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Es
     1. n. (music) E-flat
     2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
     3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
           Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
           Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
           Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
           Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
           Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
           Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
     4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
           Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
           Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
           Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
           Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
           Es regnet. - It’s raining.
           Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
           Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
           Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
     5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
           Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
Macht
     1. n. power, authority
           Die Kanzlerin übernahm die Macht im Jahr 2005. - The Chancellor took power in 2005.
     2. n. might, strength
           Glauben Sie an die Macht der Liebe? - Do you believe in the power of love?
     3. v. third-person singular present of machen
           Der Künstler macht ein Bild. - The artist creates a picture.
     4. v. second-person plural present of machen
     5. v. plural imperative of machen
     machen
          1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
                Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
                Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
          2. v. to make, prepare
                Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
                sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
          3. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
                Mach es! - Do it!
                Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
                ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
          4. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
                Sport machen - do sports
                eine Party machen - have a party
          5. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
                Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
          6. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
          7. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
          8. v. to make (to cause to be)
                Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
          9. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
                Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
          10. v. to make (to have as a feature)
                Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
          11. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
                Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
          12. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
                Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
          13. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
                Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
          14. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
          15. v. to matter (to be important)
                Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
          16. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
          17. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
                (childish) groß machen - to go poop
                (childish) klein machen - to go pee
          18. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
                Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
          19. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
                Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
          20. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
mir
     1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
           Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
     2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
Nichts
     1. n. nothingness, void
     2. pron. nothing
           Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing.
Aus
     1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
     2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
     3. n. end
     4. adv. out
     5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
           Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
     6. adj. (of a device) off
     7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
           Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
     8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
           Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
     9. prep. of; made of; out of
           ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
     10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
           etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
           etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
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?)
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
diesen
     1. pron. masculine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
           Ich will diesen Apfel - I want this apple.
     2. pron. dative plural of dieser; "these"
           Ich half diesen Tieren - I helped these animals.
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Job
     1. n. job, position, employment
           Wenn ich den Job kriege, kann ich mir vielleicht ein Auto leisten. - If I get the job, I might be able to afford a car.
     2. n. job, work, profession
           Im Job ist er sehr erfolgreich, aber privat läuft es überhaupt nicht. - He’s very successful in his job, but his private life is a mess.
     3. n. job, task, assignment
           Ich hab ’n Job für dich: Rasenmähen! - I have a job for you: mowing the lawn!
     4. Proper noun. (Biblical character) rare form of Hiob
verliere
     1. v. first-person singular present of verlieren
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of verlieren
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of verlieren
     4. v. singular imperative of verlieren
     verlieren
          1. v. to lose (something, or a game)
          2. v. to shed
          3. v. to trail away, to fade away
          4. v. to get lost
                Ich habe mich in der Menge verloren. - I got lost in the crowd.
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
kann
     1. v. first-person singular present of können
     2. v. third-person singular present of können
     können
          1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          2. v.          (auxiliary)
                        Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                        Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                        Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                        Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          3. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                        Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                        Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
          4. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                        Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                        Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                        Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
          5. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                        Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
          6. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                        Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                        Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
          7. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                        
jederzeit
     1. adv. anytime
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Neuen
     1. n. genitive of Neues
     2. adj. form of neu
Bekommen
     1. n. gerund of bekommen
     2. v. to receive; to get (+aux, haben)
           Hunger bekommen - to get hunger
           ein Kind bekommen - to have a child
     3. v. to catch (+aux, haben)
           den Schnupfen bekommen - to catch a cold
     4. v. (with dative object) to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) i, of food or drink +aux, sein
           Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht. - The food does not agree with him.
     5. v. to get (with the past participle form of a verb) (+aux, haben)
           Das bekommt er ständig gesagt. - He gets told that all the time.
           Wir haben sie ins Krankenhaus gebracht, wo sie einen Gips angelegt bekommen hat. - We brought her to the hospital where she got a cast applied.
           Haben Sie jemals Antidepressiva verordnet bekommen? - Have you ever been prescribed antidepressants?
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