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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)
beobachtete
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of beobachten
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of beobachten
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of beobachten
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of beobachten
     beobachten
          1. v. to watch, to observe
                Sie werden beobachtet. - You are being watched.
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
Vögel
     1. n. nominative plural of Vogel
     2. n. accusative plural of Vogel
     3. n. genitive plural of Vogel
     4. v. first-person singular present of vögeln
     5. v. singular imperative of vögeln
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Balkon
     1. n. (architectural element) balcony (an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window or overlooking a stage)
während
     1. conj. while
     2. prep. (+ genitive or dative) during, at the time of
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)
meinen
     1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
           Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
     2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
           Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
     3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
           Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
     4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
           Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
           Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
     5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
           Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
     6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
     7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Kaffee
     1. n. coffee (beverage made by infusing coffee beans in hot water)
     2. n. (regional) afternoon coffee, afternoon tea, coffee and cake (afternoon meal in northern and central Germany, particularly on Sundays)
           Wir fahren am Sonntag zum Kaffee zur Oma. - On Sunday, we go to Grandma's for coffee and cake.
Trank
     1. n. a drink, generally mixed of several ingredients, and often for medical or magical effect; a potion
     2. n. (elevated, archaic) any drink
     3. v. first-person singular preterite of trinken
     4. v. third-person singular preterite of trinken
     trinken
          1. v. to drink (to drink liquids (in bottles, glasses, etc.) by mouth)
          2. v. to drink, to imbibe (to consume alcoholic beverages)
          3. v. to drink; to toast (engage in a salutation (of someone), accompanying the raising of glasses while drinking alcohol)
          4. v. to drink one's fill; to drink to satiety
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