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mit
1. prep. with (expressing attendance, company)
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
2. prep. with, by (instrumental)
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
3. adv. indicates participation in an action or belonging to a category
Schwarze Sklaven haben die Vereinigten Staaten mit aufgebaut. - Black slaves helped to build up the United States.
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.
4. adv. (somewhat, informal) with something
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips /fries, but they taste better with it, of course.
	so? mit dem da
	etwas Pech und Draht mit
Ironie
1. n-f. irony
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. interj. so?, now?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
	und vielleicht auch
	und dann erst der Herr
den
1. art. the; accusative masculine singular of der
2. art. the; dative plural for all genders of der
3. pron. that; whom; accusative singular of der
	bei den Schultern
	der den Stuhl trug
Mitteln
1. n. dative plural of Mittel
Mittel
1. n-n. agent, appliance
2. n-n. means
3. n-n. medicament
4. n-n. (only plural) funds, capital
5. n-n. median
6. n-n. (un, printing, dated) The middle of the 7 traditional sizes of German type, between Cicero and Tertia, standardized as 14 point and taken as roughly equivalent to English type.
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
	der Hund
	der den Stuhl trug
Persiflage
1. n-f. persiflage
hinterfragen
1. v. to question
die
1. art. The; declined form of der
die Frau — “the woman”
die Männer — “the men”
2. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) That; which; who; whom; whose.
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. — “I know a woman who can do that.”
3. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) This one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da — “that one (or she or they) there”
	die dritte aber
	rief die eine Stimme
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
Schüler
1. n-m. (school) pupil, student, schoolboy or schoolgirl
2. n-m. disciple
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. interj. so?, now?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
	und darum zog ich mich
	und es schien mir sogar
Schülerinnen
1. n. plural of Schülerin
Schülerin
1. n-f. (school) a female pupil, student or schoolgirl
2. n-f. a female disciple
die
1. art. The; declined form of der
die Frau — “the woman”
die Männer — “the men”
2. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) That; which; who; whom; whose.
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. — “I know a woman who can do that.”
3. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) This one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da — “that one (or she or they) there”
	die Talente
	an die Nase zu führen
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
Logik
1. n. logic
Des
1. n. (music) D-flat
2. art. the; genitive singular masculine of der
3. art. the; genitive singular neuter of der
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
Blutvergießens
die
1. art. The; declined form of der
die Frau — “the woman”
die Männer — “the men”
2. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) That; which; who; whom; whose.
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. — “I know a woman who can do that.”
3. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) This one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da — “that one (or she or they) there”
	die dritte aber
	nahm die Zeitung
der
1. art. the; definite article for several declensions:
2. art. Nominative singular masculine
3. art. Genitive singular feminine
4. art. Dative singular feminine
5. art. Genitive plural for all genders.
6. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
8. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
9. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
offensichtlich
1. adj. obvious
2. adj. evident, apparent
3. adv. obviously
erst
1. adv. first
2. adv. only (with time)
Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt. - She is only 28 years old.
3. adv. not until, not for (with reference to the passage of time)
Ich fliege erst nächstes Jahr in Urlaub. - I'm not going on vacation until next year.
Mein Bruder kommt erst in drei Wochen an. - My brother's not arriving for three weeks.
	und dann erst der Herr
	mit dem er erst soeben bekannt geworden war
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
	spät im Herbst
	man stöhnte im Haus!
in
1. prep. (in + dative) in; within; at; contained by
Es ist im Haus. - It is in the house.
2. prep. (in + dative) pertaining to
3. prep. (in + accusative) into
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
4. adj. in, popular
dem
1. art. the; dative singular masculine of der
2. art. the; dative singular neuter of der
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of der
Tode
1. n. dative singular of Tod
2. n. nominative plural of Tod
3. n. genitive plural of Tod
4. n. accusative plural of Tod
Tod
1. n-m. death
aller
1. adj. masculine nominative singular of all
2. adj. feminine dative singular of all
3. adj. feminine genitive singular of all
4. adj. genitive plural of all
zum
1. contraction. to the (contraction of zu + m)
2. contraction. to a (contraction of zu + m)
	wandte er sich zum Briefträger
	wenn ich zu ihren Eltern zum Besuch komme
zu
1. prep. to, towards
zum Bahnhof - to the train station.
2. prep. along with; with
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one's meal
3. prep. at, by, on
zu Hause - at home.
4. prep. with respect to
zu Punkt 1 bemerke ich - with respect to item 1 let me remark.
5. part. for; in order to; Used with infinitive of verbs.
etwas zu essen - something to eat.
6. adv. to, towards
7. adv. closed, shut
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
8. adv. too; excessively
zu schnell - too fast.
9. adv. (informal, slang) hammered; very drunk
dem
1. art. the; dative singular masculine of der
2. art. the; dative singular neuter of der
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of der
Stillstand
1. n-m. standstill
kommt
1. v. third person singular of kommen
2. v. second person plural of kommen
3. v. imperative plural of kommen
kommen
1. v. (intransitive) to come; to arrive
Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night.
Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
2. v. (intransitive) to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.
Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41)
3. v. (intransitive) to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall.
Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
4. v. (intransitive) to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell.
Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals.
5. v. (intransitive) to come on
Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.
Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already.
6. v. (intransitive, impersonal) to occur; to happen; to come to be
Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared.
Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...?
7. v. (intransitive) to be played (of a song or film)
Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
8. v. (intransitive, personal or impersonal + dative) to orgasm; to cum
Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!

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