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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)
sehe
     1. v. first-person singular present of sehen
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sehen
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sehen
     sehen
          1. v. to see; to have sight
                Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well.
          2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision
          3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
          4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation)
                Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?)
          5. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context)
                auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something
          6. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach)
                Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently?
          7. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see
                Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear.
                Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself.
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Vogel
     1. n. a bird
     2. n. (colloquial slang) an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person)
           Was für ’n Vogel bist du denn? - How dumb are you?
           Junge, du bist so ein Vogel! - Dude, you are such an idiot!
     3. n. (military, slang) a kite (an aeroplane or any aircraft)
           Lasst uns den Vogel in die Luft bringen. - Let's take off with this kite.
     4. Proper noun. (surname, common, from=nicknames) (originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds)
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Dach
     1. n. roof
     2. n. (informal) circumflex
     3. n. (colloquial) head, especially the scalp
           Du kriegst gleich etwas aufs Dach! - You'll get something (usu. a smack) on the head!
     4. n. (geology) a rock layer above a seam
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