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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?
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
Tat
1. n-f. deed
2. n-f. act, action
ein Mann der Tat - a man of action
3. n-f. (law) crime, offense
4. v. first-person singular preterite of tun
5. v. third-person singular preterite of tun
tun
1. v. To do (to perform or execute an action).
Tu es! - Do it!
Man tut, was man kann. - One does what one can.
Er tat das, was man ihm gesagt hat. - He did as he was told.
Das einzige, was er je tat, war arbeiten. - The only thing he ever did was work.
2. v. (with dative) To do something (positive or negative) to someone.
Der tut Ihnen nichts! - He won't hurt you! (said for example about a dog)
Mein Mann hat mir so viel Gutes getan. - My husband has done me so much good.
3. v. To make a difference; to be different.
Tut sich das viel? - Does that make much of a difference?
Die beiden Kameras tun sich nichts. - The two cameras are no different i.e. neither better than the other.
4. v. (somewhat informal, with “so” or “als ob”) To fake; to feign; to pretend.
Er hat nur so getan. - He just faked it.
Er tut, als ob er nichts wüsste. - He pretends to know nothing.
5. v. (chiefly colloquial) To put, to place, to add.
Tu das hier rein. - Put it in here.
Ich würde noch was Salz an die Kartoffeln tun. - I would add some more salt to the potatoes.
6. v. (chiefly colloquial, with “es”) To work, to function.
Die Uhr tut’s nicht mehr. - The clock doesn’t work anymore.
7. v. (chiefly colloquial, but acceptable in writing) Used with thepreceding infinitive of another verb to emphasise this verb
Er singt immer noch gern, aber tanzen tut er gar nicht mehr. - He still loves singing, but as to dancing, he doesn't do that anymore at all.
8. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used with thefollowing infinitive of another verb, often to emphasise the statement)
Ich tu doch zuhören! - I am listening! (as a response to the reproach that one is not)
Ich tu das jetzt mal aufräumen. - I’m cleaning this up now.
9. v. (colloquial non-standard) (Used in the past subjunctive with the infinitive of another verb to form the conditional tense (instead of standard würde))
Ich tät mir das noch mal überlegen. - I would think about that again.
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
Junge
1. n. boy
2. n. (card games) jack
3. n. plural of Junges
4. n. singular of Junges
5. adj. form of jung
Auch
1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night
2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream.
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
3. adv. Used for emphasis.
4. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream.
Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that.
Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will.
5. adv. (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.)
Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light?
6. adv. (To imply that something is unreasonable.)
Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit
Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here!
7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality))
Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times.
8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.)
Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more”
Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too.

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