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mein
     1. det. (possessive) my
Lieber
     1. n. dear
     2. adj. comparative of lieb
     3. adj. form of lieb
           (in a letter) Lieber Hans - Dear Johnny
     4. adv. comparative of gern; rather, better, by preference
           Ich nehme lieber das Fahrrad als das Auto. - I would rather take the bicycle than the car.
Mann
     1. n. man, male human being
     2. n. husband
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.
doch
     1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
           Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can!
           Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am!
     2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless
     3. conj. for all that; after all; but
     4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless
     5. adv. really; just
     6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we
           Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us?
Lang
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames
     2. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time)
     3. adj. (of a person) tall
     4. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total)
           Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question.
     5. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange
           Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long.
     6. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)
           Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground.
     7. post. for (temporal)
           Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year.
           Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life.
     8. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang
           Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street!
           Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way!
     9. v. singular imperative of langen
     langen
          1. v. (colloquial southern) to reach for something, to grab
          2. v. (colloquial southern) to pass, to hand something to someone
          3. v. (colloquial southern) to suffice, to be enough
                Mir langt's. - I've had enough
          4. adj. form of lang
genug
     1. det. (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
           Wir haben nicht genug Geld. - We don't have enough money.
     2. pron. (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount
           Das ist genug. - That's enough.
     3. adv. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
           Die Kinder haben genug gespielt. - The children have played enough.
           Das Zimmer ist groß genug. - The room is big enough.
     4. adj. (colloquial) enough, sufficient, in an adequate way
     5. interj. enough!
           Genug! Hör auf mit diesem Unsinn! - Enough! Quit this nonsense!
Krankenschwester
     1. n-f. nurse (female)
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