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Er
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
2. pron. (personal) he.
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
Riß
1. n. Superseded spelling of Riss
2. v. Superseded spelling of riss
reißen
1. v. to tear (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something) (+aux, haben)
2. v. to break; to become torn apart (+aux, sein)
3. v. to snatch; to wrench; to yank; to drag; to tug; to pull on (something) (+aux, haben)
4. v. to kill a prey animal (+aux, haben)
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
Arme
1. n. female equivalent of Armer: female pauper
2. n. plural of Armer
3. n. nominative singular of Armer
4. n. plural of Arm
5. adj. form of arm
Arm
1. n. (anatomy) an arm
2. n. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
3. n. (textiles, technical use, or informal) a sleeve
mit langem Arm - long-sleeved (technical)
sich die Arme hochkrempeln - to roll up one's sleeves (informal)
4. n. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
5. n. a branch, a section of a structure
6. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
7. n. influence, might
nach
1. prep. after, past (later in time)
Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
nach einer Woche (after a week)
2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)
3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt)
4. prep. according to; guided by
5. prep. by the authority of; following
die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx)
6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic.
7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something
nach etwas suchen - to search for something
8. post. according to
meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement
9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow.
oben
1. adv. above
2. adv. north
3. adv. upstairs
4. adv. at an earlier point in a text
nach oben
1. adv. up, upwards
2. adv. upstairs
Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
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
Säge
1. n-f. saw
2. v. first-person singular present of sägen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sägen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sägen
5. v. singular imperative of sägen
ihm
1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen?
Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him!
2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Verletzung
1. n-f. injury
2. n-f. violation
am
1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the
am Ende - at the end
am Rande - on the margin(s)
am Leben - alive
2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the
am Berg - on the mountain
am Fest - at the festival
am Schirm - on the screen
3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use.
am schnellsten - fastest
am schwächsten - weakest
am wichtigsten - most important
Er spielt am besten. - He plays best.
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.
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
anderen
1. adj. form of anderer, en
Arm
1. n. (anatomy) an arm
2. n. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
3. n. (textiles, technical use, or informal) a sleeve
mit langem Arm - long-sleeved (technical)
sich die Arme hochkrempeln - to roll up one's sleeves (informal)
4. n. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
5. n. a branch, a section of a structure
6. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
7. n. influence, might
8. adj. poor (having little money)
9. adj. poor (to be pitied)
arm dran sein - to have bad luck
lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation)
10. adj. low (having a small amount)
zufügte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of zufügen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of zufügen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of zufügen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of zufügen

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