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Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
darfst
     1. v. second-person singular present of dürfen
     dürfen
          1. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
                Darf ich gehen? - May I go?
                Ich habe gehen dürfen. - I was allowed to go.
          2. v. to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
                Ja, du darfst. - Yes, you may.
                Ich habe es gedurft. - I was allowed to do it.
          3. v. (subjunctive ii, auxiliary) Expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable.
                Der Zug dürfte in ein paar Minuten ankommen. - The train should (will probably) be here in a few minutes.
          4. v. (colloquial) to must, to have to
                Und ich darf dann wieder hinter euch aufräumen. - And I can clean up after you once again then.
          5. v. (obsolete, transitive, with genitive) to need, to require
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
erst
     1. adv. first, at first
     2. adv. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
           Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt. - She is only 28 years old.
           Es ist erst halb zehn. - It is only half past nine.
     3. adv. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
           Ich bin erst nächsten Monat in Urlaub. - I'm not on vacation until next month.
           Mein Bruder kommt erst in drei Wochen an. - My brother's not arriving for three weeks.
     4. adv. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
           Er ist erst gestern gegangen. - He left only yesterday.
           Er ist erst seit zwei Tagen da. - He has only been here for two days.
     5. adv. short for, erstmal
           Es ist kalt im Süden. Und im Norden erst! - It is cold in the South. And especially in the North.
     6. adv. Switzerland synonym of zumal
Heiraten
     1. n. gerund of heiraten
     2. n. plural of Heirat
     3. v. to marry; to get married
     4. v. to marry someone; to take someone as one's spouse
           - Who would want to marry such people?
Wenn
     1. n. (informal) if
     2. conj. when
           Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
     3. conj. if (on the condition that)
           Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?)
Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
Zimmermann
     1. n. carpenter (worker skilled at handling timber for the construction of houses)
     2. n. (Switzerland) harvestman (order Opiliones)
     3. Proper noun. surname, common, from=occupations
bist
     1. v. second-person singular present of sein
           Du bist nicht mein Sohn. - You are not my son.
     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.
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