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wir
1. pron. we
Schrieben
1. n. dative plural of Schrieb
2. v. first-person plural preterite of schreiben
3. v. third-person plural preterite of schreiben
4. v. first-person plural subjunctive of schreiben
5. v. third-person plural subjunctive of schreiben
schreiben
1. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
3. v. to write (use handwriting)
Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
5. v. to be some year or date
Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
6. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
7. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
8. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
9. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell
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
Namen
1. n. Alternative form of Name
2. n. singular of Name
3. n. plural of Name
4. Proper noun. Namur, a city in southern Belgium.
5. Proper noun. Namur, a former countship in present Belgium, named after its above capital city.
6. Proper noun. Namur, a province of Belgium, named after its above capital city.
Name
1. n. name (forename, Christian name, given name)
2. n. name (surname, family name)
3. n. name (full name)
4. n. (grammar, in compounds) noun, examples include Eigenname (proper noun), Sammelname (collective noun) and Gattungsname (appellative or common noun). Note: Compounds which aren't hy
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
Schüler
1. n-m. (school) pupil, student, schoolboy (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n-m. disciple (male or of unspecified gender)
unserer
1. pron. feminine singular of unser
2. pron. genitive plural of unser
unser
1. pron. genitive of wir
2. det. our
Klasse
1. n-f. a class; a grouping
2. n-f. (school) form; grade; year
3. n-f. (sociology, economics) class (grouping based on upbringing, job, wealth, etc.)
4. n-f. (object-oriented programming) class
5. n-f. class; excellence
6. adj. (colloquial) great, awesome
Ich fand das Spiel klasse. - I thought the game was great.
darunter
1. adv. below it, below that, thereunder
2. adv. among these, including (indicates membership in a mentioned set)

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