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wir
     1. pron. we
fällten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of fällen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of fällen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of fällen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of fällen
     fällen
          1. v. to cut down, to fell (a tree)
          2. v. to precipitate
          3. v. (a decision) to make
          4. v. (a judgement or sentence) to pass
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
größten
     1. adj. superlative of groß
Baum
     1. n. tree
           Vögel nisten gerne in Bäumen. - Birds like to nest in trees.
           Bäume zählen zu den größten Lebensformen. - Trees are one of the biggest life forms.
           Baum fällt! - Tree falling!
     2. n. (nautical) boom
     3. Proper noun. surname, German Jewish
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
wir
     1. pron. we
finden
     1. v. to find; to discover
           Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden. - I found your keys.
     2. v. to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find
           Findest du mich interessant? - Do you find me interesting?
     3. v. to find one’s way
konnten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of können
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of können
     können
          1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          2. 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.
          3. 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.
          4. 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.
          5. 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
          6. 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.
          7. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                        
denn
     1. conj. for; because; since
           Ich möchte diese Hose kaufen, denn sie gefällt mir sehr. - I'd like to buy these pants since I like them a lot.
     2. conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than
     3. adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions)
           Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then?/Where ever can he be?
           Wieso denn? - How so, then?
           Was denn? - But what?
     4. adv. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) then, after that, in that case
wir
     1. pron. we
wollten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of wollen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of wollen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of wollen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of wollen
     wollen
          1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
          2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
                Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
                Ich will gehen. - I want to go.
          4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
                Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you.
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Kanu
     1. n. canoe or kayak
Bauen
     1. n. gerund of bauen, , building
     2. n. dative plural of Bau
     3. v. to build; to construct
     4. v. to rely (on) (+preo, auf)
     5. v. (slang) to roll a joint
           Baust du einen? Ich kann grad nicht mehr. - Can you roll one? I just can't anymore.
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