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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)
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
                        
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
schneller
     1. adj. comparative of schnell
     2. adj. form of schnell
     schnell
          1. adj. quick, fast
                Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car.
                Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer.
          2. adv. quickly
          3. adv. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer
                Wie heißt er schnell? - What’s his name again?
Laufen
     1. n. (sports) gerund of laufen: "running".
     2. v. to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
           Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen. - We could take the bus or walk.
           Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen. - Let's move a little faster.
           Joggen bedeutet entspannter, aber auch bewusster zu laufen. - Jogging means to run in a less exhausting but more conscious way.
     3. v. to flow; to leak; to run
     4. v. to be in progress; to run
           Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich. - The project is progressing successfully.
           einwandfrei laufen. - to run smoothly.
     5. v. to happen, to go on, to take place
           Was läuft da zwischen euch? - What's going on between you guys?
     6. v. to run, to execute (a program)
           Das Programm läuft einwandfrei. - The program runs flawlessly.
     7. v. to be in order; to work; to function
           Alles läuft, wie es soll. - Everything works just fine.
     8. v. to pass; to flow
weil
     1. conj. because, given that
           Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin. - I can't come because I'm sick.
meine
     1. pron. feminine singular of meiner
     2. pron. plural of meiner
     3. det. feminine singular of mein
     4. det. plural of mein
     5. v. first-person singular present of meinen
     6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     8. v. singular imperative of meinen
     mein
          1. det. (possessive) my
     meinen
          1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
                Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
          2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
                Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
          3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
                Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
          4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
                Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
                Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
          5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
                Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
          6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
          7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Füße
     1. n. nominative plural of Fuß
     2. n. accusative plural of Fuß
     3. n. genitive plural of Fuß
     Fuß
          1. n. foot (body part)
          2. n. footing
          3. n. (architecture) pedestal
          4. n. (dated) foot, foot (unit of length; always in the singular)
          5. n. metrical foot
          6. n. (regional) leg
Weh
     1. n. psychological suffering; misery, woe
     2. n. (less commonly) physical suffering, pain
     3. adj. sore, painful
     4. interj. alas! woe!
Tun
     1. n. (gerund of tun); doing, deeds, behaviour
           Der Zwiespalt zwischen Wollen und Tun - The antagonism between willing and doing
     2. 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.
     3. 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.
     4. 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.
     5. 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.
     6. 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.
     7. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function.
           Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore.
     8. 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.
     9. 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.
     10. 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.
weh tun
     1. v. Alternative form of wehtun
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