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wer
     1. pron. (interrogative) who (what person or people)
           Wer hat das gesagt? - Who said that?
     2. pron. (interrogative, colloquial) what, which (one) (see usage notes)
     3. pron. (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
           Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden. - Whoever has a question, put up their hands now.
           ux, Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen., People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
     4. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)
           Da ist wer an der Tür. - There's somebody at the door.
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
verstanden
     1. Participle. past participle of verstehen
     verstehen
          1. v. to understand
          2. v.          to hear and interpret (speech)
                        Ich verstehe dich nicht bei dem Lärm. - I can't understand you with this noise.
          3. v.          to comprehend, make sense of
                        Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst. - I don't understand what you mean.
          4. v.          to take, see, gather (impute what is not explicitly stated)
                        Ich verstehe das so, dass Sie unzufrieden sind. - I understand this in such a way that you are dissatisfied.
          5. v.          to know, have knowledge or understanding of (through experience or study)
                        Er versteht viel von Autos. - He knows a lot about cars.
          6. v. to understand oneself, understand each other, be understood
          7. v.          (with als) to see oneself as, to think of oneself as
                        Wir verstehen uns als Dienstleister. - We see ourselves as a service provider.
          8. v.          to understand one another, be able to communicate
                        Ich hoffe, wir verstehen uns. - I hope we understand each other.
          9. v.          (with mit) to get along with
                        Die beiden verstehen sich gut. - The two get along well.
                        Wie verstehst du dich mit deinem Chef? - How do you get along with your boss?
          10. v.          (with auf) to be an expert (at something)
                        Sie versteht sich auf gut getarnte Beleidigungen. - She is an expert at making well disguised insults.
          11. v.          to be meant, to have to be interpreted (in some way)
                        Die angegebenen Preise verstehen sich ohne Mehrwertsteuer. - The indicated prices should be understood as without VAT.
          12. v.          (impersonal) to go without saying, to be obvious
                        Es versteht sich, dass ... - It goes without saying that ...
hat
     1. v. third-person singular present of haben
     haben
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
                Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
          2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
          3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
                Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
          4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
          5. v. to get (to receive)
          6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
          7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
          8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
                Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
          9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
                Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
          10. v. to make a fuss
                Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
          11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
                Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
          12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
                Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
Soll
     1. n. debit
     2. n. kettle lake
     3. v. first-person singular present of sollen
     4. v. third-person singular present of sollen
     sollen
          1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
                Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
                Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
          2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
          4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
                Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
          5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
          6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
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
Hand
     1. n. (football, informal) short for, Handspiel
           Das war Hand! - That was a handball!
           Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen. - The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.
Heben
     1. n. gerund of heben
     2. v. to lift; to raise
     3. v. to heave; to hoist
     4. v. to rise; to lift
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