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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)
Glaube
     1. n. belief + an, accusative (object) = in, faith (+preo, an, accusative, means=in)
           Keine Kultur oder Zivilisation ohne Glauben an Götter. - No culture or civilization without faith in gods.
     2. n. faith, creed
           der jüdische Glaube - the Jewish faith
     3. v. first-person singular present of glauben
     4. v. singular imperative of glauben
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of glauben
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of glauben
     glauben
          1. v. to believe something (consider true)
                Glaubst du diese Geschichte? - Do you believe this story?
          2. v. to believe in (think something exists, or have confidence in someone’s ability)
                Glaubst du an Engel? - Do you believe in angels?
                Woran glaubst du? - What do you believe in?
                Ich glaube an dich! Du kannst es schaffen! - I believe in you! You can do it!
          3. v. to believe someone (trust in their statement)
                Niemand kann ihm glauben. - No one can believe him.
                Das glaube ich dir nicht. - I don’t believe you that.
          4. v. to think, to believe
                Glaubst du, das ist so richtig? - Do you think this is right like this?
                Er glaubte, dass es auf dem Mars Kanäle gibt. - He believed that there were canals on Mars.
                Ich glaube etwas zu hören. - I think I hear something.
                Er glaubt zu wissen, wo deine Schlüssel sind. - He believes he knows where your keys are.
dass
     1. conj. (subordinating) that
           Ich habe gehört, dass du krank bist. - I was told that you are sick.
     2. conj. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that
           Beeil dich, dass wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon.
dieses
     1. pron. singular of dieser
     2. pron. genitive singular of dieser
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Foto
     1. n. photograph (picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface)
           ein Foto machen. - to take a photo.
     2. n. (colloquial regional) camera (device for making still pictures)
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
Mai
     1. n. May (month)
aufgenommen
     1. Participle. past participle of aufnehmen
     2. adj. recorded
     3. adj. incorporated, absorbed
     aufnehmen
          1. v. to pick up, lift up
                Wenn du die Tüte aufnimmst, achte darauf, dass du die Unterseite abstützt. - When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom.
          2. v. to receive, to accommodate, to take in (guests), to admit (to a hospital etc.)
                Sie nimmt oft Pensionsgäste auf, da ihr Haus sehr groß ist. - She often takes in boarders, since her house is very large.
          3. v. to accept (into a country, a group of people), to take in, to allow into
                Nach einer kurzen Ritual wurde ich in den Stamm aufgenommen. - After a short ritual, I was accepted into the tribe.
          4. v. to record (picture, sound, video), to take (a photograph, a dictation)
                Ich werde das Fußballspiel auf Video aufnehmen. - I'm going to videotape the football game.
          5. v. to take up, begin, start
                Wann wirst du die Arbeit an dem Projekt aufnehmen? - When will you start working on the project?
worden
     1. Participle. past participle of werden
     werden
          1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
                Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
          2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
                Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
                Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
                Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
          4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
                Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
          5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
                Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
                Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
                Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
                Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
          6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
                Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
                Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
          7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
                Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
ist
     1. v. third-person singular present of sein
     sein
          1. 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.
          2. 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.
          3. 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.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. 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.
          6. 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.
          7. 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.
          8. 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.
          9. 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
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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