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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)
verschwand
1. v. first-person singular preterite of verschwinden
2. v. third-person singular preterite of verschwinden
verschwinden
1. v. to disappear, to vanish, to move out of view
Die Sonne verschwindet hinter Wolken. - The sun is disappearing behind clouds.
2. v. to leave, to go away
Ich verschwinde jetzt besser. - I'd better be going now.
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
Einer
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
3. n-m. (sports) single scull
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
5. num. feminine singular of ein
6. art. feminine singular of ein
7. pron. one
8. pron. someone, somebody
9. pron. feminine singular of einer
dunklen
1. adj. form of dunkel
dunkel
1. adj. (of light, colour) dark
Im Winter wird es früher dunkel. - In the winter, it gets dark earlier.
Das dunkle Rot gefällt mir besser. - I like the dark red better.
2. adj. (of sound) deep
Er hat schon eine ganz dunkle Stimme. - He’s already got a very deep voice.
3. adj. (of memory, ideas) vague, faint
Ich habe nur dunkle Erinnerungen an meine Großmutter. - I have only faint memories of my grandmother.
4. v. first-person singular present of dunkeln
5. v. singular imperative of dunkeln
Ecke
1. n-f. corner, edge
Der Tisch steht in der Ecke. - The table stands in the corner.
2. n-f. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen. - Give me a small piece of the cake, please.
3. n-f. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood
Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke. - You guys live in a nice area around here.
4. n-f. (graph theory) vertex, node
5. n-f. (sports) corner, corner kick
hinten
1. adv. behind; in the back
Das Kind sitzt hinten im Auto. - The child is sitting in the back of the car.
2. adv. (chiefly colloquial) over (there); yonder (unspecified locative for something at some distance)
Du kannst doch hinten beim Kreisverkehr wenden. - Why don’t you turn around over at the traffic circle.
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Laden
1. n. shop
Wann schließen hier die Läden? - When do the shops close around here?
2. n. (informal) any establishment entertaining guests, especially a pub or bar, but also a hotel, restaurant, discotheque, etc.
Was kostet denn das Bier hier in dem Laden? - So how much is a beer in this place?
3. n. (informal) a (usually organised) group of people and its affairs: a company, political party, club, school, etc.
Ich bin den ganzen Laden so leid. - I’m so fed up with the whole bunch.
4. n. shutter (window shutter)
5. n. loading
6. v. to load (something) e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up
7. v. to load (some weapon)
8. v. to load (some data) from a store
9. v. to download from a network
10. v. to charge (a battery or capacitor) with electricity
11. v. to invite
12. v. to summon

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