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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)
Habe
1. n. belongings, possession
2. v. first-person singular present of haben
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben
5. v. singular imperative of haben
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.
mir
1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
an
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
zweimal am Tag - twice a day
5. prep. on; onto
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
6. prep. at; against
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
7. prep. to; for
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
8. adv. onward; on
von heute an - from today on
9. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
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
heißen
1. v. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
Wie heißt du? - What is your name?
Ich heiße ... - I’m called ...
Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. - They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger.
2. v. to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
Das heißt, dass wir nur noch wenig Zeit haben. - This means that we have but little time left.
Was or: Wie heißt „Auto“ auf Englisch? - What is ‘Auto’ in English?
3. v. (impersonal) to say, to be said; to go, run (like)
Es heißt, dass ... - It is said that ...; They say that ...
4. v. to call (someone something)
Er hat mich einen Idioten geheißen. - He called me an idiot.
Ich heiße Sie herzlich willkommen! - I call you cordially welcome!
5. v. to order, to direct, to call to do something
Sie hieß ihn, nach der Schule anzurufen. - She told him to call after school
6. adj. form of heiß
Suppe
1. n-f. soup
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
Zunge
1. n-f. tongue (organ in the mouth)
2. n-f. tongue (flap in a shoe)
Menschen anderer Zunge - people of another language
in Zungen reden - to speak in tongues
verbrannt
1. Participle. past participle of verbrennen
verbrennen
1. v. to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust (+aux, haben)
Das Feuer war verheerend, da nahezu jede Pflanze im Feuer verbrannte. - The fire was devastating because nearly every plant was consumed by the flames.
2. v. to burn oneself, to suffer a burning (+aux, haben)
sich den Arm verbrennen - to burn one's arm
Neugierige Katzen verbrennen sich die Tatzen. - Curiosity killed the cat.
3. v. to scorch (+aux, haben)
die Taktik der verbrannten Erde - the tactic of scorched earth
4. v. to burn (to hurt the mouth by an overdose of spices) (+aux, haben)
5. v. to be burned (+aux, sein)
Meine Hände waren vom Feuer verbrannt. - My hands were burnt by the fire.

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