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für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Vier
     1. n-f. four (digit or figure 4)
     2. num. (cardinal) four (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 4; or describing a set with four elements)
Wochen
     1. n. plural of Woche
     Woche
          1. n-f. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday)
                ab nächster Woche - from next week on
                vor Wochen - weeks ago
                jede zweite Woche - every other week
                Woche für Woche - week after week
          2. n-f. week (any period of seven consecutive days)
                schon seit einer Woche - for a week already
          3. n-f. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work)
                unter der Woche - during the week
sollte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of sollen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of sollen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sollen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sollen
     sollen
          1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
                Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
                Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
          2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
          4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
                Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
          5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
          6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
dieses
     1. pron. singular of dieser
     2. pron. genitive singular of dieser
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Hotel
     1. n. hotel
nun
     1. adv. now, at this moment
     2. adv. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence
           Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
           Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
     3. adv. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis
           Was soll das nun heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now?
     4. interj. now, well, so
           Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage. - Well, that's a tough question.
     5. conj. (tlb, literary or dated colloquial) now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …
Ihr
     1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
           Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
     3. pron. dative of sie
           Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
     4. det. her (possessive)
           Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
           Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
     5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
           die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
     6. det. their
           Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
           die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
spärliches
     1. adj. form of spärlich
Zuhause
     1. n. (also, figurative) one’s living premises, home
     2. adv. Alternative spelling of zu Hause
Sein
     1. n. existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring)
     2. 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.
     3. 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.
     4. 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.
     5. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
           Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
     6. 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.
     7. 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.
     8. 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.
     9. 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.
     10. 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
     11. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                   Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
     12. det. one's
           Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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