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wir
     1. pron. we
sind
     1. v. first-person plural present of sein
           Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
     2. v. third-person plural present of sein
           Da sind sie. - There they are.
     3. v. second-person plural present of sein
           Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form)
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
Mehr
     1. n. increase, excess
           ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...
     2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group
           Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr.
     3. pron. something more
           sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more
           Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more.
           Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see.
     4. det. comparative of viel; more
           Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food?
           mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success
           Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you.
           zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos
     5. adv. more
           immer mehr - more and more
     6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
           Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child.
           Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore.
           nicht mehr lange - not much longer
           nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left
           nie mehr - never again
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.)
Land
     1. n. country (territory of a nation)
     2. n. state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
     3. n. land (real estate or landed property)
     4. n. land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
     5. n. country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)
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
freien
     1. adj. form of frei
     frei
          1. adj. free; unenslaved; unimprisoned
          2. adj. free; unrestricted; more negative also: unrestrained; licentious
          3. adj. unblocked; free for passage
          4. adj. independent; unaffiliated
          5. adj. (with von) free of (not containing or unaffected by)
          6. adj. (not freely applicable) liberal
          7. adj. (not freely applicable; see usage notes) free of charge, gratis
Menschen
     1. n. singular of Mensch
     2. n. plural of Mensch
     Mensch
          1. n. human, human being, man
          2. n. woman
          3. n. (nowadays often pejorative) woman, broad
          4. interj. man! rah!
sondern
     1. conj. (coordinating, with a negative in the preceding clause) rather, but (instead).
     2. interj. so?, then what?, so you tell me!
           Naja, ganz so ist es ja auch nicht! — Sondern? - Well, it’s not quite like that! — Then what?
     3. v. to separate, to sunder
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
fußkranken
     1. adj. form of fußkrank
Bettler
     1. n-m. beggar
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
beim
     1. contraction. contraction of bei dem : at the, by the, etc. (followed by a masculine or neuter singular noun in the dative case)
           Das Postamt befindet sich beim Hauptbahnhof. - The post office is near the main train station.
     bei
          1. prep. (locative) by; near
                die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
                die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
          2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
                Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
                Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
          3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
                bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
                das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
          4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
                Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
                  → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
          5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
                bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
          6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
                bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
          7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
                bei der Arbeit - during work
                beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
                bei Schnee - when there is snow
          8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
                bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
                bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
          9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
                Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
          10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
                Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
                Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Staat
     1. n. country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
     2. n. state , government , authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity)
     3. n. (dated, except in idioms) stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage
           Sonntagsstaat - Sunday best
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
Krücke
     1. n-f. crutch
           Er geht auf Krücken. - He walks on crutches.
     2. n-f. (figuratively) crotch; prop
           eine sprachliche Krücke - a linguistic crotch
     3. n-f. (derogatory, informal) laggard, snail (slow person)
           Du bist aber eine Krücke, so kommen wir heute nicht mehr ans Ziel.
     4. n-f. (derogatory, informal) piece of junk
           Mein Computer ist eine alte Krücke. - My computer is an old piece of junk.
ergattern
     1. v. (informal, transitive) to grab; to snatch; to get
Wollen
     1. n. gerund of wollen
     2. n. plural of Wolle
     3. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
     4. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
           Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best.
     5. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
           Ich will gehen. - I want to go.
     6. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
           Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you.
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