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unsere
     1. pron. feminine singular of unser
     2. pron. plural of unser
           Das sind unsere Bücher. - Those are our books.
           Diese Bücher sind unsere. - These books are ours.
     unser
          1. pron. genitive of wir
          2. det. our
Tapete
     1. n-f. wallpaper (in the original sense only)
ist
     1. v. third-person singular present 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.
Beige
     1. n-f. (Southern Germany, Switzerland) stack, pile
     2. n. (uninflected) beige (the color)
           Wer würde schon Beige als seine Lieblingsfarbe bezeichnen? - Who would say that beige is their favourite colour?
     3. n. inflected beige thing
           Wir wohnen in dem weißen Haus. Das Beige gehört meiner Schwester. - We live in that white house. The beige one is my sister's.
     4. adj. beige
     5. v. first-person singular present of beigen
     6. v. first-person singular subjunctive of beigen
     7. v. third-person singular subjunctive of beigen
     8. v. singular imperative of beigen
     beigen
          1. v. to stack, pile up
                Ich habe den Nachmittag damit verbracht, Brennholz zu beigen. - I spent the afternoon stacking firewood.
          2. adj. form of beige
Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
blindes
     1. adj. form of blind
     blind
          1. adj. blind
                blind für Realität - blind to reality
                blind auf einem Auge - blind in one eye
          2. adj. (of a mirror or windowpane) cloudy
Huhn
     1. n. hen
           Mein Huhn hat schon Eier gelegt. - My hen has already laid eggs.
     2. n. (chiefly in the plural also) chicken
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