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Wenn
1. n. (informal) if
2. conj. when
Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
3. conj. if (on the condition that)
Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?)
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
Freund
1. n. friend
Lass uns Freunde bleiben. - Let’s stay friends.
2. n. boyfriend
Hast du einen Freund? - Do you have a boyfriend?
3. n. (obsolete) blood relative (in the sense of a person that is or should be one’s friend by nature)
einem
1. num. dative singular of ein
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. dative singular of einer
'n
1. art. (colloquial) Alternative form of ein, , a, an
2. art. (colloquial) Alternative form of einen, , a, an
3. adv. (colloquial) short for denn (used for general emphasis)
Wann wärst'n hier? - So, when would you be here?n hier?, So, when would you be here?
Foto
1. n. photograph (picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface)
ein Foto machen. - to take a photo.
2. n. (colloquial regional) camera (device for making still pictures)
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Bahamas
schickt
1. v. third-person singular present of schicken
2. v. second-person plural present of schicken
3. v. plural imperative of schicken
schicken
1. v. to send
2. v. to hurry (rare)
3. v. to be decent, to be appropriate
4. v. to chew tobacco
mit
1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
4. prep. with (having)
5. prep. at (with the age of)
6. prep. with, including, with ... included
7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
'ner
1. art. (colloquial)contraction of einer (a, an)
Fremden
1. n. plural of Fremde
2. adj. form of fremd
fremd
1. adj. strange
2. adj. foreign
3. adj. external
Tussi
1. n. (colloquial pejorative) a woman who is superficial and overly concernced with her looks, a bimbo
2. n. (colloquial pejorative) broad, any woman
im
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Arm
1. n. (anatomy) an arm
2. n. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
3. n. (textiles, technical use, or informal) a sleeve
mit langem Arm - long-sleeved (technical)
sich die Arme hochkrempeln - to roll up one's sleeves (informal)
4. n. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
5. n. a branch, a section of a structure
6. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
7. n. influence, might
8. adj. poor (having little money)
9. adj. poor (to be pitied)
arm dran sein - to have bad luck
lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation)
10. adj. low (having a small amount)
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
tut
1. v. third-person singular present of tun
Es tut mir leid. - I am sorry.
2. v. second-person plural present of tun
3. v. plural imperative 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.
Weh
1. n. psychological suffering; misery, woe
2. n. (less commonly) physical suffering, pain
3. adj. sore, painful
4. interj. alas! woe!

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