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könnten
     1. v. first-person plural subjunctive of können
     2. v. third-person plural subjunctive 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
                        
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
vielleicht
     1. adv. perhaps, maybe
           Vielleicht hat er einen Unfall gehabt. - Maybe he’s had an accident.
     2. adv. frequently replaces bitte in polite questions
           Könnten Sie vielleicht das Fenster aufmachen? - Could you perhaps open the window?
     3. adv. (colloquial) expresses amazement or excitement, particularly at something negative
           Das is’ vielleicht ’ne Geldverschwendung da! - Now, that’s some waste of money!
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Gutes
     1. n. : something good
           Gutes tun - to do good
           Gutes verheißen - to bode well
           an das Gute im Menschen glauben. - to believe in the good of humankind.
           das Wahre, Schöne und Gute - what is true, beautiful and good
           Das Gute an diesen Übungen ist, dass wir sie überall machen können - The good thing about these exercises is that you can do them wherever you are.
     2. n. genitive singular of Gut
           der Verwalter eines Gutes
     3. adj. form of gut
     gut
          1. adj. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
                Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. - We must be good to feel good.
          2. adj. good (effective; useful)
          3. adj. good (fortunate)
          4. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
          5. adj. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
          6. adj. good (full; entire; at least as much as)
          7. adv. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
                Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. - The team played well.
          8. adv. a little more than (with measurements)
                Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin. - I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
                Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang. - The bed is a little over two meters long.
          9. adv. easily, likely
                Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden. - That item is easily found.
                Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist. - You may well be married next year.
          10. interj. okay, all right, now then
                Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. - All right, then let's get started.
Wort
     1. n. (plural Wörter) word as an isolated unit
           Im Deutschen gibt es wenig Wörter, die mit y geschrieben werden. - In German there are few words spelt with y.
     2. n. (plural Worte) utterance, word with context
           Er erklärte das Problem mit wenigen Worten. - He explained the problem in few words.
           Keiner wagte dem Wort des Königs zu widersprechen. - No one dared contradict the king's word.
     3. n. speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor
           Er beherrscht unsere Sprache in Wort und Schrift. - He masters our language in speech and writing.
           Der Präsident erteilte dem Abgeordneten das Wort. - The president gave the delegate the floor.
     4. n. promise, (figuratively) word
           Ich gebe dir mein Wort, dass ich pünktlich da bin. - I give you my word that I shall be there on time.
     5. n. (Christianity) the Word (epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity)
     6. n. (Bible) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures (collectively)
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
einlegen
     1. v. to insert
     2. v. to put in
     3. v. to inlay
     4. v. (a break) to have
     5. v. (a protest or appeal) to file
     6. v. (cooking) to pickle
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