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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.
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
nämlich
1. adj. same, either the same object or sometimes just the same type of object
2. adv. namely
3. adv. because (put after the conjugated verb, rather than at the beginning of the clause)
Ich hab morgen keine Zeit, ich hab nämlich einen Termin. - I don’t have time tomorrow, I have an appointment (because I have an appointment).
endlich
1. adj. finite, limited
2. adv. eventually, at last, finally, endly
Mal
1. n. time (as in the first time; many times)
2. n. occasion, case, occurrence
3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
5. n. (ball games) base
6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two
7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information.
Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime.
Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall.
8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request.
Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please?
Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire?
Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt.
9. v. singular imperative of malen
10. v. colloquial of
malen
1. v. to paint (do paintwork)
2. v. to paint (create a painting)
3. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)
gehörig
1. adj. proper, seemly, appropriate
Die Raubgräber handelten ohne die gehörige Ehrfurcht vor den Altertümern. - The archeological looters acted without proper respect for the ancient artifacts.
2. adj. (with certain directional or locative adverbials) belonging (to)
In der Kladistik sind die Vögel zu den Dinosauriern gehörig. - In cladistics, the birds belong to the dinosaurs.
3. adj. (informal) sizeable, significant
Als die Krankenschwester von der Arbeit nach Hause kam, aß sie erst einmal eine gehörige Portion Schweinebraten vom Vortag. - First thing after getting home from work the nurse ate a sizeable p
Das Wahlergebnis gleicht einer gehörigen Ohrfeige für the bisherige Regierung. - The election results constitute a major slap in the face of the current government.
4. adv. awfully, a lot, generously
Für all deine Hilfe werde ich dich gehörig belohnen. - I’m going to reward you generously for you all your help.
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
Meinung
1. n-f. opinion
gesagt
1. Participle. past participle of sagen
sagen
1. v. to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
2. v. to tell (to inform (someone) verbally)
3. v. to mean (to convey or signify)
4. v. to speak up (+obj, etwas)

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