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schreib
     1. v. singular imperative of schreiben
Dir
     1. pron. alternative case form of dir
     2. pron. personal dative of du; you, to you.
     3. pron. dative of du; yourself, to yourself.
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
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?
an
     1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
           Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
     2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
     3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
           Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
           Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
     4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
           zweimal am Tag - twice a day
     5. prep. on; onto
           Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
     6. prep. at; against
           Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
     7. prep. to; for
           Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
     8. adv. onward; on
           von heute an - from today on
     9. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
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
Tafel
     1. n-f. panel, board (e.g., wooden panel)
     2. n-f. table (raised dinner table or elevated long table, e.g., one at a banquet)
     3. n-f. slab, tablet
     4. n-f. plaque
     5. n-f. blackboard, chalkboard
     6. n-f. plate, sheet (of metal)
     7. n-f. bar (e.g. of chocolate) ((clipping of Schokoladentafel))
     8. n-f. food bank
     9. n-f. sign, notice, board, bulletin board ((clipping of Anschlagtafel))
     10. v. first-person singular present of tafeln
     11. v. singular imperative of tafeln
steht
     1. v. third-person singular present of stehen
     2. v. second-person plural present of stehen
     3. v. plural imperative of stehen
     stehen
          1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
                Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner.
          2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
                Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary.
          3. v. to stay; to be still
                Das Leben steht. - Life stands still.
          4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
                Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty.
                Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league.
          5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
                Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well!
                Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title)
          6. v. (Swiss) to put, place
          7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy
                Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you.
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)
Dein
     1. pron. alternative case form of dein your (singular)
     2. det. thy, your (esp. to friends, relatives, children, etc.).
     3. det. singular of dein
Heft
     1. n. notebook, writing booklet, cahier, composition book (book in which notes or memoranda are written)
     2. n. notepad, writing pad (pad of paper on which one jots down notes)
     3. n. exercise book (booklet for students, containing problems and exercises, or blank pages for writing answers)
     4. n. number, issue (single edition of a periodical publication)
     5. n. magazine (non-academic periodical publication)
     6. n. comic (magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories)
     7. n. (literary, historical, specialist, or regional, widely obsolete) haft; handle (of a weapon or certain tools)
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