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Google Translation:

Er schüttelt die Dose vor dem Gebrauch

er
1. pron. (personal) he.
Wo ist Klaus? Wo ist er? — Where is Klaus? Where is he? (audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg)
2. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
Dies ist mein Hund. Er heißt Waldi. — This is my dog. Its name is Waldi. (audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg)
Dort steht ein Baum. Er ist über hundert Jahre alt. — There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. (audio, De-Dort_steht_ein_baum.ogg)
	fragte er
	denn er merkte
schüttelt
1. v. third-person singular present of schütteln
2. v. second-person plural present of schütteln
3. v. imperative plural of schütteln
schütteln
1. v. to shake
die
1. art. The; declined form of der
die Frau — “the woman”
die Männer — “the men”
2. 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.”
3. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) This one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da — “that one (or she or they) there”
	nahm die Zeitung
	ebenso die Läden
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
Dose
1. n-f. box (container made from metal or plastic, less often wood)
2. n-f. tin; can (air-tight container for food)
3. n-f. (informal, most often diminutive) vagina; vulva
vor
1. prep. before
2. prep. in front of
3. prep. ago
vor drei Tagen
three days ago
4. prep. because of
	vor einer andern gesprochen hatte
	aber es kam ihm gar nicht geheuer vor
dem
1. art. the; dative singular masculine of der
2. art. the; dative singular neuter of der
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of der
	so? mit dem da
	klang es aus dem Berge
Gebrauch
1. n-m. use, usage
Vor Gebrauch Sprengkapsel einsetzen. - Before use, insert detonator.
2. n-m. application

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