| 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) | |
| kann |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of können | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of können | |
| können |
| 1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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| Dir |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of dir | |
| 2. pron. personal dative of du; you, to you. | |
| 3. pron. dative of du; yourself, to yourself. | |
| eine |
| 1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. singular of einer | |
| Decke |
| 1. n-f. any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a tablecloth, blanket, quilt, duvet, etc. | |
| Tischdecke - tablecloth | |
| Bettdecke - blanket | |
| unter einer Decke stecken - under a blanket | |
| 2. n-f. ceiling; roof (surface at the upper limit of a room or cavity) | |
| Mir fällt die Decke auf den Kopf - The ceiling is falling on my head | |
| 3. n. plural of Deck | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present of decken "I cover" | |
| besorgen |
| 1. v. to deal, to manage, to procure | |
| Seine Geschäfte wurden durch einen Stellvertreter besorgt. - His operations have been managed by a proxy. | |
| 2. v. to get, to obtain | |
| Ich gehe noch mal schnell Brötchen besorgen. - I'll go quickly and get bread rolls again. | |
| 3. v. (vulgar, with expletive and dative) to give it to someone, to satisfy carnally | |
| Er hat’s ihr richtig besorgt. - He has really given it to her. | |
| 4. v. to be afraid of, to worry about | |
| Falls |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Fall | |
| 2. conj. (conditional, somewhat, formal) if, in the event that | |
| Falls es anfängt zu regnen, müssen wir das Fenster zumachen. - If it starts raining, we need to close the window. | |
| 3. conj. (chiefly colloquial) in case, in order to be; prepared if | |
| Lass uns das Fenster zumachen, falls es anfängt zu regnen. - Let's close the window, in case it starts raining. | |
| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
| eine |
| 1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. singular of einer | |
| brauchst |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of brauchen | |
| brauchen |
| 1. v. to need, to be in need of, to require | |
| Ich brauche deine Hilfe. - I need your help. | |
| Ich brauche nie lang. - I never need long. | |
| Dafür brauchen wir dringend eine politische Lösung. - For this, we urgently need a political solution. | |
| 2. v. to need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur) | |
| Du brauchst nicht auf mich (zu) warten. - You don’t need to wait for me. | |
| Sie braucht mich nur an(zu)rufen. - She just needs to call me. | |
