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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)
hab
     1. v. singular imperative of haben
     2. v. colloquial of
     haben
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
                Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
          2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
          3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
                Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
          4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
          5. v. to get (to receive)
          6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
          7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
          8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
                Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
          9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
                Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
          10. v. to make a fuss
                Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
          11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
                Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
          12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
                Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
ihm
     1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
           Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen?
           Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him!
     2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Schlafmittel
     1. n-n. (medicine) soporific, hypnotic, sleeping pill
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)
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Tee
     1. n. tea (drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of Camellia sinensis, in water)
     2. n. (golf) tee
getan
     1. Participle. past participle of tun
     tun
          1. v. To do (to perform or execute an action).
                Tu es! - Do it!
                Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can.
                Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told.
                Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work.
          2. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
                Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog)
                Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good.
          3. v. To make a difference; to be different.
                Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference?
                Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other.
          4. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
                Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it.
                Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing.
          5. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add.
                Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here.
                Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes.
          6. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function.
                Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore.
          7. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb
                Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all.
          8. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement)
                Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not)
                Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now.
          9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde))
                Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary