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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
                        
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)
Jetzt
     1. n. the present; now
     2. adv. now (at this moment, right now)
           Ich bin jetzt da. - I’m here now.
           Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. - Such things don’t exist anymore now.
           Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. - Just then there was a loud noise.
     3. adv. now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
           Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
           Was bedeuten jetzt die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
     4. adv. now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
           Was soll das jetzt heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now?
Ihre
     1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
           Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
           Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
     3. det. feminine singular of ihr
     4. det. plural of ihr
     5. det.          her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
     Ihr
          1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
                Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?
Bestellung
     1. n-f. order, request for a product
aufnehmen
     1. v. to pick up, lift up
           Wenn du die Tüte aufnimmst, achte darauf, dass du die Unterseite abstützt. - When you pick up the bag, make sure to support the bottom.
     2. v. to receive, to accommodate, to take in (guests), to admit (to a hospital etc.)
           Sie nimmt oft Pensionsgäste auf, da ihr Haus sehr groß ist. - She often takes in boarders, since her house is very large.
     3. v. to accept (into a country, a group of people), to take in, to allow into
           Nach einer kurzen Ritual wurde ich in den Stamm aufgenommen. - After a short ritual, I was accepted into the tribe.
     4. v. to record (picture, sound, video), to take (a photograph, a dictation)
           Ich werde das Fußballspiel auf Video aufnehmen. - I'm going to videotape the football game.
     5. v. to take up, begin, start
           Wann wirst du die Arbeit an dem Projekt aufnehmen? - When will you start working on the project?
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