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markiere
     1. v. first-person singular present of markieren
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of markieren
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of markieren
     4. v. singular imperative of markieren
     markieren
          1. v. to mark (indicate)
          2. v. (social networking) to tag (to mention a friend to notify)
alles
     1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
           Alles ist gut. - All is well.
     2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
           Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
           Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
     3. det. of all
           Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
           Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
in
     1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
           Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
           Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
           Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
           Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
           Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
     2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
           in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
     3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
           Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
           im Alter - in old age
           im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
           in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
     4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
           Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
           Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
           Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
     5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
Rot
     1. n. the colour red
     2. n. (heraldry) gules; red in heraldry
     3. n. the suit hearts in German playing cards
     4. adj. red (colour)
     5. adj. (politics, relational) red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense); social democratic; socialist; communist
     6. adj.          (politics, Germany, in particular, relational) of the social democratic SPD or the more rigidly socialist Linke
     7. adj. (possibly mildly offensive) red-haired
     8. adj. (historical, possibly offensive) redskin; Native American; Indian
was
     1. pron. (interrogative) what
           Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today?
     2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause))
           Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired.
     3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives))
           Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know.
           Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me.
     4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das))
           Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated?
     5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas))
           Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something.
     6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval)
           Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully?
     7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat
           Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later.
     8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for
           Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today?
Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
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?
verstehst
     1. v. second-person singular present of verstehen
     verstehen
          1. v. to understand
          2. v.          to hear and interpret (speech)
                        Ich verstehe dich nicht bei dem Lärm. - I can't understand you with this noise.
          3. v.          to comprehend, make sense of
                        Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst. - I don't understand what you mean.
          4. v.          to take, see, gather (impute what is not explicitly stated)
                        Ich verstehe das so, dass Sie unzufrieden sind. - I understand this in such a way that you are dissatisfied.
          5. v.          to know, have knowledge or understanding of (through experience or study)
                        Er versteht viel von Autos. - He knows a lot about cars.
          6. v. to understand oneself, understand each other, be understood
          7. v.          (with als) to see oneself as, to think of oneself as
                        Wir verstehen uns als Dienstleister. - We see ourselves as a service provider.
          8. v.          to understand one another, be able to communicate
                        Ich hoffe, wir verstehen uns. - I hope we understand each other.
          9. v.          (with mit) to get along with
                        Die beiden verstehen sich gut. - The two get along well.
                        Wie verstehst du dich mit deinem Chef? - How do you get along with your boss?
          10. v.          (with auf) to be an expert (at something)
                        Sie versteht sich auf gut getarnte Beleidigungen. - She is an expert at making well disguised insults.
          11. v.          to be meant, to have to be interpreted (in some way)
                        Die angegebenen Preise verstehen sich ohne Mehrwertsteuer. - The indicated prices should be understood as without VAT.
          12. v.          (impersonal) to go without saying, to be obvious
                        Es versteht sich, dass ... - It goes without saying that ...
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?
Frage
     1. n-f. question (interrogative sentence or phrase) + an (object) = for
           Eine Frage an euch. - A question for you.
     2. n-f. question, issue (subject or topic for consideration or investigation)
     3. n-f. question, doubt (challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter)
     4. v. first-person singular present of fragen
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of fragen
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of fragen
     7. v. singular imperative of fragen
     fragen
          1. v. to ask (someone something)
                Darf ich dich etwas fragen? - May I ask you something?
          2. v. to ask for, to ask after
          3. v. to wonder (literally, to ask (oneself))
                Ich frage mich, wer mir helfen kann. - I wonder who can help me.
in
     1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
           Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
           Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
           Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
           Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
           Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
     2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
           in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
     3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
           Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
           im Alter - in old age
           im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
           in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
     4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
           Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
           Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
           Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
     5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
der
     1. art. the
     2. art. feminine singular of der
     3. art. genitive plural of der
     4. pron. who; that; which
           Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
     5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
     6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
           Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
     7. pron. (indicative) him, he
           Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
     8. pron. (differential) the one, him
           Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
     9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Klasse
     1. n-f. a class; a grouping
     2. n-f.          (school) form; grade; year
     3. n-f.          (sociology, economics) class (grouping based on upbringing, job, wealth, etc.)
     4. n-f.          (object-oriented programming) class
     5. n-f. class; excellence
     6. adj. (colloquial) great, awesome
           Ich fand das Spiel klasse. - I thought the game was great.
danach
     1. adv. after it, after that; thereafter (i, formal), afterwards
     2. adv. behind it/that
     3. adv. accordingly, in accordance with that
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