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Google Translation:

Warum schütteln Sie denn den Kopf?

warum
1. adv. why
	ich weiß nicht warum
	und wissen sie, warum man Ihnen das Püppchen geschenkt hat
schütteln
1. v. to shake
Sie
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
denn
1. conj. for; because; since
2. conj. (after a comparative) than
3. adv. (in a question) then; ever; but; used for general emphasis
Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then? (Where ever can he be?)
Wieso denn? - How so, then?.
Was denn? - But what?.
Was ist denn los? - What's wrong, then?.
	denn er merkte
	wer ist denn das
den
1. art. the; accusative masculine singular of der
2. art. the; dative plural for all genders of der
3. pron. that; whom; accusative singular of der
	er verließ den Ort
	machte Ihnen den Hof
Kopf
1. n-m. (anatomy) head
Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf.
He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head.
2. n-m. crown, top
3. n-m. heading, title
4. n-m. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect)
Er ist ein heller Kopf.
He's a bright fellow. (Lit.: He is a bright head.)
5. n-m. (linguistics) head
6. n-m. heads (side of a coin)
	bis er den Kopf fand
	mißtrauisch den Kopf schüttelte

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