain combinations) true; real
                uxi, ein ganzer Kerl, a true man
          5. adj. (mathematics) integer (of a number)
          6. adv. quite, rather
          7. adv. very
          8. adv. wholly, entirely, all
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
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Strand
     1. n. beach
rauf
     1. adv. (colloquial) up, up here, upstairs (towards the speaker)
           Er kommt jetzt rauf. -- He's coming upstairs now.
     2. adv. (colloquial) up, up there, upstairs (away from the speaker)
           Er geht rauf zu den andern. -- He's going upstairs to the other people.
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
runter
     1. adv. (colloquial) down, down here, downstairs (towards the speaker)
           Er kommt jetzt runter. -- He's coming downstairs now.
     2. adv. (colloquial) down, down there, downstairs (away from the speaker)
           Er geht runter zu den andern. -- He's going downstairs to the other people.
gerand
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