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Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
spürte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of spüren
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of spüren
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of spüren
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of spüren
daß
     1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
ihm
     1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
           Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen?
           Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him!
     2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).
nun
     1. adv. now, at this moment
     2. adv. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence
           Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
           Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
     3. adv. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis
           Was soll das nun heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now?
     4. interj. now, well, so
           Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage. - Well, that's a tough question.
     5. conj. (tlb, literary or dated colloquial) now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that …
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.
Zeigen
     1. n. gerund of zeigen
     2. v. to show, make see
     3. v.          (with auf) to point at
                   Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people!
     4. v.          to exhibit, allow to see
                   Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection!
     5. v.          to display, manifest
                   Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
     6. v.          to demonstrate, explain by doing
                   Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done?
     7. v.          to go to show, demonstrate, prove
                   Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
     8. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
wollte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of wollen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of wollen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wollen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wollen
     wollen
          1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
          2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
                Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
                Ich will gehen. - I want to go.
          4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
                Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you.
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