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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)
war
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
innerhalb
     1. prep. within, inside (spatial)
           innerhalb der Grenzen - within the borders
           innerhalb des Hauses - inside of the house
     2. prep. within, in the space of (temporal)
           innerhalb eines Tages - within a day
           innerhalb kurzer Zeit - within a short time
     3. adv. (+ von)
     4. adv. within, inside (spatial)
           innerhalb von Paris - within Paris
     5. adv. within, in the space of (temporal)
           innerhalb von zwei Jahren - within two years
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
Stunde
     1. n-f. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
           Der Film dauert drei Stunden. - The movie lasts three hours.
     2. n-f. (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time)
           Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes. - Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
     3. n-f. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)
           Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde. - I need to go to piano class right now.
     4. v. first-person singular present of stunden
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stunden
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stunden
     7. v. singular imperative of stunden
geduscht
     1. Participle. past participle of duschen
     duschen
          1. v. to shower
                Ich dusche (mich) jeden Tag. - I shower every day.
          2. v. to shower someone or something (e.g. a child, a portion of one's body)
gepackt
     1. Participle. past participle of packen
     packen
          1. v. to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed
                Du musst deine Sachen packen. - You need to pack your stuff.
                Du musst packen. - You need to get packed.
          2. v. to grab, to grip, to take
                Er packte mich am Arm. - He grabbed me by the arm.
          3. v. (informal, transitive) to manage, to stand, to cope
                Ich pack das alles nich’... - I can’t manage all of this...
          4. v. (slang) to take (a bus, train, etc.)
                Lass den Bus packen! - Let’s take the bus!
          5. v. (regional, or dated, reflexive) to beat it
                Pack dich! - Beat it!
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
verpflegt
     1. Participle. past participle of verpflegen
     2. v. third-person singular present of verpflegen
     3. v. second-person plural present of verpflegen
     4. v. plural imperative of verpflegen
     verpflegen
          1. v. to feed, nourish, especially a group away from home (e.g. travellers, workers, soldiers, prisoners)
          2. v. to provide food for oneself, to receive provisions, to eat and drink
                Die Kursteilnehmer müssen sich auf eigene Kosten verpflegen.
                Wir verpflegen jetzt hier und marschieren dann weiter.
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
machte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of machen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of machen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of machen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of machen
     machen
          1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
                Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
                Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
          2. v. to make, prepare
                Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
                sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
          3. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
                Mach es! - Do it!
                Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
                ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
          4. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
                Sport machen - do sports
                eine Party machen - have a party
          5. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
                Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
          6. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
          7. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
          8. v. to make (to cause to be)
                Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
          9. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
                Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
          10. v. to make (to have as a feature)
                Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
          11. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
                Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
          12. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
                Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
          13. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
                Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
          14. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
          15. v. to matter (to be important)
                Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
          16. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
          17. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
                (childish) groß machen - to go poop
                (childish) klein machen - to go pee
          18. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
                Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
          19. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
                Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
          20. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
meiner
     1. pron. mine (substantival possessive)
     2. pron. genitive of ich
     3. det. feminine singular of mein
     4. det. genitive plural of mein
Gitarre
     1. n-f. guitar
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
einem
     1. num. dative singular of ein
     2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. dative singular of einer
unscheinbaren
     1. adj. form of unscheinbar
Rucksack
     1. n. backpack
     2. n. rucksack (large, rugged backpack)
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
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Weg
     1. n. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)
           Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg. - The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path.
     2. n. route, way (to get from one place to another)
           Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck? - Do you know the way to Schönebeck?
           auf dem Weg - on the way
     3. n. method, way (of doing something)
           Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten. - We found a way to extract milk from oats.
           Mittel und Wege - ways and means
     4. n. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement
           in den Weg - in the way
           aus dem Weg - out of the way
     5. adv. away
           Geh weg! - Go away!
     6. adv. gone, not there
           Meine Tasche ist weg. - My bag is gone.
           Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen. - ... you can also leave it away.
     7. adv. (now rare) minus
     8. adv. (regional, Westphalia) from
           Wo bist du denn weg? - And you, where do you come from?
     9. adv. (informal) unconscious; passed out
     10. adv. (informal) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness
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