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verheiratete
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of verheiraten
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of verheiraten
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of verheiraten
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of verheiraten
     verheiraten
          1. v. to wed; to marry (officially join two people in marriage)
          2. v. to marry off; to find a spouse for
          3. v. to marry; to get married
Paare
     1. n. plural of Paar
     2. v. first-person singular present of paaren
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of paaren
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of paaren
     5. v. singular imperative of paaren
     Paar
          1. n. pair, couple
                Ein Paar brauner Schuhe. - A pair of brown shoes.
          2. n. twosome
Können
     1. n. (gerund of können); skill, ability
     2. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
     3. v.          (auxiliary)
                   Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                   Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                   Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                   Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                   Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
     5. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                   Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                   Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                   Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
     6. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                   Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
     7. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                   Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                   Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
     8. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                   
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. 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.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     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
Stelle
     1. n-f. place, stead, location, position, lieu
     2. n-f. position (as a job), employment
     3. n-f. digit, decimal place
     4. v. first-person singular present of stellen
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stellen
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stellen
     7. v. singular imperative of stellen
bewerben
     1. v. to apply (submit oneself as a candidate)
           Nach ihrem Abschluss an der Universität bewarb sie sich sofort bei einem Autokonzern um/für eine Stelle als Ingenieurin. - After having received her university degree, she immediately applied t
     2. v. to try to win (a favour); to court
           Er bewirbt sich um sie. - He tries to win her favour. / He courts her.
           Er bewirbt sich um die Aufmerksamkeit seines Chefs. - He tries to win his boss’s attention.
     3. v. to advertise
           Die Produkte werden mit grellen Etiketten beworben. - The products are advertised with lurid labels.
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