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wo
     1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place)
           Wo bist du? - Where are you?
     2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
           Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold.
     3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time)
           Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other.
     4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)
           Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer.
     5. conj. (colloquial) when
           Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face.
     6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that
           Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that.
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
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
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
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.
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
schmutzigen
     1. adj. form of schmutzig
     schmutzig
          1. adj. dirty, filthy, grimy
          2. adj. (figurative) shameless, obscene
          3. adj. (dialectal, of food) fatty, fat
                Schmutziger Donnerstag - Fat Thursday
Windel
     1. n-f. diaper, nappy
Hin
     1. n. (historical, former Egyptian or Hebrew unit of measure) hin
     2. adv. ng, Used to denote direction away from the speaker.
     3. adj. (colloquial) haven taken its course, situated, left
           Ich werde nachsehen, wo die Pakete hin sind. - I'll check where the packages went.
     4. adj. (colloquial) on the fritz, bruck, out of order
     5. adj. (colloquial) exhausted, depleted
     6. adj. (colloquial) captivated, fully on wass
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