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1 die 1. art. The, declined form of der
2. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) That, which,
who, whom, whose.
3. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) This one, that one, these ones,
those ones, she, her, it, they, them
2 und 1. conj. (coordinating) and
3 ich 1. pron. (personal) I.
4 der 1. art. the, definite article for several declensions:
2. pron. who, that, which
5 das 1. art. the, nominative singular neuter of der
2. art. the, accusative singular neuter of der
3. pron. who, that, which (In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or
thing referenced in the main clause. Used with neuter singular
referents).
4. pron. this, that
6 nicht 1. adv. not
2. adv. no
3. interj. Is it not?
7 ist 1. v. third-person singular present of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
8 sie 1. pron. (personal) she.
2. pron. (personal) it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred
to, is feminine (die)).
3. pron. (personal) they.
4. pron. (personals) you, used to refer to any number of persons in
formal conversations
9 in 1. prep. (in + dative) in, within, at, contained by
2. prep. (in + dative) pertaining to
3. prep. (in + accusative) into
4. adj. in, popular
10 zu 1. prep. to, towards.
2. prep. along with, with
3. prep. at, by, on.
4. prep. for, in order to.
5. part. for, in order to, Used with infinitive of verbs.
11 es 1. pron. (personal) it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred
to, is neuter (das)).
2. pron. (impersonal) it
3. n. (music) E flat
12 den 1. art. the, accusative masculine singular of der
2. art. the, dative plural for all genders of der
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3. pron. that, whom, accusative singular of der
13 er 1. pron. (personal) he.
2. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the
object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
14 du 1. pron. (personal) you (sg., informal, friends, relatives).
15 ein 1. num. one
2. art. a, an
16 sich 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: itself, himself,
herself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves
(direct or indirect object).
17 mit 1. prep. with.
18 auf 1. prep. on -- es liegt auf dem Tisch (it is on the table) dat
2. prep. onto -- stell es auf den Tisch (place it on the table) acc
3. interj. Carry on!
4. interj. have a go!
19 so 1. adv. so, that
2. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie) in a statement
of equality
3. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
20 was 1. pron. (interrogative) what
2. pron. (relative) which
21 von 1. prep. from
2. prep. of (belonging to)
22 aber 1. adv. again (mostly used in abermals, yet another time)
2. conj. but, though
23 eine 1. num. one
2. art. a, an
3. pron. feminine nominative of indefinite article: one
4. pron. feminine accusative of indefinite article: one
24 auch 1. adv. also, too
2. adv. even
3. adv. really
25 doch 1. conj. though, yet, but, however, nevertheless
2. conj. for all that, after all, but
3. adv. after all, yet, however, nevertheless
4. adv. really, just
5. adv. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes, surely,
really, on the contrary
26 wie 1. adv. how
2. adv. (nonstandard) than
3. adv. (nonstandard) when (in the past tense)
4. prep. like
27 wir 1. pron. (personal) we.
28 noch 1. adv. still
2. adv. nor
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3. adv. yet
4. adv. with ein/e/r/s: another
29 dem 1. art. the, dative singular masculine of der
2. art. the, dative singular neuter of das
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of das
30 an 1. prep. (with a location in the dative case) on, upon, at, in, against
2. prep. (with a time in the dative case) on, in
3. prep. (with a dative case object) by, near, close to, next to
4. prep. (with a dative case object) by means of, by
5. prep. (with an accusative case object) on, onto
31 mir 1. pron. (personal) dative of ich, me, to me:
2. pron. (personal, dialectal or nonstandard) we.
32 hat 1. v. third-person singular present of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
33 fr 1. prep. for
34 ja 1. adv. yes
2. adv. (intensifier) certainly, definitely, surely, really, just,
emphasizes the certainty of an already known fact
3. adv. of course, as you know
4. interj. yes
35 war 1. v. first-person singular past tense of sein
2. v. third-person singular past tense of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
36 Sie 1. pron. (personal) you (addressing politely or formally one person or
more) &ndash, with the verb conjugated by the third-person plural:
37 im 1. contr. in the, pertaining to the
in 1. prep. (in + dative) in, within, at, contained by
2. prep. (in + dative) pertaining to
3. prep. (in + accusative) into
4. adj. in, popular
dem 1. art. the, dative singular masculine of der
2. art. the, dative singular neuter of das
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of das
38 wenn 1. conj. (subordinating) when
2. conj. (subordinating) if (on the condition that)
39 da 1. adv. there, here
2. adv. then
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3. adv. so
4. conj. since, as, given that, because
40 als 1. conj. (subordinating only used in past tenses) at the same moment,
when, while, as
2. conj. (after comparative) than, as
3. conj. as, in the function of
4. conj. as if
41 nur 1. adv. only, merely, just
42 mich 1. pron. accusative of ich: me.
43 dann 1. adv. then, after that
44 aus 1. adv. out
2. adv. (with sein) over, finished, ceased, up
3. adv. (of a device) off
4. prep. from, out of, off of
5. prep. of, made of, out of
45 schon 1. adv. already, yet
2. adv. surely, indeed
3. v. imperative singular of schonen
4. v. (colloquial) first-person singular present of schonen
schonen 1. v. to spare
46 einen 1. num. one
2. num. (without noun) one (masculine accusative)
3. art. a/an
4. pron. masculine accusative of indefinite pronoun: one
47 sind 1. v. first-person plural present of sein
2. v. third-person plural present of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
48 haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
49 ihr 1. pron. (personal) you (pl.).
2. pron. (personal) dative of sie, her, to her (indirect object).
3. pron. (possessive) her.
4. pron. (possessive) its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal
etc., referred to, is feminine (die)).
5. pron. (possessive) their.
50 dass 1. conj. (subordinating) that, it (logical conditional)
51 man 1. pron. (indefinite) one, they (indefinite third-person singular
pronoun)
52 jetzt 1. adv. now
2. adv. (in the negative) yet
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53 des 1. art. the, genitive singular masculine of der
2. art. the, genitive singular neuter of der
54 sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
55 kann 1. v. first-person singular present of knnen
2. v. third-person singular present of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
56 um 1. prep. about, used with es geht
2. prep. around
3. prep. At when relating to time (because the hands of a clock go
around, the clock)
4. prep. Used as a conjunction of purpose
57 hier 1. adv. (location) here, in this place.
2. adv. (abstract) here, within this context.
58 wird 1. v. third-person singular present of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
59 nach 1. prep. after, past (later in time)
2. prep. after, behind (motion-wise)
3. prep. towards, to
4. prep. according to
5. prep. by the authority of
60 wieder 1. adv. again
61 denn 1. conj. for, because, then, since
2. conj. (after a comparative and often with "je") than
3. adv. in that case, then
4. adv. (in a question) then, ever, but, used for general emphasis
62 mehr 1. adj. more
2. adv. more
3. adv. no longer, never again, nothing more (+ negation)
63 vor 1. prep. before
2. prep. in front of
3. prep. ago
64 habe 1. v. first-person singular present of haben
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of haben
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3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of haben
4. v. imperative singular of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
65 bei 1. prep. (with something that has a location) by (some place or
someone), near, with, on
2. prep. (with something that has a definite time) by (some time), by
the beginning of (some event), at, on, upon
3. prep. (with something that has a duration) during, while, over
4. prep. (with a person, business name, or job title) at the home,
business, or station usually occupied by (someone)
5. prep. (with an organization) in, for
66 immer 1. adv. always
67 da 1. conj. that
2. n. so, so that
68 mal 1. adv. times, indicating multiplication of two numbers
2. adv. (informal) short for einmal, once
3. adv. (colloquial) short for einmal, indicates that something is
needed, can replace bitte in very informal situations
4. v. imperative singular of malen
5. v. (colloquial) first-person singular present of malen
69 uns 1. pron. accusative and dative of wir: us
70 werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
71 oder 1. conj. or
2. part. (used at the end of a question, often rhetorically) isn't that so,
or what
3. part. (used as a tag question)
72 dir 1. pron. (personal) dative of du, you, to you.
2. pron. dative, yourself, to yourself.
73 ihn 1. pron. (personal) accusative of er, him (direct object).
74 einem 1. num. one
2. num. (without noun) one (masculine or neuter dative)
3. art. a/an
4. pron. masculine dative of indefinite pronoun: one
5. pron. neuter dative of indefinite pronoun: one
75 zum 1. contr. to the (contraction of zu + dem)
zu 1. prep. to, towards.
2. prep. along with, with
3. prep. at, by, on.
4. prep. for, in order to.
5. part. for, in order to, Used with infinitive of verbs.
dem 1. art. the, dative singular masculine of der
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2. art. the, dative singular neuter of das
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of das
76 bin 1. v. first-person singular present of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
77 einer 1. num. (of) one (genitive use)
2. num. one (dative use)
3. num. (without noun) one (masculine nominative)
4. num. (without noun) one (feminine dative)
5. art. (of) a/an (genitive use)
78 dich 1. pron. (personal) accusative of du, you (direct object).
2. pron. accusative, yourself (direct object).
79 meine 1. pron. (possessive) Feminine nominative and accusative singular
form of mein.
2. pron. (possessive) Nominative and accusative plural form of mein.
3. v. First-person singular indicative present form of meinen.
4. v. First-person singular subjunctive present form of meinen.
5. v. Third-person singular subjunctive present form of meinen.
meinen 1. v. to think (to be of the opinion)
2. v. to mean, to signify
3. v. to mean, to intend
4. pron. (possessive) Masculine accusative singular form of mein.
5. pron. (possessive) Dative plural form of mein.
80 mein 1. pron. (possessive) my
81 am 1. contr. an + dem, on the, at the
an 1. prep. (with a location in the dative case) on, upon, at, in, against
2. prep. (with a time in the dative case) on, in
3. prep. (with a dative case object) by, near, close to, next to
4. prep. (with a dative case object) by means of, by
5. prep. (with an accusative case object) on, onto
dem 1. art. the, dative singular masculine of der
2. art. the, dative singular neuter of das
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of das
82 hatte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of haben
2. v. third-person singular past tense of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
83 alles 1. pron. (indefinite) in singular without a noun (usually alles):
everything
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2. pron. (indefinite) in singular with a noun: all (the) (+ singular noun)
3. pron. (indefinite) in plural without a noun: everybody, everyone
4. pron. (indefinite) in plural with a noun: all (the) (+ pl. noun)
84 nichts 1. pron. nothing
85 ber 1. prep. above, over
2. prep. by, via, through, about, around, among
3. prep. across
86 ihm 1. pron. (personal) dative of er, him, to him (indirect object), (in some
cases) for him.
2. pron. (personal) dative of es, it, to it (indirect object), (in some
cases) for it.
87 hast 1. v. second-person singular present of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
88 keine 1. not a
2. art. accusative and nominative feminine and plural forms of kein
(not a).
3. pron. none, not any, neither (feminine and plural form of keiner)
89 ganz 1. adj. entire, whole, complete, intact
2. adv. quite, wholly, entirely, all
3. adv. very
90 etwas 1. pron. something
2. adv. somewhat, slightly
3. adv. a little, a bit
91 seine 1. pron. nominative feminine singular of sein
2. pron. nominative plural of sein
3. pron. accusative feminine singular of sein
4. pron. accusative plural of sein
92 will 1. v. first-person singular present of wollen
2. v. third-person singular present of wollen
wollen 1. adj. woolen, woollen
2. vt. To want, to wish, to desire, to demand.
3. v. (auxiliary) To want (to do something).
93 ihre 1. pron. (possessive) their (belonging to them)
94 gut 1. adj. good
2. adv. well
95 wo 1. adv. where
2. adv. (dialectal) somewhere
3. conj. (colloquial) when, or any other conjunction concerning time or
an event
4. conj. (nonstandard) any other conjunction
96 Frau 1. n. An adult female, a woman.
2. n. One's wife.
3. n. A title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly
replaced Frulein in the function of Miss.
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4. n. Lady, mistress.
97 knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
98 geht 1. v. second-person plural present of gehen
2. v. third-person singular present of gehen
3. v. imperative plural of gehen
gehen 1. vi. to go (although noted German linguist, Dr. S.H. Todd, would
suggest the second definition to be more accurate).
2. vi. to walk
3. vi. to leave
4. vi. to be in progress, to last
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going, to be alright, indicates that
the dative case object fares well or some other way indicated by an
adverb
99 soll 1. v. first-person singular present of sollen
2. v. third-person singular present of sollen
sollen 1. v. (auxiliary) should, to be obligated (to do something), ought, shall
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.
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
100 alle 1. pron. Nominative feminine form of alles ("all").
2. pron. Nominative plural form of alles ("all").
3. pron. Accusative feminine form of alles ("all").
4. pron. Accusative plural form of alles ("all").
101 diese 1. adj. this
2. adj. these
102 nun 1. adv. now, then
2. interj. (when placed at the beginning of a sentence) well, so
103 also 1. interj. so!, all right!, used as a lead-in or to start a new topic.
2. adv. so
3. adv. thus
104 kommt 1. v. third person singular of kommen
2. v. second person plural of kommen
3. v. imperative plural of kommen
kommen 1. vi. to come, to arrive, to approach
2. vi. to come on, to cooperate, to join
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3. v. (impersonal) to occur, to happen, to come to be
4. vi. to orgasm, to cum (can be used either personally or
impersonally)
105 gar 1. adj. cooked
2. adj. ready
3. adj. done
4. adv. at all
106 durch 1. prep. by means of, by, through
2. prep. through, entering, then exiting
3. prep. via
4. prep. owing to, because of
5. prep. (mathematics) divided by
107 zur 1. contr. to the (contraction of zu + der)
zu 1. prep. to, towards.
2. prep. along with, with
3. prep. at, by, on.
4. prep. for, in order to.
5. part. for, in order to, Used with infinitive of verbs.
der 1. art. the, definite article for several declensions:
2. pron. who, that, which
108 sehr 1. adv. very
109 heute 1. adv. today
110 machen 1. vt. to do, to make (to perform an action)
2. vt. to make, to produce
3. vt. to take (a photo)
4. vt. to prepare (e.g. food, drinks)
5. vt. to matter
111 bist 1. v. second-person singular present of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
112 bis 1. conj. (subordinating) until.
2. prep. until, through, to
113 kein 1. art. no, not a, not an
114 viel 1. adj. much, a lot
115 wer 1. pron. (interrogative) who.
116 Zeit 1. n. time
2. n. (grammar) tense
117 einmal 1. adv. once, one time
2. adv. sometime
118 weil 1. conj. because
119 dieser 1. adj. masculine single form of diese, this
2. adj. feminine dative form of diese, this, this
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3. adj. feminine genitive form of diese, of this
4. adj. plural genitive form of diese, of these
5. adj. this
120 gibt 1. v. third-person singular present of geben
geben 1. vt. To give, to hand.
2. vt. To present, to put.
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) there to be (there is, there are), indicates
that something exists.
121 Mann 1. n. man, male human being
2. n. husband
122 mu 1.
mssen 1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something), must, to be obliged (to do
something), to need (to do something).
2. vi. to have to do something implied, must, to be obliged.
123 vielleicht 1. adv. perhaps, maybe
124 wei 1. adj. white
2. v. first-person singular present of wissen
3. v. third-person singular present of wissen
wissen 1. vt. To know, to be aware of (a fact).
125 Herr 1. n. Mr., mister, sir
2. n. gentleman
3. n. master, lord, generally denotes that somebody has control over
something, either in a generic or in a regal sense
4. n. Lord, God
5. n. Very often used as a title of respect that is not translated into
English or replaced with Sir:
126 muss 1. v. first-person singular present of mssen
2. v. third-person singular present of mssen
mssen 1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something), must, to be obliged (to do
something), to need (to do something).
2. vi. to have to do something implied, must, to be obliged.
127 damit 1. adv. with it, with that, therewith
2. conj. (subordinating) so that, in order that.
128 vom 1. contr. from the, of the, about the (contraction of von + dem)
von 1. prep. from
2. prep. of (belonging to)
dem 1. art. the, dative singular masculine of der
2. art. the, dative singular neuter of das
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of das
129 sagen 1. vt. to say, to tell
130 wrde 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of werden
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
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3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
131 zwei 1. num. two
132 nie 1. adv. never
133 mssen 1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something), must, to be obliged (to do
something), to need (to do something).
2. vi. to have to do something implied, must, to be obliged.
134 erst 1. adv. first
2. adv. only (with time)
3. adv. not until, not for (with reference to the passage of time)
135 nein 1. adv. no
136 waren 1. v. first-person plural past tense of sein
2. v. third-person plural past tense of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
137 ab 1. prep. Beginning at that time or location, from.
138 wre 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of sein
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
139 kommen 1. vi. to come, to arrive, to approach
2. vi. to come on, to cooperate, to join
3. v. (impersonal) to occur, to happen, to come to be
4. vi. to orgasm, to cum (can be used either personally or
impersonally)
140 sehen 1. vi. to see, to look, to have sight
2. vi. to take care (of something or someone), to make (something)
happen, to see (to something), to look (after someone)
3. vt. to see (something), to view, to watch, to observe, to look at
4. vt. to notice, to perceive, to realize
5. vr. to meet, to go to see
141 selbst 1. pron. self, oneself, myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
2. adv. even
142 wohl 1. adv. arguably
2. adv. probably
3. adv. well, very well
143 warum 1. adv. why
144 lassen 1. v. (auxiliary) to allow, to permit, to let
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2. v. (auxiliary) to have someone (do something), to have (something
done), to make (something happen), to cause (something to be done)
3. vt. to let, to leave
4. vt. to stop (something), to quit, to refrain from, to help doing
(something)
5. vi. to cease, to desist
145 ob 1. conj. (subordinating) if, whether
2. conj. ob ... oder &mdash, if ... or
3. prep. (dialectal) over, above, on
4. prep. (dated) on account of
146 gleich 1. adj. equal, identical
2. adj. same, very similar
3. adv. alike
4. adv. in a moment
5. adv. at once, at a time, simultaneously
147 htte 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of haben
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
148 na 1. interj. well!
149 ins 1. contr. (in)to the
in 1. prep. (in + dative) in, within, at, contained by
2. prep. (in + dative) pertaining to
3. prep. (in + accusative) into
4. adj. in, popular
das 1. art. the, nominative singular neuter of der
2. art. the, accusative singular neuter of der
3. pron. who, that, which (In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or
thing referenced in the main clause. Used with neuter singular
referents).
4. pron. this, that
150 wollen 1. adj. woolen, woollen
2. vt. To want, to wish, to desire, to demand.
3. v. (auxiliary) To want (to do something).
151 ohne 1. prep. without
152 gehen 1. vi. to go (although noted German linguist, Dr. S.H. Todd, would
suggest the second definition to be more accurate).
2. vi. to walk
3. vi. to leave
4. vi. to be in progress, to last
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going, to be alright, indicates that
the dative case object fares well or some other way indicated by an
adverb
153 wurde 1. v. first-person singular past tense of werden
2. v. third-person singular past tense of werden
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werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
154 wirklich 1. adj. real
155 bitte 1. adv. please, if you please
2. interj. youre welcome
3. interj. excuse me
4. interj. here you are (when offering something)
5. v. first-person singular present of bitten
bitten 1. vt. To ask, to beg, to plead, to request.
156 euch 1. pron. accusative and dative of ihr, you, yourselves
157 seinen 1. pron. dative plural of sein
2. pron. accusative masculine singular of sein
158 unter 1. prep. under
2. prep. below
3. prep. among
159 seiner 1. pron. genitive feminine singular of sein
2. pron. genitive plural of sein
3. pron. dative feminine singular of sein
160 sei 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of sein
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of sein
3. v. imperative singular of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
161 macht 1. v. third-person singular present of machen
2. v. second-person plural present of machen
3. v. imperative plural of machen
machen 1. vt. to do, to make (to perform an action)
2. vt. to make, to produce
3. vt. to take (a photo)
4. vt. to prepare (e.g. food, drinks)
5. vt. to matter
162 einfach 1. adj. easy
2. adj. simple, plain
3. adj. single, one-way
4. adv. just, simply
163 konnte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of knnen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
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3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
164 ihren 1. pron. inflected form of ihr
165 anderen 1. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of anderer
2. adj. strong masculine singular accusative of anderer
3. adj. strong neuter singular genitive of anderer
4. adj. strong plural dative of anderer
5. adj. weak masculine singular genitive of anderer
166 gerade 1. adj. even (number)
2. adj. straight
167 ach 1. interj. oh: expressing of surprise
2. interj. oh: expressing wonder, amazement(,) or awe
3. interj. oh: expressing understanding, recognition(,) or realization
4. interj. oh: preceding an offhand or annoyed remark
5. interj. oh: an invocation or address
168 Tag 1. n. day
2. interj. hello, (good) day
169 tun 1. v. to do (to perform or execute an action)
2. v. (somewhat informal) to put, to place
3. v. (informal, colloquial) to fake, to feign, to pretend
4. v. (informal) to hurt somebody
170 Ihnen 1. pron. (personal) dative of Sie, you, to you (indirect object,
addressing politely or formally one person).
171 wissen 1. vt. To know, to be aware of (a fact).
172 hab 1. v. imperative singular of haben
2. v. (colloquial) first-person singular present of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
173 werde 1. v. first-person singular present of werden
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of werden
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of werden
4. v. imperative singular of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
174 dabei 1. adv. thereby
2. adv. with it
3. adv. with one
4. adv. (while) doing this, in the course of this
5. adv. moreover, besides
175 steht 1. v. third-person singular present of stehen
2. v. second-person plural present of stehen
3. v. imperative plural of stehen
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stehen 1. vi. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect
position)
2. vi. to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
3. vi. to stay, to be still
176 wollte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of wollen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of wollen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of wollen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of wollen
wollen 1. adj. woolen, woollen
2. vt. To want, to wish, to desire, to demand.
3. v. (auxiliary) To want (to do something).
177 Geld 1. n. money
178 diesem 1. adj. inflected form of diese
179 Leben 1. n. Life, the state between birth and death.
2. n. (biology) Life, a status given to organic entities such as animals,
plants and bacteria, having properties as metabolism, adaption and
replication.
3. n. A biography, a chain of events that determine or have
determined one's life.
4. n. The existence or life one has built, often manifested in wealth
and prosperity.
5. n. Life, in the sense of something precious or beloved that is part of
someone's existence.
180 meinen 1. v. to think (to be of the opinion)
2. v. to mean, to signify
3. v. to mean, to intend
4. pron. (possessive) Masculine accusative singular form of mein.
5. pron. (possessive) Dative plural form of mein.
181 Menschen 1. n. accusative singular form of Mensch
2. n. dative singular form of Mensch
3. n. genitive singular form of Mensch
4. n. plural of Mensch
Mensch 1. n. human, human being
2. n. person
182 lange 1. adv. for a long time
2. adv. in a long time
3. adj. strong feminine singular nominative of lang
4. adj. strong feminine singular accusative of lang
5. adj. strong plural nominative of lang
183 dort 1. adv. there, yonder
184 kannst 1. v. second-person singular present of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
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4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
185 natrlich 1. adv. naturally
2. adv. of course
186 knnte 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of knnen
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
187 ihnen 1. pron. (personal) dative of sie, them, to them (indirect object).
188 gesagt 1. v. past participle of sagen
sagen 1. vt. to say, to tell
189 Welt 1. n. world
190 dieses 1. pron. (demonstrative) this
2. adj. (demonstrative) this
191 deine 1. pron. See: dein, your.
192 eines 1. num. of one
2. art. of a, an
3. pron. neuter nominative of indefinite pronoun: one
4. pron. neuter accusative of indefinite pronoun: one
eine 1. num. one
2. art. a, an
3. pron. feminine nominative of indefinite article: one
4. pron. feminine accusative of indefinite article: one
193 gegen 1. prep. (+accusative) against
194 sonst 1. adv. (often with noch) else
2. adv. otherwise
3. adv. normally, usually
195 eigentlich 1. adv. actually
2. adj. actual, proper
196 weiter 1. adj. (comparative of weit)
197 Haus 1. n. house
2. n. theatre
198 sollte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of sollen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of sollen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of sollen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of sollen
sollen 1. v. (auxiliary) should, to be obligated (to do something), ought, shall
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.
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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
199 keinen 1. not a
2. art. accusative masculine form of kein.
3. art. dative plural form of kein.
200 Augen 1. eyes
2. n. plural of Auge "eyes"
Auge 1. n. (anatomy) eye
2. n. germ, bud
3. n. (on dice) spot
201 drei 1. num. three
202 andere 1. adj. other, different, else
2. pron. other or different one
203 Kopf 1. n. (anatomy) head
2. n. crown, top
3. n. heading, title
4. n. person, individual, fellow (referring to one's intellect)
5. n. (linguistics) head
204 sieht 1. v. third-person singular present of sehen
sehen 1. vi. to see, to look, to have sight
2. vi. to take care (of something or someone), to make (something)
happen, to see (to something), to look (after someone)
3. vt. to see (something), to view, to watch, to observe, to look at
4. vt. to notice, to perceive, to realize
5. vr. to meet, to go to see
205 Vater 1. n. father
206 seinem 1. pron. masculine dative singular of sein
2. pron. neuter dative singular of sein
207 genau 1. adj. exact
2. adv. just, exactly
208 ihrer 1. pron. (personal) genitive of sie (third-person singular and third-
person plural).
2. pron. (possessive) feminine dative and genitive singular of ihr, (to)
her (+ feminine noun) (indirect object).
3. pron. (possessive) feminine genitive plural of ihr.
209 zurck 1. adv. back, backwards, to the rear.
2. interj. Stand back!
210 Mutter 1. n. mother
2. n. nut (for a bolt)
211 viele 1. adj. many
212 dafr 1. adv. for it, for that, therefore
213 dein 1. pron. (possessive) your (informal, friends, relatives).
214 beim 1. contr. bei + dem, at the, near the
bei 1. prep. (with something that has a location) by (some place or
someone), near, with, on
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2. prep. (with something that has a definite time) by (some time), by
the beginning of (some event), at, on, upon
3. prep. (with something that has a duration) during, while, over
4. prep. (with a person, business name, or job title) at the home,
business, or station usually occupied by (someone)
5. prep. (with an organization) in, for
dem 1. art. the, dative singular masculine of der
2. art. the, dative singular neuter of das
3. pron. dative singular masculine of der
4. pron. dative singular neuter of das
215 meiner 1. pron. (personal) genitive of ich.
2. pron. (possessive) genitive feminine of mein.
3. pron. (possessive) dative feminine of mein.
4. pron. (possessive) genitive plural of mein.
5. pron. (possessive) substantival nominative masculine of mein,
"mine".
216 diesen 1. adj. inflected form of diese
217 schnell 1. adj. quick, fast
2. adv. quickly
218 Hand 1. n. hand
219 seit 1. conj. since
2. prep. since
3. prep. for
220 berhaupt 1. adv. at all, anyway
221 endlich 1. adj. finite, limited
2. adv. eventually, at last, finally, endly
222 sicher 1. adj. safe
2. adj. secure
3. adj. certain
4. adv. sure
5. v. first-person singular present of sichern
223 eben 1. adj. flat, smooth, even
2. adv. just
224 Tr 1. n. a door
225 los 1. adv. loose (not attached)
2. adv. rid of
3. adv. going on
4. v. imperative singular of losen
226 dazu 1. adv. in addition to it, in addition, besides
2. adv. for that purpose
3. adv. to it, to that
227 davon 1. adv. from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that
228 meinem 1. pron. (possessive) Masculine dative singular form of mein.
2. pron. (possessive) Neuter dative singular form of mein.
229 schn 1. adj. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
2. adj. good, great, splendid
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3. adj. nice, pleasant
4. adj. (ironical) fine, nice
5. adv. well, beautifully
230 besser 1. adj. comparative of gut, better
2. v. first-person singular present of bessern
3. v. imperative singular of bessern
231 sondern 1. conj. (coordinating) (preceded by not in the preceding clause) but
(instead).
232 ganze 1. adj. inflected form of ganz
233 lieber 1. adv. preferably, rather
234 willst 1. v. second-person singular present of wollen
wollen 1. adj. woolen, woollen
2. vt. To want, to wish, to desire, to demand.
3. v. (auxiliary) To want (to do something).
235 blo 1. adj. mere, sole
2. adv. merely, only
236 oh 1. interj. I never, by Jove, have you ever, oh, oops, well
237 jeder 1. pron. each
238 darf 1. v. first and third person present of drfen.
drfen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
2. vi. To be allowed or permitted to do something implied or
previously stated, may.
239 sogar 1. adv. even
240 unsere 1. pron. inflected form of unser
241 hinter 1. prep. behind
2. adj. hind
242 recht 1. adj. right (direction).
2. adj. proper, correct.
3. adj. true, real.
4. adj. just, lawful.
5. adv. well, right
243 hin 1. adv. thither, there (away from this place, me, to another place)
244 sagt 1. v. third-person singular present of sagen
2. v. second-person plural present of sagen
3. v. imperative plural of sagen
sagen 1. vt. to say, to tell
245 schlielich 1. adv. in the end, literally: at closure, when all is said and done
2. adv. after all
246 fast 1. adv. almost, nearly
2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly
247 gehrt 1. v. past participle of hren
2. v. past participle of gehren
3. v. third-person singular present of gehren
4. v. second-person plural present of gehren
5. v. second-person plural imperative of gehren
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gehren 1. v. to belong
hren 1. v. to hear
2. v. to listen to
248 Kinder 1. children
2. n. plural of Kind
3. n. genitive plural of Kind
4. n. accusative plural of Kind
Kind 1. n. child (young person)
2. n. offspring (person, with regard to position in a family)
249 beiden 1. adj. inflected form of beide
250 her 1. adv. hither, to this place, to here, to me/us
2. adv. ago
251 gemacht 1. v. past participle of machen
machen 1. vt. to do, to make (to perform an action)
2. vt. to make, to produce
3. vt. to take (a photo)
4. vt. to prepare (e.g. food, drinks)
5. vt. to matter
252 ihrem 1. pron. inflected form of ihr
253 stehen 1. vi. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect
position)
2. vi. to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
3. vi. to stay, to be still
254 sofort 1. adv. immediately, at once
255 richtig 1. adj. correct, accurate, right
256 wenig 1. adj. few, only a little
257 Leute 1. n. people, several single persons or humanity in general, not as in
'the German people'
258 hatten 1. v. first-person plural past tense of haben
2. v. third-person plural past tense of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
259 weg 1. adv. away
260 sah 1. v. first-person singular past tense of sehen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of sehen
sehen 1. vi. to see, to look, to have sight
2. vi. to take care (of something or someone), to make (something)
happen, to see (to something), to look (after someone)
3. vt. to see (something), to view, to watch, to observe, to look at
4. vt. to notice, to perceive, to realize
5. vr. to meet, to go to see
261 kam 1. v. first-person singular indicative past of kommen
2. v. third-person singular indicative past of kommen
kommen 1. vi. to come, to arrive, to approach
2. vi. to come on, to cooperate, to join
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3. v. (impersonal) to occur, to happen, to come to be
4. vi. to orgasm, to cum (can be used either personally or
impersonally)
262 weit 1. v. second-person singular present of wissen
wissen 1. vt. To know, to be aware of (a fact).
263 Gott 1. n. god
2. n. God
264 Nacht 1. n. night
2. n. darkness
265 gewesen 1. v. past participle of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
266 Ende 1. n. end, finish
2. n. conclusion
267 zusammen 1. adv. together
268 Kind 1. n. child (young person)
2. n. offspring (person, with regard to position in a family)
269 mchte 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of mgen
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of mgen
mgen 1. v. (auxiliary) to like (to do something)
2. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something), would like (to do
something), to wish (to do something), forms a polite request.
3. v. (auxiliary) may, forms an indirect invitation to do something.
4. vt. to like (something or someone).
5. vt. to want (something), to desire, to wish for.
270 gesehen 1. v. past participle of sehen
sehen 1. vi. to see, to look, to have sight
2. vi. to take care (of something or someone), to make (something)
happen, to see (to something), to look (after someone)
3. vt. to see (something), to view, to watch, to observe, to look at
4. vt. to notice, to perceive, to realize
5. vr. to meet, to go to see
271 niemand 1. pron. nobody
272 jeden 1. adj. each (masculine accusative singular form of jeder)
2. adj. each (a masculine genitive singular form of jeder)
3. adj. each (a neuter genitive singular form of jeder)
jede 1. adv. (indefinite, inflected form) feminine of jeder
2. adv. (indefinite, inflected form) feminine accusative of jeder
273 geben 1. vt. To give, to hand.
2. vt. To present, to put.
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) there to be (there is, there are), indicates
that something exists.
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274 Weg 1. n. way
2. n. path
275 allein 1. adj. alone
2. adv. only
276 darauf 1. adv. after (behind, later in time, following)
2. adv. on top of that
277 zwischen 1. prep. between
2. prep. among
278 nehmen 1. vt. to take.
2. vr. to cause oneself to be (in some state), to become, to take oneself
(to some state)
3. vt. to seize, to capture.
4. vt. to receive, to accept.
279 unser 1. pron. (personal) genitive of wir.
2. pron. (possessive) our (addressing many persons).
280 Arbeit 1. n. work, labor, toil
2. n. job, task
3. n. performance, workmanship
4. n. employment
5. n. effort
281 sollen 1. v. (auxiliary) should, to be obligated (to do something), ought, shall
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.
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
282 neue 1. adj. inflected form of neu
283 komm 1. v. imperative singular of kommen
2. v. (colloquial) first-person singular present of kommen
284 bestimmt 1. adj. certain
2. adj. determined
3. adj. (grammar) definite
4. adv. certainly, definitely
5. v. third-person singular present of bestimmen
285 ging 1. v. first-person singular indicative past of gehen
2. v. third-person singular indicative past of gehen
gehen 1. vi. to go (although noted German linguist, Dr. S.H. Todd, would
suggest the second definition to be more accurate).
2. vi. to walk
3. vi. to leave
4. vi. to be in progress, to last
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going, to be alright, indicates that
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the dative case object fares well or some other way indicated by an
adverb
286 Ihr 1. pron. (possessive) your (formally or politely addressing one person):
287 spter 1. adj. (comparative of spt)
2. adv. later
288 morgen 1. adv. tomorrow
289 whrend 1. conj. while
2. prep. (+genitive) during, at the time of
290 Zimmer 1. n. room
291 Jahre 1. years
2. n. plural of Jahr "years"
Jahr 1. n. year
292 liegt 1. v. third-person singular present of liegen
2. v. second-person plural present of liegen
3. v. imperative plural of liegen
liegen 1. vi. to lie (To be in a horizontal position.)
2. vi. to be located, to be
293 groen 1. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of gro
2. adj. strong masculine singular accusative of gro
3. adj. strong neuter singular genitive of gro
4. adj. strong plural dative of gro
5. adj. weak masculine singular genitive of gro
gro 1. adj. big, great
294 Angst 1. n. baseless fear (in contrast to Furcht, which has a current reason,
though this difference isn't really visible in the language of German
uses)
295 halt 1. interj. stop!, wait!
2. adv. (colloquial) just, indicating that a thing cannot be changed
296 genug 1. adj. enough, sufficient, an adequate number of
2. adv. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
3. interj. enough!
297 zwar 1. adv. namely, only when used in und zwar
2. adv. Signals a following contrary clause, which is usually
introduced with aber (but). Functions like einerseits (on the one
hand) but does not require an andererseits (on the other hand).
Approximately al
298 groe 1. adj. strong feminine singular nominative of gro
2. adj. strong feminine singular accusative of gro
3. adj. strong plural nominative of gro
4. adj. strong plural accusative of gro
5. adj. weak masculine singular nominative of gro
gro 1. adj. big, great
299 bleibt 1. v. third-person singular present indicative form of bleiben,
(he/she/it/one) stays/remains
bleiben 1. vi. to remain, to stay, to keep
2. vi. to be left, to remain
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300 weit 1. adj. wide
2. adj. large
3. adv. far
301 Gesicht 1. n. (anatomy) the face
2. n. a facial expression, a look
3. n. (figuratively) outward appearance, reputation
302 allem 1. pron. Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles
("all").
303 kaum 1. adv. hardly
304 Stadt 1. n. city
2. n. town
305 ersten 1. adj. inflected form of erst
erst 1. adv. first
2. adv. only (with time)
3. adv. not until, not for (with reference to the passage of time)
306 glaube 1. v. first-person singular indicative present form of glauben
2. v. second-person singular imperative form of glauben
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive present form of glauben
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive present form of glauben
glauben 1. v. to believe (to think sb/sth exists = an + acc., to think sth someone
says is correct = dat.)
2. v. to think
307 deshalb 1. adv. hence, therefore
308 jemand 1. pron. (indefinite) someone, somebody
309 guten 1. adj. masculine accusative and pl. genitive and dative of gut: "good"
gut 1. adj. good
2. adv. well
310 bald 1. adv. soon
311 kleinen 1. adj. inflected form of klein
klein 1. adj. small, little, tiny
2. adj. insignificant
312 bleiben 1. vi. to remain, to stay, to keep
2. vi. to be left, to remain
313 heit 1. v. second-person singular present of heien
2. v. third-person singular present of heien
3. v. second-person plural present of heien
4. v. imperative plural of heien
314 daran 1. on,about it,themadv. on it, on that
2. adv. at it, at that
315 Mdchen 1. n. girl
2. n. maiden
316 finden 1. vt. to find, to discover
2. vt. to think that (something) is (a certain way), to consider
(something) to be (a certain way), to find
3. vi. to find ones way
317 wegen 1. prep. for, because of
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318 Tisch 1. n. table
319 tut 1. v. third-person singular present of tun
2. v. second-person plural present of tun
3. v. imperative plural of tun
tun 1. v. to do (to perform or execute an action)
2. v. (somewhat informal) to put, to place
3. v. (informal, colloquial) to fake, to feign, to pretend
4. v. (informal) to hurt somebody
320 ganzen 1.
ganz 1. adj. entire, whole, complete, intact
2. adv. quite, wholly, entirely, all
3. adv. very
321 kurz 1. adj. short, brief
2. adj. concise
3. adv. briefly, in short
322 Jahr 1. n. year
323 kleine 1. adj. inflected form of klein
klein 1. adj. small, little, tiny
2. adj. insignificant
324 hren 1. v. to hear
2. v. to listen to
325 nmlich 1. adv. namely
326 pltzlich 1. adj. sudden
2. adv. suddenly
327 etwa 1. adv. approximately
2. adv. for instance
3. adv. by any chance
4. adv. (modal) really (expresses the expectation of a negative answer)
328 oft 1. adv. often
329 langsam 1. adj. slow, both in the senses of slow physical movement and limited
progress
2. adv. slowly
330 Mal 1. n. time (as in "the first time")
2. n. occasion
3. n. mark, sign
4. n. mole (on skin)
331 Bett 1. n. bed (for sleeping)
2. n. river bed
332 anders 1. adv. different, differently
2. adv. else
3. adv. otherwise
333 Mensch 1. n. human, human being
2. n. person
334 sag 1. v. imperative singular of sagen
2. v. (colloquial) first-person singular present of sagen
sagen 1. vt. to say, to tell
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335 klar 1. adj. clear (clarified)
2. adj. clear (optically purified)
3. adj. (Geht klar!): no problem, dont worry, Ill do that
336 denen 1. pron. (relative) whom (dative plural of der, die, das)
337 habt 1. v. second-person plural present of haben
2. v. imperative plural of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
338 gab 1. v. first-person singular past tense of geben
2. v. third-person singular past tense of geben
geben 1. vt. To give, to hand.
2. vt. To present, to put.
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) there to be (there is, there are), indicates
that something exists.
339 auerdem 1. adv. furthermore, moreover (in addition to what has been said)
340 bringen 1. vt. to bring, to fetch.
2. vt. to take, to convey.
3. vt. to lead, to cause, to bear.
4. vt. to acquire, to take possession of
341 Wasser 1. n. water
2. n. An alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy, made from fermented
fruit. (In this sense, the plural is Wsser.)
342 letzten 1. adj. inflected form of letzter
letzte 1. adj. inflected form of letzter
343 allen 1. pron. Accusative singular masculine form of alles ("all").
2. pron. Dative plural form of alles ("all").
3. pron. Genitive singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles
("all").
all 1. adj. all
2. adj. every
3. pron. Short form of alles. Only used in the combination all das,
gloss=all that.
344 reden 1. v. to talk
345 helfen 1. v. (with an object in the dative case) to help (someone), to assist, to
aid
346 einige 1. adj. some, any, a few
einigen 1. v. amalgamate, join, unify, unite
347 dies 1. pron. this
348 Frauen 1. women
Frau 1. n. An adult female, a woman.
2. n. One's wife.
3. n. A title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly
replaced Frulein in the function of Miss.
4. n. Lady, mistress.
349 Abend 1. n. evening, the time from dusk onwards, colloquially including the
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first hours of the night
2. n. eve, the day before
3. n. The west (poetic, Martin Luther)
350 keiner 1. pron. no one, nobody
kein 1. art. no, not a, not an
351 halten 1. vt. to hold
2. vt. to stop, to halt, to hold back
3. vt. to support, to hold up
4. vt. to keep, to maintain, to hold
5. vt. to keep
352 Land 1. n. a country.
2. n. a state which is part of a country.
3. n. land (real estate).
4. n. the land, the dry portion of the earth's surface.
353 wirst 1. v. second-person singular present of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
354 alten 1. adj. inflected form of alt
alt 1. adj. old
355 Fall 1. n. case
2. n. drop
3. n. decline
356 neuen 1. adj. inflected form of neu
neu 1. adj. new
2. adj. modern, recent, latest
357 wrden 1. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of werden
2. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
358 lang 1. adj. long
2. adj. tall, high, lofty
3. adj. lengthy (time)
4. adv. long
5. adv. during
359 vier 1. num. (cardinal) four
360 Moment 1. n. moment
2. n. (physics) momentum
361 wurden 1. v. first-person plural past tense of werden
2. v. third-person plural past tense of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
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3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
362 mach 1. v. second-person singular imperative of machen
363 gute 1. adj. Inflected form of gut
gut 1. adj. good
2. adv. well
364 gekommen 1. v. past participle of kommen
kommen 1. vi. to come, to arrive, to approach
2. vi. to come on, to cooperate, to join
3. v. (impersonal) to occur, to happen, to come to be
4. vi. to orgasm, to cum (can be used either personally or
impersonally)
365 Blick 1. n. glance, look
2. n. view
366 darber 1. adv. above it, above that, thereover
367 nimmt 1. v. third-person singular present of nehmen
nehmen 1. vt. to take.
2. vr. to cause oneself to be (in some state), to become, to take oneself
(to some state)
3. vt. to seize, to capture.
4. vt. to receive, to accept.
368 stand 1. v. first-person singular past tense of stehen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of stehen
stehen 1. vi. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect
position)
2. vi. to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
3. vi. to stay, to be still
369 alte 1. adj. strong feminine singular nominative of alt
2. adj. strong feminine singular accusative of alt
3. adj. strong plural nominative of alt
4. adj. strong plural accusative of alt
5. adj. weak feminine singular nominative of alt
alt 1. adj. old
370 Seite 1. n. (geometry, and in general) a side, a bounding straight edge of a
two-dimensional shape
2. n. (geometry) a face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object
3. n. a page, a single leaf of any manuscript or book
4. n. a side, one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper
5. n. (figuratively) an aspect
371 Tochter 1. n. daughter
372 neben 1. prep. near, near to, next to
373 vergessen 1. vt. to forget, to leave
374 gern 1. adv. willingly, gladly
375 wahr 1. adj. true
376 Stck 1. n. piece
377 htten 1. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of haben
2. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of haben
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haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
378 la 1.
379 Geschichte 1. n. history (no plural)
2. n. story
380 Freund 1. n. friend
2. n. boyfriend
381 geworden 1. v. past participle of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
382 damals 1. adv. then (at that past point of time)
383 musste 1. v. first-person singular past tense of mssen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of mssen
384 braucht 1. v. third-person singular present of brauchen
2. v. second-person plural present of brauchen
3. v. imperative plural of brauchen
brauchen 1. v. to need
385 Familie 1. n. family
386 Sache 1. n. affair
2. n. thing, object
3. n. cause, action
4. n. subject, matter, business
387 raus 1. adv. (colloquial) out, out here, out into the open
2. adv. (colloquial) out of here, outta here
3. interj. (colloquial) get out!
388 Sohn 1. n. son
389 hrt 1. v. third-person singular present of hren
2. v. second-person plural present of hren
3. v. imperative plural of hren
hren 1. v. to hear
2. v. to listen to
390 Boden 1. n. (uncountable) ground, soil
2. n. (uncountable) sea bottom (typically called Meeresboden)
3. n. (countable) any defined type of soil
4. n. (countable) floor
5. n. (countable) attic, garret, loft
391 spielen 1. v. to play
392 oben 1. adv. above
393 beide 1. pron. both
394 seid 1. v. second-person plural present of sein
2. v. imperative plural of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
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tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
395 allerdings 1. adv. but, however
2. adv. indeed!
396 lsst 1. v. second-person singular present of lassen
2. v. third-person singular present of lassen
397 deinen 1. adj. (possessive) masculine accusative singular form of dein
2. adj. (possessive) dative plural form of dein
dein 1. pron. (possessive) your (informal, friends, relatives).
398 bekommen 1. vt. to receive, to get
2. vt. to catch
3. vi. to agree with (someone), to sit well with (someone)
399 bevor 1. conj. before
400 sollten 1. v. first-person plural past tense of sollen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of sollen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of sollen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of sollen
sollen 1. v. (auxiliary) should, to be obligated (to do something), ought, shall
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.
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
401 fnf 1. num. five
402 worden 1. v. past participle of werden
403 hoch 1. adj. high, tall
2. adj. large, big, heavy
3. adj. grand, important
404 dachte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of denken
2. v. third-person singular past tense of denken
denken 1. vi. to think
2. vt. to think
3. vt. to consider
4. vr. to imagine
405 brauchen 1. v. to need
406 hlt 1. v. third-person singular present of halten
halten 1. vt. to hold
2. vt. to stop, to halt, to hold back
3. vt. to support, to hold up
4. vt. to keep, to maintain, to hold
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5. vt. to keep
407 glauben 1. v. to believe (to think sb/sth exists = an + acc., to think sth someone
says is correct = dat.)
2. v. to think
408 bereits 1. adv. already
409 eigenen 1. adj. inflected form of eigen
eigen 1. adj. own
2. adj. appropriate
3. adj. idiosyncratic
4. adj. innate
5. adj. peculiar
410 nix 1. pron. (colloquial) nothing
411 selber 1. pn. herself, himself, itself, myself, self, themselves
2. a. same
412 herum 1. adv. about
413 Wort 1. n. (linguistics distinct unit of language) word
2. n. (sentence which is an advise, promise, command,...) word
414 Platz 1. n. circus (architecture)
2. n. square (area)
3. n. place (unspecified place)
4. n. space, room
5. n. rank
415 solche 1. pron. (demonstrative) such, nominative singular of solch
416 scheint 1. v. third-person singular present of scheinen
2. v. second-person plural present of scheinen
3. v. imperative plural of scheinen
scheinen 1. v. to shine, to gleam
2. v. to seem, to appear, to look
417 Fenster 1. n. window
418 fertig 1. adj. ready
2. adj. done
3. adj. bushed
419 nchsten 1. adj. inflected form of nchster
nchst 1. adj. next
420 Ruhe 1. n. quiet (absence of sound)
2. n. rest, repose (in words like ruhen, Ruhestand, Ruhestrung)
421 denken 1. vi. to think
2. vt. to think
3. vt. to consider
4. vr. to imagine
422 je 1. adv. ever
2. adv. per
3. adv. (with desto or umso) the ... the ...
423 manchmal 1. adv. sometimes
424 gerne 1. adv. with pleasure, gladly
425 Liebe 1. n. (no plural) love (tender feeling of affection)
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2. n. (no plural) lust (sexually or erotically motivated inclination)
3. n. (no plural) sexual intercourse (bodily union as a result of lust)
4. n. (informal): short for love affair
5. n. love (term of endearment)
426 Frage 1. n. question
427 Glck 1. n. happiness
2. n. luck
428 lie 1. v. first-person singular past tense of lassen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of lassen
lassen 1. v. (auxiliary) to allow, to permit, to let
2. v. (auxiliary) to have someone (do something), to have (something
done), to make (something happen), to cause (something to be done)
3. vt. to let, to leave
4. vt. to stop (something), to quit, to refrain from, to help doing
(something)
5. vi. to cease, to desist
429 Eltern 1. n. (plurale tantum) parents
430 zehn 1. num. (cardinal) ten
431 warten 1. v. to wait
2. v. to maintain (e.g. a car)
432 Mnner 1. n. plural of Mann
433 sitzt 1. v. second-person singular present of sitzen
2. v. third-person singular present of sitzen
3. v. second-person plural present of sitzen
4. v. imperative plural of sitzen
sitzen 1. vi. to sit, to perch
2. vi. to stay (in one place), to remain, to be (in a particular place or
state)
3. vi. to fit
4. vi. to do time, to spend time in jail
5. vi. to hit home, to have a significant effect
434 schwer 1. adj. heavy, weighty
2. adj. difficult, hard
3. adj. serious
4. adj. indigestible (food)
435 Licht 1. n. light
436 Ihre 1. pron. inflected form of Ihr
437 vorbei 1. adj. over, past, up
2. prep. past (a place)
438 besonders 1. adv. especially, particularly.
2. adv. exceptionally.
439 Gedanken 1. n. plural of Gedanke
Gedanke 1. n. thought
440 sprechen 1. vt. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
2. vi. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
3. vt. to say (something)
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441 wenigstens 1. adv. at least
442 passiert 1. v. past participle of passieren
passieren 1. v. (auxiliary verb haben) to move beyond, pass
2. v. (colloquial auxiliary verb sein) to happen
3. v. (cooking auxiliary verb haben) to pass through a sieve, to strain
443 geh 1. v. imperative singular of gehen
444 jedoch 1. adv. however, yet, nevertheless.
445 do 1.
446 erzhlt 1. v. third-person singular present of erzhlen
2. v. second-person plural present of erzhlen
3. v. imperative plural of erzhlen
4. v. past participle of erzhlen
erzhlen 1. v. tell, narrate
447 Luft 1. n. air, atmosphere
2. n. breeze, zephyr, breath
448 Namen 1. n. inflected form of Name
449 liebe 1. v. first-person singular indicative present form of lieben
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive present form of lieben
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive present form of lieben
4. v. second-person singular imperative form of lieben
lieben 1. v. to love, chiefly used between lovers, confer liebhaben
450 all 1. adj. all
2. adj. every
3. pron. Short form of alles. Only used in the combination all das,
gloss=all that.
451 vielen 1. adj. Declined form of viel, viele.
viel 1. adj. much, a lot
452 mache 1. v. first-person singular present of machen
2. v. imperative singular of machen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of machen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of machen
machen 1. vt. to do, to make (to perform an action)
2. vt. to make, to produce
3. vt. to take (a photo)
4. vt. to prepare (e.g. food, drinks)
5. vt. to matter
453 knnten 1. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of knnen
2. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
454 Morgen 1. n. morning
2. n. morgen (measure of land)
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3. n. the future
455 drauen 1. adv. outside
456 wann 1. adv. when
2. conj. when
457 anderes 1. adj. strong neuter singular nominative of andere
2. adj. strong neuter singular accusative of andere
3. adj. mixed neuter singular nominative of andere
4. adj. mixed neuter singular accusative of andere
5. pron. strong neuter nominative form of andere
andere 1. adj. other, different, else
2. pron. other or different one
458 schlecht 1. adj. bad
459 besten 1. adj. Superlative of gut: best.
460 leicht 1. adj. light (not heavy)
2. adj. easy (not difficult)
461 vllig 1. adj. complete, total, utter
462 Knig 1. n. king (monarch chess card games)
2. n. (surname, common, from=nicknames) originating as a
nickname.
463 jede 1. adv. (indefinite, inflected form) feminine of jeder
2. adv. (indefinite, inflected form) feminine accusative of jeder
464 Art 1. n. kind, sort, type
2. n. (biology) species
3. n. behaviour
465 kennen 1. vt. to know (someone), to be acquainted with
2. vt. to know (some fact), to have knowledge of
466 wieso 1. adv. why
467 lt 1.
lassen 1. v. (auxiliary) to allow, to permit, to let
2. v. (auxiliary) to have someone (do something), to have (something
done), to make (something happen), to cause (something to be done)
3. vt. to let, to leave
4. vt. to stop (something), to quit, to refrain from, to help doing
(something)
5. vi. to cease, to desist
468 frher 1. adj. former, previous
2. adj. earlier
3. adj. (comparative of frh)
469 mag 1. v. first-person singular present of mgen
2. v. third-person singular present of mgen
mgen 1. v. (auxiliary) to like (to do something)
2. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something), would like (to do
something), to wish (to do something), forms a polite request.
3. v. (auxiliary) may, forms an indirect invitation to do something.
4. vt. to like (something or someone).
5. vt. to want (something), to desire, to wish for.
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470 deinem 1. pron. (possessive) Masculine dative singular form of dein.
2. pron. (possessive) Neuter dative singular form of dein.
471 fest 1. adj. firm
2. adj. compact, hard
3. adj. fixed, rigid
472 rechts 1. adv. on the right: Siehst du das Auto rechts?
2. adv. to the right: An der nchsten Ampel rechts abbiegen.
3. adv. the right-hand side: Wir gehen nach rechts.
4. adv. pars pro toto for right-wing extremistic
5. adv. pertaining to the political right
473 unserer 1.
unser 1. pron. (personal) genitive of wir.
2. pron. (possessive) our (addressing many persons).
474 voll 1. adj. full
2. adj. (familiar) really, bloody
475 Kche 1. n. (room) kitchen
2. n. (cooking traditions) cuisine
476 Deutschland 1. n. Germany (country in Europe)
477 Himmel 1. n. sky
2. n. heaven
478 links 1. adv. on the left
2. adv. to the left
479 fllt 1. v. third-person singular present of fallen
2. v. third-person singular present of fllen
3. v. second-person plural present of fllen
4. v. imperative plural of fllen
fallen 1. vi. to fall, to drop
2. vi. to die, to fall in battle, to die in battle, to be killed in action
3. vi. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
4. vi. to become lower, to decrease, to decline
5. vr. (with zurck) To be alloted to, to be able to change one's fate.
fllen 1. v. (a tree) to cut down, to fell
2. v. (chemistry) to precipitate
3. v. (a decision) to make
4. v. (a judgement or sentence) to pass
480 erste 1. adj. (ordinal) first
481 leben 1. vi. to live, to be alive
2. vi. to dwell, to reside
3. vi. to live, to exist, to occupy a place
4. vi. To cope with, to live with, to deal with.
482 weniger 1. adj. less
2. adv. less
483 mut 1.
mssen 1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something), must, to be obliged (to do
something), to need (to do something).
2. vi. to have to do something implied, must, to be obliged.
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484 aller 1. pron. Masculine nominative form of alles ("all", as in "all of you").
2. pron. Feminine dative form of alles.
3. pron. Feminine genitive form of alles.
4. pron. Plural genitive form of alles.
all 1. adj. all
2. adj. every
3. pron. Short form of alles. Only used in the combination all das,
gloss=all that.
485 welche 1. adj. (interrogative) what, noun modifier which indicates that the
precise identity of the noun is unknown.
2. pron. (interrogative) which, which kind of.
3. pron. (interrogative dated) how much, how great (used in an
exclamation)
4. pron. which
5. pron. nominative plural of indefinite pronoun: some
486 gestern 1. adv. yesterday
487 komme 1. v. 1st person singular of kommen
2. v. subjunctive I 1st person singular of kommen
3. v. subjunctive I 3rd person singular of kommen
4. v. imperative singular of kommen
kommen 1. vi. to come, to arrive, to approach
2. vi. to come on, to cooperate, to join
3. v. (impersonal) to occur, to happen, to come to be
4. vi. to orgasm, to cum (can be used either personally or
impersonally)
488 liegen 1. vi. to lie (To be in a horizontal position.)
2. vi. to be located, to be
489 gefunden 1. v. past participle of finden
finden 1. vt. to find, to discover
2. vt. to think that (something) is (a certain way), to consider
(something) to be (a certain way), to find
3. vi. to find ones way
490 Krieg 1. n. war
491 jedenfalls 1. adv. in any case
492 verstehen 1. vt. to understand, to comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of)
2. vr. to get along well with (=mit), to like
493 sitzen 1. vi. to sit, to perch
2. vi. to stay (in one place), to remain, to be (in a particular place or
state)
3. vi. to fit
4. vi. to do time, to spend time in jail
5. vi. to hit home, to have a significant effect
494 fragen 1. v. to ask
495 trotzdem 1. adv. anyhow (in any case)
496 mi 1.
497 ruhig 1. adj. quiet
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2. adj. calm
498 lngst 1. adv. long ago, long
499 schaut 1. v. third-person singular present of schauen
2. v. second-person plural present of schauen
3. v. imperative plural of schauen
schauen 1. v. to look
500 tatschlich 1. adj. actual, real, factual
2. adv. actually, really
3. interj. really?
501 Herrn 1.
502 Idee 1. n. idea
503 Bhne 1. n. a stage
2. n. a scaffolding
504 leider 1. adv. unfortunately
505 sehe 1. v. first-person singular present of sehen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of sehen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of sehen
sehen 1. vi. to see, to look, to have sight
2. vi. to take care (of something or someone), to make (something)
happen, to see (to something), to look (after someone)
3. vt. to see (something), to view, to watch, to observe, to look at
4. vt. to notice, to perceive, to realize
5. vr. to meet, to go to see
506 Beispiel 1. n. example
507 Hnde 1. n. plural of Hand "hands"
508 erzhlen 1. v. tell, narrate
509 deiner 1. pron. (personal) genitive of du.
2. pron. (possessive) dative feminine of dein, "your", "to your" (with
the owned being feminine).
3. pron. (possessive) genitive feminine of dein, "your ... 's", "of your"
(with the owned being feminine).
4. pron. (possessive) genitive plural of dein, "your ... s'", "of your"
(with the owned being plural).
5. pron. (possessive) substantival nominative masculine of dein,
"yours" (with the owned being masculine).
510 bringt 1. v. third-person singular present of bringen
2. v. second-person plural present of bringen
3. v. imperative plural of bringen
bringen 1. vt. to bring, to fetch.
2. vt. to take, to convey.
3. vt. to lead, to cause, to bear.
4. vt. to acquire, to take possession of
511 Schule 1. n. school
512 Wohnung 1. n. flat
2. n. apartment
513 meinst 1. v. second-person singular present of meinen
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514 siehst 1. v. second-person singular present of sehen
sehen 1. vi. to see, to look, to have sight
2. vi. to take care (of something or someone), to make (something)
happen, to see (to something), to look (after someone)
3. vt. to see (something), to view, to watch, to observe, to look at
4. vt. to notice, to perceive, to realize
5. vr. to meet, to go to see
515 Bild 1. n. picture
2. n. (computing) image
516 eher 1. adv. rather, quite
2. adv. comparatively, somewhat
3. adv. earlier
517 Woche 1. n. week
518 Strae 1. n. a paved road, especially in the city
2. n. street
3. n. carriageway, the part of the road used by vehicles
4. n. strait
5. n. (poker) straight
519 Wochen 1. n. plural of Woche
Woche 1. n. week
520 herr 1.
521 sage 1. v. first-person singular present of sagen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of sagen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of sagen
4. v. imperative singular of sagen
sagen 1. vt. to say, to tell
522 bichen 1.
523 sowieso 1. adv. anyway, anyhow, in any case
524 gro 1. adj. big, great
525 danke 1. interj. thanks!, thank you!
2. v. first-person singular present of danken
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of danken
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of danken
5. v. imperative singular of danken
526 Tage 1. n. plural of Tag
2. n. (plurale tantum) that time of the month, bleeding time of the
menstruation cycle
Tag 1. n. day
2. interj. hello, (good) day
527 Herz 1. n. heart
2. n. (card games) hearts
528 heraus 1. adv. out of (in the direction of the speaker)
529 letzte 1. adj. inflected form of letzter
530 Kaffee 1. n. coffee
531 setzt 1. v. second-person singular present of setzen
2. v. third-person singular present of setzen
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3. v. second-person plural present of setzen
4. v. imperative plural of setzen
setzen 1. vt. to set, to put
2. vr. to sit down
3. vr. to settle
532 inzwischen 1. adv. in the meantime
533 hinten 1. adv. behind
534 essen 1. vt. to eat
2. vi. to eat, to dine
535 mglich 1. adj. possible
2. adj. potential
3. adj. likely
536 sagte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of sagen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of sagen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of sagen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of sagen
sagen 1. vt. to say, to tell
537 Schwester 1. n. sister
2. n. (colloquial shortened from Krankenschwester) nurse, by
extension used to refer to any medical staff or help which is not a
doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
3. n. nurse, used as a title of address for nurses
4. n. sister, the title of address for a nun
538 obwohl 1. conj. although, though, while
539 ha 1. interj. ah, aha
540 verlassen 1. vi. to leave, to abandon, to depart, to forsake
2. vt. to trust, to rely on
3. vi. to pass away, to cease, to die
4. vi. to desert, to dump (e.g.: a relationship)
541 gehe 1. v. first-person singular present of gehen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of gehen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of gehen
4. v. imperative singular of gehen
gehen 1. vi. to go (although noted German linguist, Dr. S.H. Todd, would
suggest the second definition to be more accurate).
2. vi. to walk
3. vi. to leave
4. vi. to be in progress, to last
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going, to be alright, indicates that
the dative case object fares well or some other way indicated by an
adverb
542 suchen 1. v. to seek
2. v. to search, to look for
543 zuerst 1. adv. first
2. adv. at first
544 drfen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
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do something), may.
2. vi. To be allowed or permitted to do something implied or
previously stated, may.
545 wollten 1. v. first-person plural past tense of wollen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of wollen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of wollen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of wollen
wollen 1. adj. woolen, woollen
2. vt. To want, to wish, to desire, to demand.
3. v. (auxiliary) To want (to do something).
546 arbeiten 1. vi. to work
2. vt. to work, make, perform, execute
3. vi. to ferment
547 frei 1. adj. free
2. adj. released, unimprisoned, unenslaved
3. adj. unblocked
4. adj. liberal
5. adj. free of charge, gratis
548 Raum 1. n. room, space, chamber
2. n. place
3. n. area
4. n. capacity, volume
5. n. hold (of a ship)
549 Gefhl 1. n. feeling
2. n. sense of something. (fr etwas)
550 Grund 1. n. ground
2. n. reason
551 Stunde 1. n. hour
2. n. lesson
552 junge 1.
jung 1. adj. young
553 wahrscheinlich 1. adv. probably, likely
554 rein 1. adj. pure, clear, plain
555 danach 1. adv. after it, after that, thereafter
556 Spiel 1. n. game, play
557 Stelle 1. n. place
2. n. position (as a job)
558 en 1.
1. body
2. head
3. hair
4. face
5. eye
6. eyebrow
7. nose
8. mouth
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9. lip
10. tooth
11. tongue
12. ear
13. cheek
14. jaw
15. neck
16. shoulder
17. arm
18. elbow
19. hand
20. finger
21. thumb
22. finger nail
23. chest
24. heart
25. lung
26. stomach
27. hip
28. back
29. bottom
30. leg
31. thigh
32. knee
33. foot
34. toe
35. skin
36. Monday
37. Tuesday
38. Wednesday
39. Thursday
40. Friday
41. Saturday
42. Sunday
43. January
44. February
45. March
46. April
47. May
48. June
49. July
50. August
51. September
52. October
53. November
54. December
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55. fish
56. chicken
57. icecream
58. cheese
59. fruit
60. milk
61. meat
62. egg
63. cake
64. vegetable
65. flour
66. salt
67. rice
68. yoghurt
69. bread
70. pasta
71. sauce
72. chocolate
73. butter
74. cream
75. mustard
76. pepper
77. sugar
78. soup
79. honey
80. jam
81. juice
82. cereal
83. candy
84. home
85. roof
86. door
87. handle
88. window
89. curtain
90. wall
91. ceiling
92. floor
93. room
94. hallway
95. stairs
96. furniture
97. table
98. chair
99. sofa
100. light
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101. light switch
102. fan
103. fireplace
104. bedroom
105. kitchen
106. bathroom
107. dining room
108. laundry
109. lounge room
110. garage
111. balcony
112. garden
113. fence
114. kitchen
115. knife
116. fork
117. spoon
118. cup
119. plate
120. bowl
121. tap
122. sink
123. saucepan
124. frying pan
125. toaster
126. oven
127. stove
128. microwave
129. cupboard
130. refrigerator
131. freezer
132. kettle
133. dishwasher
134. trash can
135. glass
136. cutting board
137. container
138. tea towel
139. sponge
140. blender
141. detergent
142. tongs
143. spatula
144. gutter
145. road marking
559 Euch 1.
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560 machte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of machen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of machen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of machen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of machen
machen 1. vt. to do, to make (to perform an action)
2. vt. to make, to produce
3. vt. to take (a photo)
4. vt. to prepare (e.g. food, drinks)
5. vt. to matter
561 stellt 1. v. third-person singular present of stellen
2. v. second-person plural present of stellen
3. v. imperative plural of stellen
stellen 1. vt. to position
2. vt. to put
3. vt. to catch
4. vr. to surrender
5. vt. to set, adjust (a clock)
562 spt 1. adj. late
563 zieht 1. v. third-person singular present of ziehen
2. v. second-person plural present of ziehen
3. v. imperative plural of ziehen
zeihen 1.
564 meisten 1. adj. (superlative of viel)
565 jedes 1. n. each one's, everyone's
jede 1. adv. (indefinite, inflected form) feminine of jeder
2. adv. (indefinite, inflected form) feminine accusative of jeder
566 getan 1. v. past participle of tun
tun 1. v. to do (to perform or execute an action)
2. v. (somewhat informal) to put, to place
3. v. (informal, colloquial) to fake, to feign, to pretend
4. v. (informal) to hurt somebody
567 zeigen 1. v. to point at
2. v. to demonstrate, to show
568 Stimme 1. n. voice
2. n. vote
569 bisschen 1. adv. (a) bit, (a) little
570 gedacht 1. v. past participle of denken
denken 1. vi. to think
2. vt. to think
3. vt. to consider
4. vr. to imagine
gedenken 1. v. to remember, to bear in mind.
571 deren 1. pron. (relative) whose, of which (genitive of die).
572 Problem 1. n. problem
573 un 1.
574 Essen 1. n. meal
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2. n. plural form of Esse
3. n. A large industrial city in Germany.
575 dessen 1. pron. (relative) whose, of which (genitive of der, das).
576 machst 1. v. second-person singular present of machen
machen 1. vt. to do, to make (to perform an action)
2. vt. to make, to produce
3. vt. to take (a photo)
4. vt. to prepare (e.g. food, drinks)
5. vt. to matter
577 Junge 1. n. boy
2. n. young animal
578 setzen 1. vt. to set, to put
2. vr. to sit down
3. vr. to settle
579 denke 1. v. first-person singular present of denken
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of denken
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of denken
4. v. imperative singular of denken
denken 1. vi. to think
2. vt. to think
3. vt. to consider
4. vr. to imagine
580 versucht 1. v. past participle of versuchen
2. v. third-person singular present of versuchen
3. v. second-person plural present of versuchen
4. v. imperative plural of versuchen
versuchen 1. v. to try, attempt
2. v. to tempt
581 trinken 1. vt. to drink
2. vi. to drink, to toast
582 schien 1. v. Preterite form of scheinen.
scheinen 1. v. to shine, to gleam
2. v. to seem, to appear, to look
583 seines 1. pron. masculine genitive singular of sein
2. pron. neuter genitive singular of sein
584 Mund 1. n. mouth
585 Hilfe 1. n. help
586 Mama 1. n. mom, mommy
587 dagegen 1. adv. against it, against that, thereagainst
2. adv. however
588 ziemlich 1. adj. quite
589 Uhr 1. n. clock, watch
2. n. hour, as in Es ist fnf Uhr (it is five o'clock)
3. n. ~uhr: an instrument to measure something passing by (compare
Wasseruhr, Gasuhr)
590 trgt 1. v. third-person singular present of tragen
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tragen 1. vt. to carry, to support
2. vt. to endure, to bear
3. vt. to yield, to bear, to produce
4. vt. to wear (clothing)
591 direkt 1. adj. direct
592 darum 1. adv. around it, around that
2. adv. therefore
3. adv. because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to
answer)
593 kleiner 1. adj. (comparative of klein)
klein 1. adj. small, little, tiny
2. adj. insignificant
594 stellen 1. vt. to position
2. vt. to put
3. vt. to catch
4. vr. to surrender
5. vt. to set, adjust (a clock)
595 Polizei 1. n. police
596 jedem 1.
597 findet 1. v. third-person singular present of finden
2. v. second-person plural present of finden
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of finden
4. v. imperative plural of finden
finden 1. vt. to find, to discover
2. vt. to think that (something) is (a certain way), to consider
(something) to be (a certain way), to find
3. vi. to find ones way
598 berall 1. adv. anywhere
2. adv. everywhere
599 Auto 1. n. car
600 unten 1. adv. below
601 Papa 1. n. dad, daddy
602 Recht 1. n. a right, privilege
2. n. a title, claim
3. n. the law
603 nich 1.
604 knnt 1. v. second-person plural present of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
605 alt 1. adj. old
606 Ordnung 1. n. arrangement, regulation
2. n. classification, order, array
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3. n. tidiness, orderliness
4. n. class, rank, succession, series
5. n. (religion) The Amish rules of living.
607 au 1. interj. ouch, ow
2. n. oh
3. interj. ouch
608 Teil 1. n. (m) part (of a whole)
2. n. (n) part, piece
3. n. (n) (slang) penis (see U.S. slang usage of thing)
609 kommst 1. v. second-person singular present of kommen
kommen 1. vi. to come, to arrive, to approach
2. vi. to come on, to cooperate, to join
3. v. (impersonal) to occur, to happen, to come to be
4. vi. to orgasm, to cum (can be used either personally or
impersonally)
610 nahm 1. v. Past tense of nehmen, to take.
nehmen 1. vt. to take.
2. vr. to cause oneself to be (in some state), to become, to take oneself
(to some state)
3. vt. to seize, to capture.
4. vt. to receive, to accept.
611 Tod 1. n. death
612 gegenber 1. prep. opposite
2. prep. to, toward, towards
613 vorher 1. adv. before
2. adv. beforehand
614 Krper 1. n. body
2. n. (mathematics) field
615 Stunden 1. n. plural of Stunde
Stunde 1. n. hour
2. n. lesson
616 fahren 1. vt. to drive (a vehicle), to ride
2. vt. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle), to transport, to drive
3. vi. to go (by vehicle), to drive, to travel
4. vi. to drive, to sail, to go, to run, to leave
617 lnger 1. adj. (comparative of lang)
618 blieb 1. v. first-person singular past tense of bleiben
2. v. third-person singular past tense of bleiben
bleiben 1. vi. to remain, to stay, to keep
2. vi. to be left, to remain
619 lag 1. v. First-person singular indicative past form of liegen.
2. v. Third-person singular indicative past form of liegen.
liegen 1. vi. to lie (To be in a horizontal position.)
2. vi. to be located, to be
620 verloren 1. v. first-person plural indicative past form of verlieren
2. v. third-person plural indicative past form of verlieren
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3. v. past participle of verlieren
verlieren 1. vt. to lose (something, or a game)
2. vt. to shed
3. vr. to trail away, to fade away
621 Ich 1. n. (psychology) ego, the Ich
622 gehabt 1. v. past participle of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
623 se 1.
s 1.
624 gefallen 1. vi. To please, to appeal to.
2. v. past participle of fallen
3. v. past participle of gefallen
fallen 1. vi. to fall, to drop
2. vi. to die, to fall in battle, to die in battle, to be killed in action
3. vi. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
4. vi. to become lower, to decrease, to decline
5. vr. (with zurck) To be alloted to, to be able to change one's fate.
625 holen 1. v. to fetch
626 wusste 1. v. first-person singular past tense of wissen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of wissen
627 Brgermeister 1. n. mayor (leader of a city)
628 Zukunft 1. n. future or futurity.
2. n. (grammar) the future tense.
629 frh 1. adj. early
630 schne 1. adj. strong feminine singular nominative of schn
2. adj. strong feminine singular accusative of schn
3. adj. strong plural nominative of schn
4. adj. strong plural accusative of schn
5. adj. weak masculine singular nominative of schn
schnen 1. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of schn
2. adj. strong masculine singular accusative of schn
3. adj. strong neuter singular genitive of schn
4. adj. strong plural dative of schn
5. adj. weak masculine singular genitive of schn
631 irgendwie 1. adv. somehow, somewise
632 Musik 1. n. (uncountable) music
2. n. (countable) a musical piece (e.g. in "Eine kleine Nachtmusik")
633 einzige 1. adj. only, sole (declined form of einzig)
2. adj. unique
einzig 1. adj. only, sole
2. adj. unique
3. adv. only
634 drin 1. adv. inside
635 Augenblick 1. n. (very short period of time) moment
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636 fhrt 1. v. third-person singular present of fhren
2. v. second-person plural present of fhren
3. v. imperative plural of fhren
637 deutschen 1. adj. Inflected form of deutsch
deutsch 1. adj. German
638 lass 1. v. imperative singular of lassen
2. v. (colloquial) first-person singular present of lassen
639 Ort 1. n. place, location
2. n. village
640 stimmt 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of stimmen
2. interj. correct
stimmen 1. v. to vote
2. v. (music an instrument) to tune
3. v. to be true
4. v. (with an adjective of emotion transitive) to make (someone
happy, sad, etc.)
641 laut 1. adj. loud, noisy
2. prep. according to
642 gegeben 1. v. past participle of geben
geben 1. vt. To give, to hand.
2. vt. To present, to put.
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) there to be (there is, there are), indicates
that something exists.
643 finde 1. v. first-person singular present of finden
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of finden
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of finden
4. v. imperative singular of finden
finden 1. vt. to find, to discover
2. vt. to think that (something) is (a certain way), to consider
(something) to be (a certain way), to find
3. vi. to find ones way
644 Tante 1. n. aunt
645 brauche 1. v. first-person singular present of brauchen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of brauchen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of brauchen
4. v. imperative singular of brauchen
brauchen 1. v. to need
646 Name 1. n. name (forename, Christian name, given name)
2. n. name (surname, family name)
3. n. name (full name)
647 Regierung 1. n. government
648 kenne 1. v. first-person singular present of kennen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of kennen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of kennen
4. v. imperative singular of kennen
kennen 1. vt. to know (someone), to be acquainted with
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2. vt. to know (some fact), to have knowledge of
649 unserem 1.
650 net 1.
651 wren 1. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of sein
2. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
652 luft 1. v. Third person singular present indicative of laufen 'to run'
laufen 1. vt. to run, to jog, to move quickly on one's feet.
2. vt. to walk, to go by foot
3. vi. to flow, to leak, to run
4. vi. to be in progress, to run
5. vi. to run, to execute (a program)
653 hallo 1. interj. hello (a general greeting used when meeting somebody)
654 zeigt 1. v. third-person singular present of zeigen
2. v. second-person plural present of zeigen
3. v. imperative plural of zeigen
zeigen 1. v. to point at
2. v. to demonstrate, to show
655 egal 1. adj. all the same
2. adj. the same, equal
656 tot 1. adj. dead, deceased
657 Spa 1. n. fun
2. n. joke
658 Opa 1. n. grandpa, grandfather
659 tragen 1. vt. to carry, to support
2. vt. to endure, to bear
3. vt. to yield, to bear, to produce
4. vt. to wear (clothing)
660 Hund 1. n. hound, dog
2. n. mean person
661 nett 1. adj. sweet (having a helpful disposition)
2. adj. nice
3. adj. quite
662 Sachen 1. n. plural of Sache.
2. n. goods, clothes, furniture.
Sache 1. n. affair
2. n. thing, object
3. n. cause, action
4. n. subject, matter, business
663 Kerl 1. n. chap, guy, bloke
2. n. churl
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664 Wald 1. n. forest, wood, woods, woodland
665 Bruder 1. n. brother
2. n. Brother
666 lernen 1. vi. to learn, to study
2. vi. to train something
667 gibt's 1.
668 Freunde 1. n. plural of Freund
2. n. friends
Freund 1. n. friend
2. n. boyfriend
669 heiraten 1. v. to marry
670 hinaus 1. adv. out (away from the speaker)
671 alleine 1.
allein 1. adj. alone
2. adv. only
672 di 1.
673 Erde 1. n. the planet Earth
2. n. soil
3. n. the ground
674 spricht 1. v. third-person singular present of sprechen
sprechen 1. vt. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
2. vi. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
3. vt. to say (something)
675 mute 1.
mssen 1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something), must, to be obliged (to do
something), to need (to do something).
2. vi. to have to do something implied, must, to be obliged.
676 unbedingt 1. adv. absolutely, definitely
2. adv. unconditionally
677 Gesellschaft 1. n. society, community
2. n. (business) company
678 Buch 1. n. book
679 statt 1. prep. instead of
680 dran 1. adv. alternative form of daran
2. adv. (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition
3. adv. (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true
4. adv. (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences,
punishment or retaliation
681 eigene 1. adj. strong feminine singular nominative of eigen
2. adj. strong feminine singular accusative of eigen
3. adj. strong plural nominative of eigen
4. adj. strong plural accusative of eigen
5. adj. weak masculine singular nominative of eigen
eigen 1. adj. own
2. adj. appropriate
3. adj. idiosyncratic
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4. adj. innate
5. adj. peculiar
682 bisher 1. adv. until now, up to now
683 gegangen 1. v. past participle of gehen
gehen 1. vi. to go (although noted German linguist, Dr. S.H. Todd, would
suggest the second definition to be more accurate).
2. vi. to walk
3. vi. to leave
4. vi. to be in progress, to last
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going, to be alright, indicates that
the dative case object fares well or some other way indicated by an
adverb
684 bekommt 1. v. third-person singular present of bekommen
2. v. second-person plural present of bekommen
3. v. imperative plural of bekommen
bekommen 1. vt. to receive, to get
2. vt. to catch
3. vi. to agree with (someone), to sit well with (someone)
685 ik 1.
686 Richtung 1. n. direction
2. n. route or way
3. n. departure
687 spielt 1. v. third-person singular present of spielen
spielen 1. v. to play
688 Rolle 1. n. role, part
2. n. roll
3. n. pulley
4. n. reel
689 nid 1.
690 hr 1.
691 Freundin 1. n. girlfriend
2. n. a female friend
692 Dinge 1. n. plural of Ding
Ding 1. n. thing
2. n. Thing
693 Sonne 1. n. (astronomy) the Sun
2. n. (astronomy) a sun, any star, especially when being the center of
a solar system
3. n. (uncountable) sunshine, sunlight, the light and warmth we
receive on Earth from the sun
694 glaubt 1. v. third-person singular present of glauben
2. v. second-person plural present of glauben
3. v. imperative plural of glauben
glauben 1. v. to believe (to think sb/sth exists = an + acc., to think sth someone
says is correct = dat.)
2. v. to think
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695 seien 1. v. first-person plural subjunctive I of sein
2. v. third-person plural subjunctive I of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
696 Oma 1. n. (colloquial) Grandmother, granny, nan
697 kennt 1. v. third-person singular present of kennen
2. v. second-person plural present of kennen
3. v. imperative plural of kennen
kennen 1. vt. to know (someone), to be acquainted with
2. vt. to know (some fact), to have knowledge of
698 frau 1. pron. (indefinite) one, they (indefinite third-person singular
pronoun)
699 Nase 1. n. nose
2. n. snout
3. n. nase (The fish)
700 jungen 1.
701 he 1. interj. hey, say
702 auer 1. prep. outside of
2. prep. besides
3. prep. apart from
703 Dir 1.
704 ziehen 1. vt. to pull (e.g., a door handle), to drag
2. vt. to draw (e.g. a weapon), to extract, to puff
3. vt. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.)
4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty
5. vi. to move, to migrate
zeihen 1.
705 Minuten 1. n. plural of Minute "minutes"
Minute 1. n. minute (unit of time)
706 hoffentlich 1. adv. hopefully (it is hoped that)
707 Dank 1. n. thanks
708 kaufen 1. v. to buy
709 Mark 1. n. (numismatics) mark
2. n. A usually fortified area along the border, marches.
3. n. (given name, male), short form of compound names beginning
with the Germanic element mark "area along the border", such as
Markolf and Markward.
4. n. marrow
5. n. pith
710 unseren 1. pron. inflected form of unser
unser 1. pron. (personal) genitive of wir.
2. pron. (possessive) our (addressing many persons).
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711 tief 1. adj. deep
2. adj. low
712 gebracht 1. v. past participle of bringen, brought
bringen 1. vt. to bring, to fetch.
2. vt. to take, to convey.
3. vt. to lead, to cause, to bear.
4. vt. to acquire, to take possession of
713 Alter 1. n. age, old age
2. n. antiquity
3. n. epoch, age
4. n. (slang) dude (term of address for a man)
714 Wand 1. n. wall, partition
2. n. precipice
715 wollt 1. v. second-person plural present of wollen
wollen 1. adj. woolen, woollen
2. vt. To want, to wish, to desire, to demand.
3. v. (auxiliary) To want (to do something).
716 froh 1. adj. glad
717 eins 1. num. one
2. num. one o'clock
3. adv. same, in agreement, as one
718 sechs 1. num. (cardinal) six
719 Arm 1. n. (anatomy) an arm
2. n. anything that resembles an arm (for example parts of a device,
machine, etc.)
3. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
4. n. (textiles) a sleeve
5. n. (figuratively) a branch, a section of a structure
720 fallen 1. vi. to fall, to drop
2. vi. to die, to fall in battle, to die in battle, to be killed in action
3. vi. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
4. vi. to become lower, to decrease, to decline
5. vr. (with zurck) To be alloted to, to be able to change one's fate.
721 genauso 1. adv. just as, just the same
722 Macht 1. n. might, power
723 kleines 1.
724 drauf 1. adv. after (behind, later in time, following)
2. adv. on top of
725 wichtig 1. adj. important
726 hielt 1. v. first-person singular past tense of halten
2. v. third-person singular past tense of halten
halten 1. vt. to hold
2. vt. to stop, to halt, to hold back
3. vt. to support, to hold up
4. vt. to keep, to maintain, to hold
5. vt. to keep
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727 reicht 1. v. third-person singular present of reichen
2. v. second-person plural present of reichen
3. v. imperative plural of reichen
728 wr 1. v. alternative form of wre
729 leid 1. adj. uncomfortable
730 Unternehmen 1. n. business, enterprise, company
2. n. undertaking
3. n. (military) operation
731 Tagen 1. n. dative plural form of Tag
Tag 1. n. day
2. interj. hello, (good) day
732 solchen 1.
solch 1. pron. (demonstrative) such
733 herein 1. adv. in (in the direction of the speaker)
734 laufen 1. vt. to run, to jog, to move quickly on one's feet.
2. vt. to walk, to go by foot
3. vi. to flow, to leak, to run
4. vi. to be in progress, to run
5. vi. to run, to execute (a program)
735 schau 1. v. imperative singular of schauen
736 still 1. adj. quiet, silent
2. adv. quietly, silently
737 ebenfalls 1. adv. likewise, as well
738 nachdem 1. conj. after
739 aufs 1. contr. auf + das, on the, upon the, onto the
740 Spiegel 1. n. mirror
2. n. white or light-coloured mark (a) on the forehead of horses and
cattle, (b) on the wing of a goose, capercaillie, or black cock, (c)
(hunting) on the hind quarters of deer
3. n. level (as in Meeresspiegel (sea level), Cholesterinspiegel (blood
cholesterol level)
4. n. a German journal (Der Spiegel)
741 irgendwo 1. adv. somewhere
2. adv. anywhere
742 verstanden 1. v. past participle of verstehen
verstehen 1. vt. to understand, to comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of)
2. vr. to get along well with (=mit), to like
743 Wahrheit 1. n. truth
744 fhren 1. v. to lead
2. v. to carry
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive past form of fahren
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive past form of fahren
fahren 1. vt. to drive (a vehicle), to ride
2. vt. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle), to transport, to drive
3. vi. to go (by vehicle), to drive, to travel
4. vi. to drive, to sail, to go, to run, to leave
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745 sagst 1. v. second-person singular present of sagen
sagen 1. vt. to say, to tell
746 schlafen 1. v. to sleep
2. v. to "sleep" on something, to wait and think before making a
decision
747 hinein 1. adv. in (away from the speaker)
748 Traum 1. n. dream
749 Das 1.
750 voller 1. adj. (comparative of voll)
2. adv. full of
751 Und 1.
752 Bier 1. n. beer
2. n. bier
753 beginnt 1. v. third-person singular present of beginnen
2. v. second-person plural present of beginnen
3. v. imperative plural of beginnen
beginnen 1. vt. To begin, to start, to commence
754 denkt 1. v. The third-person singular present tense of denken
denken 1. vi. to think
2. vt. to think
3. vt. to consider
4. vr. to imagine
755 erkennen 1. v. to recognize
756 Mitte 1. n. middle
2. n. center
757 lesen 1. vt. to read
758 acht 1. num. (cardinal) eight
759 Anfang 1. n. start, beginning, origin
760 Pfarrer 1. n. (Christianity) clergyman, pastor
761 Zeitung 1. n. newspaper
762 Hof 1. n. a court
2. n. a corona
3. n. a courtyard
4. n. a city in Bavaria
763 Brief 1. n. letter (written message)
764 Doktor 1. n. (academia) doctor
2. n. (medicine, colloquial) doctor
765 Chef 1. n. boss
766 groer 1. adj. strong masculine singular nominative of gro
2. adj. strong feminine singular genitive of gro
3. adj. strong feminine singular dative of gro
4. adj. strong plural genitive of gro
5. adj. mixed masculine singular nominative of gro
gro 1. adj. big, great
767 gilt 1. v. third-person singular present of gelten
gelten 1. vi. to be valid, to count, to hold true
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2. vi. to be effective, to be in force
3. vt. to be worth
4. vi. to be meant for
5. vi. to be regarded (as something), to pass (for something)
768 warte 1. v. imperative of warten
warten 1. v. to wait
2. v. to maintain (e.g. a car)
769 Rcken 1. n. back
770 Herren 1. n. inflected form of Herr
Herr 1. n. Mr., mister, sir
2. n. gentleman
3. n. master, lord, generally denotes that somebody has control over
something, either in a generic or in a regal sense
4. n. Lord, God
5. n. Very often used as a title of respect that is not translated into
English or replaced with Sir:
771 schauen 1. v. to look
772 Wagen 1. n. car, vehicle
2. n. trolley, wagon
773 Kraft 1. n. strength, force
2. n. (physics) force
774 ihres 1.
ihre 1. pron. (possessive) their (belonging to them)
775 Haare 1. n. plural of Haar "hair/hairs"
Haar 1. n. hair
776 vorstellen 1. vt. to introduce, to present
2. vr. to introduce oneself
3. vr. to imagine
777 musst 1. v. second-person singular present of mssen
778 Prinzessin 1. n. princess
779 Teufel 1. n. devil
780 Blut 1. n. (anatomy) blood
781 fehlt 1. v. third-person singular present of fehlen
2. v. second-person plural present of fehlen
3. v. imperative plural of fehlen
fehlen 1. v. to lack
2. v. to be absent
3. v. (dated) to fail
782 mer 1.
m 1.
783 Telefon 1. n. telephone
784 fand 1. v. first-person singular past tense of finden
2. v. third-person singular past tense of finden
finden 1. vt. to find, to discover
2. vt. to think that (something) is (a certain way), to consider
(something) to be (a certain way), to find
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3. vi. to find ones way
785 darin 1. adv. in it, in that, therein
786 Politik 1. n. politics
787 erklren 1. v. to explain
2. v. to declare
788 Sorgen 1. n. plural of Sorge
Sorge 1. n. grief, sorrow
2. n. worry, apprehension, anxiety, care, trouble, uneasiness, concern
789 genommen 1. v. past participle of nehmen
nehmen 1. vt. to take.
2. vr. to cause oneself to be (in some state), to become, to take oneself
(to some state)
3. vt. to seize, to capture.
4. vt. to receive, to accept.
790 schnen 1. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of schn
2. adj. strong masculine singular accusative of schn
3. adj. strong neuter singular genitive of schn
4. adj. strong plural dative of schn
5. adj. weak masculine singular genitive of schn
791 fiel 1. v. first-person singular past tense of fallen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of fallen
fallen 1. vi. to fall, to drop
2. vi. to die, to fall in battle, to die in battle, to be killed in action
3. vi. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
4. vi. to become lower, to decrease, to decline
5. vr. (with zurck) To be alloted to, to be able to change one's fate.
792 konnten 1. v. first-person plural past tense of knnen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
793 niemals 1. adv. never (at no time)
794 Bank 1. n. bench (which people sit on), workbench (which things can be set
down on), pew
2. n. a collection of material in a body of water:
3. n. bank:
4. n. (football) substitutes' bench
5. n. bank (financial institution)
795 schaffen 1. vt. to create, to produce, to make, to cause, to establish
2. vt. (rfc-sense) to manage (something), to succeed with (something),
to accomplish, to cope with (something)
3. vt. to convey, to carry, to take
4. vi. to work, to busy oneself
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796 stark 1. adj. strong
797 brigens 1. adv. by the way
798 Sinn 1. n. sense
2. n. meaning, sense (the objects or concept that a word or phrase
denotes, or that which a sentence says)
3. n. point, idea, tenor
4. n. mind, consciousness
5. n. feeling
799 sollst 1. v. second-person singular present of sollen
sollen 1. v. (auxiliary) should, to be obligated (to do something), ought, shall
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.
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
800 Finger 1. n. finger
801 woher 1. adv. where from
2. adv. how
802 hngt 1. v. third-person singular present of hngen
2. v. second-person plural present of hngen
3. v. imperative plural of hngen
hangen 1. v. (Switzerland, intransitive) to hang
2. v. (Switzerland, transitive) to hang
hngen 1. vi. to hang, to be suspended
2. vi. to stick, to cling
3. vi. to be fond of, to feel strongly about
4. vt. to hang (something), to suspend
5. vt. to hang (someone), e.g. for a crime
803 brauchst 1. v. second-person singular present of brauchen
brauchen 1. v. to need
804 Dorf 1. n. village
805 sieben 1. vt. to sift, to sieve
2. num. seven
806 diesmal 1.
807 lieben 1. v. to love, chiefly used between lovers, confer liebhaben
808 glcklich 1. adj. lucky, fortunate
2. adj. happy
809 Hals 1. n. neck
2. n. throat
810 hilft 1. v. third-person singular present of helfen
helfen 1. v. (with an object in the dative case) to help (someone), to assist, to
aid
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811 warst 1. v. second-person singular past tense of sein
sein 1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) To be
2. v. (auxiliary) to have, forms the present perfect and past perfect
tense of intransitive verbs that do not use the reflexive pronoun
3. vi. To exist, there be
4. v. (with an indirect object and no subject) It is, be
5. pron. (possessive) his
812 legt 1. v. third-person singular present of legen
2. v. second-person plural present of legen
3. v. imperative plural of legen
legen 1. vt. to lay (etw./jmdn. auf etw. (Akk.))
2. vt. to lean (etw. (Akk.) an etw. (Akk.))
3. vr. to lie down (auf etw. (Akk.))
813 halb 1. adj. half, halfway
814 schreiben 1. vt. to write, to write out
2. vt. to spell
815 Geschft 1. n. shop, store
2. n. business
3. n. business activity
4. n. transaction
816 echt 1. adj. authentic, genuine, real
817 Stuhl 1. n. a chair (to sit on)
2. n. a chair (professorship)
3. n. (euphemism, mainly used in medical professions) feces, stool
818 versuchen 1. v. to try, attempt
2. v. to tempt
819 Frulein 1. n. term for an unmarried (young) woman, miss.
820 gib 1. v. imperative singular of geben
821 Weihnachten 1. n. Christmas
822 irgendwann 1. adv. sometime
823 Wind 1. n. wind, movement of air usually caused by convection or
differences of air pressure
824 weder 1. conj. neither
825 hierher 1. adv. hither, here (to this place)
826 Fragen 1. n. plural of Frage "questions"
Frage 1. n. question
827 ebenso 1. adv. equally, as much
2. adv. likewise
828 glaubst 1. v. second-person singular present of glauben
glauben 1. v. to believe (to think sb/sth exists = an + acc., to think sth someone
says is correct = dat.)
2. v. to think
829 Probleme 1. n. plural of Problem
2. n. genitive plural of Problem
3. n. accusative plural of Problem
Problem 1. n. problem
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830 ond 1.
831 guter 1. adj. inflected form of gut
gut 1. adj. good
2. adv. well
832 Dame 1. n. lady
2. n. (chess piece, playing card) queen
3. n. (board games) draughts, checkers
833 httest 1. v. second-person singular subjunctive II of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
834 Chance 1. n. chance
835 hrte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of hren
2. v. third-person singular past tense of hren
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of hren
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of hren
hren 1. v. to hear
2. v. to listen to
836 Bro 1. n. office
837 is 1.
i 1.
838 neu 1. adj. new
2. adj. modern, recent, latest
839 Mr 1.
840 Freude 1. n. joy, happiness
841 tritt 1. v. third-person singular present of treten
2. v. imperative singular of treten
treten 1. vt. to step, to tread, to trample
2. vt. to kick (a ball)
3. vi. to step, to tread
4. vi. to pedal
5. vi. to walk
842 kriegen 1. v. (colloquial) to get
2. v. (colloquial) to catch
3. v. (colloquial) to come down with
843 offen 1. adj. open
844 zog 1. v. first-person singular preterite of ziehen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of ziehen
845 Europa 1. n. (neuter) The continent Europe
2. n. (feminine) (Greek mythology) A Phoenician princess abducted
to Crete by Zeus
3. n. (feminine) A moon of Jupiter
846 meines 1.
meine 1. pron. (possessive) Feminine nominative and accusative singular
form of mein.
2. pron. (possessive) Nominative and accusative plural form of mein.
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3. v. First-person singular indicative present form of meinen.
4. v. First-person singular subjunctive present form of meinen.
5. v. Third-person singular subjunctive present form of meinen.
847 grad 1.
848 Menge 1. n. quantity
2. n. crowd
3. n. (mathematics) set
849 nchste 1.
850 Garten 1. n. garden
851 meint 1. v. third-person singular present of meinen
2. v. second-person plural present of meinen
3. v. imperative plural of meinen
852 Weise 1. n. way, manner
2. n. (music) tune
853 langen 1. v. (colloquial) to reach for something
2. v. (colloquial) to suffice, to be enough
3. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of lang
4. adj. strong masculine singular accusative of lang
5. adj. strong neuter singular genitive of lang
854 Ohren 1. n. plural of Ohr "ears"
Ohr 1. n. (anatomy) The ear, the organ of hearing
2. n. (anatomy) The ear, the external visible part of the organ, the
auricle
3. n. (architecture) The overhanging part on the frame of a window or
door.
4. n. A highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped.
855 wem 1. pron. (interrogative) dative of wer, (to) whom (indirect object).
856 Erfolg 1. n. success
857 Worte 1. n. plural of Wort
Wort 1. n. (linguistics distinct unit of language) word
2. n. (sentence which is an advise, promise, command,...) word
858 falsch 1. adj. false (untrue)
2. adj. wrong (making a mistake)
859 kalt 1. adj. cold, chilly, the physical perception of something (objects,
weather, body etc.) to have a low temperature
2. adj. calm, restrained, passionless
3. adj. cold, frigid (especially when referring to emotions)
860 Damen 1. n. plural of Dame, ladies
Dame 1. n. lady
2. n. (chess piece, playing card) queen
3. n. (board games) draughts, checkers
861 bse 1. adj. angry
2. adj. evil
862 ntig 1. adj. necessary
863 alter 1. adj. inflected form of alt
alt 1. adj. old
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864 krank 1. adj. sick, ill
2. adj. (slang) menstruating
865 Ding 1. n. thing
2. n. Thing
866 manche 1. adj. some
2. adj. many
manch 1. adj. many
867 interessiert 1. adj. interested
interessieren 1. vt. to interest
2. vr. to be interested
868 Wunder 1. n. miracle
2. n. wonder
869 Situation 1. n. situation
870 steckt 1. v. third-person singular present of stecken
2. v. second-person plural present of stecken
3. v. imperative plural of stecken
stecken 1. vt. to stick, to put, to insert
2. vt. to pin
3. vi. to stick, to be stuck
871 Kirche 1. n. church (building)
2. n. church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)
872 verrckt 1. adj. crazy, mad
873 deutsche 1. adj. form of deutsch after a definite article
deutsch 1. adj. German
874 Meinung 1. n. opinion
875 Nhe 1. n. vicinity
876 nher 1. v. first-person singular present of nhern
2. v. imperative singular of nhern
877 dumm 1. adj. dumb, stupid
878 Lage 1. n. situation
2. n. thickness (layer)
879 dr 1.
880 Besuch 1. n. visit, call
881 Dr 1.
882 zumindest 1. adv. at least (at a lower limit)
883 Volk 1. n. people, nation, tribe, race
2. n. troops, crew, men
3. n. herd, flock, covey, swarm
4. n. folk, the common people, the lower classes, the working classes
884 versuchte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of versuchen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of versuchen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of versuchen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of versuchen
versuchen 1. v. to try, attempt
2. v. to tempt
885 trotz 1. prep. in spite of, despite
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886 ma 1.
887 Was 1.
888 Antwort 1. n. answer
889 gefragt 1. v. past participle of fragen "asked"
2. adj. in demand, requested, asked for
fragen 1. v. to ask
890 richtige 1.
richtig 1. adj. correct, accurate, right
891 Staat 1. n. state
892 verstehe 1. v. first-person singular present of verstehen
2. v. imperative singular of verstehen
verstehen 1. vt. to understand, to comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of)
2. vr. to get along well with (=mit), to like
893 leise 1. adj. quiet, soft, low
2. adj. slight, faint, light
894 fort 1. adv. away
2. adv. going on, continuing
895 Zeiten 1. n. plural of Zeit "times"
Zeit 1. n. time
2. n. (grammar) tense
896 deswegen 1. adv. therefore
897 geht's 1.
898 zunchst 1. adv. first of all, in the first place
2. adv. initially
3. adv. to begin with
899 em 1.
900 kamen 1. v. first-person plural past tense of kommen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of kommen
kommen 1. vi. to come, to arrive, to approach
2. vi. to come on, to cooperate, to join
3. v. (impersonal) to occur, to happen, to come to be
4. vi. to orgasm, to cum (can be used either personally or
impersonally)
901 sucht 1. v. third-person singular present of suchen
2. v. second-person plural present of suchen
3. v. imperative plural of suchen
suchen 1. v. to seek
2. v. to search, to look for
902 Glas 1. n. (material) glass
2. n. (container) glass
3. n. (container) jar (made of glass)
4. n. The amount of a liquid that fits into a glass
5. n. (nautical) time stamp for half an hour
903 solange 1. adv. meanwhile
2. conj. as long as, while
904 erfahren 1. adj. experienced
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2. v. to learn, to come to know
3. v. to experience
905 Tages 1. n. (genitive of Tag)
906 Auge 1. n. (anatomy) eye
2. n. germ, bud
3. n. (on dice) spot
907 Lust 1. n. pleasure, joy.
2. n. desire, wish.
908 lauter 1. adj. (comparative of laut)
909 bereit 1. adj. ready
910 Lehrer 1. n. teacher
911 klein 1. adj. small, little, tiny
2. adj. insignificant
912 Kindern 1. n. dative plural of Kind
Kind 1. n. child (young person)
2. n. offspring (person, with regard to position in a family)
913 Tasche 1. n. bag
2. n. pocket
914 begann 1. v. first-person singular past tense of beginnen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of beginnen
beginnen 1. vt. To begin, to start, to commence
915 Haar 1. n. hair
916 nehme 1. v. first-person singular present of nehmen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of nehmen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of nehmen
nehmen 1. vt. to take.
2. vr. to cause oneself to be (in some state), to become, to take oneself
(to some state)
3. vt. to seize, to capture.
4. vt. to receive, to accept.
917 erinnern 1. vt. to remind
2. vr. to remember
918 wartet 1. v. third-person singular present of warten
2. v. second-person plural present of warten
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of warten
4. v. imperative plural of warten
warten 1. v. to wait
2. v. to maintain (e.g. a car)
919 wat 1.
920 Arme 1. n. arms (body part)
2. n. pauper (poor person)
Arm 1. n. (anatomy) an arm
2. n. anything that resembles an arm (for example parts of a device,
machine, etc.)
3. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
4. n. (textiles) a sleeve
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5. n. (figuratively) a branch, a section of a structure
921 Hnden 1. n. inflected form of Hand (dative, plural)
922 glaub 1. v. imperative singular of glauben
923 miteinander 1. adv. together (with)
924 Beine 1. n. plural of Bein "legs"
Bein 1. n. leg of a person, animal or object
925 geschehen 1. vi. to occur, to take place
2. v. (with dative or with mit ...) to happen (to someone), to serve
(someone)
926 soviel 1. conj. as far as, so far as
2. adv. so much, so many, as much, as many
927 sa 1. v. past tense of sitzen
sitzen 1. vi. to sit, to perch
2. vi. to stay (in one place), to remain, to be (in a particular place or
state)
3. vi. to fit
4. vi. to do time, to spend time in jail
5. vi. to hit home, to have a significant effect
928 Ja 1. n. a yes
929 Sicherheit 1. n. certainty
2. n. security
3. n. safety
930 wute 1.
wissen 1. vt. To know, to be aware of (a fact).
931 setzte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of setzen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of setzen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of setzen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of setzen
setzen 1. vt. to set, to put
2. vr. to sit down
3. vr. to settle
932 schlimm 1. adj. bad
933 treffen 1. vt. to meet, to encounter
2. vt. to hit, to strike
3. vt. to affect, to concern
4. vi. to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient, fortunate
934 bekannt 1. adj. known
2. v. past participle of bekennen
bekennen 1. v. to confess
935 nimm 1. v. imperative singular of nehmen
936 anderer 1. adj. other, different
2. pron. other
937 Ahnung 1. n. anticipation, inkling
2. n. clue, idea, notion
938 legen 1. vt. to lay (etw./jmdn. auf etw. (Akk.))
2. vt. to lean (etw. (Akk.) an etw. (Akk.))
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3. vr. to lie down (auf etw. (Akk.))
939 Opfer 1. n. victim
2. n. sacrifice
940 stndig 1. adj. permanent
2. adj. incessant
3. adv. permanently
4. adv. incessantly
941 zufrieden 1. adj. content, satisfied
942 peter 1.
943 neues 1.
944 total 1. a. entire, global, integral, outright, overall, stark, thorough, whole
2. a. fullscale, total
945 wen 1. pron. (interrogative) accusative of wer, who(m) (direct object).
946 fhlte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of fhlen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of fhlen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of fhlen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of fhlen
fhlen 1. vt. to feel
2. vr. to feel
947 Schler 1. n. (school) pupil, student, schoolboy
2. n. disciple
948 deutlich 1. adj. articulate, clear
2. adj. distinct
3. adj. considerable
949 it 1.
950 lebt 1. v. third-person singular simple present of leben
leben 1. vi. to live, to be alive
2. vi. to dwell, to reside
3. vi. to live, to exist, to occupy a place
4. vi. To cope with, to live with, to deal with.
951 lasse 1. v. first-person singular present of lassen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of lassen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of lassen
4. v. imperative singular of lassen
lassen 1. v. (auxiliary) to allow, to permit, to let
2. v. (auxiliary) to have someone (do something), to have (something
done), to make (something happen), to cause (something to be done)
3. vt. to let, to leave
4. vt. to stop (something), to quit, to refrain from, to help doing
(something)
5. vi. to cease, to desist
952 ah 1. interj. an exclamation of contentment
953 eure 1. pron. (possessive) Feminine Nominative singular form of euer.
2. pron. (possessive) Feminine Accusative singular form of euer.
954 Ihrer 1. pron. (personal) genitive of Sie (addressing politely or formally one
person).
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955 dennoch 1. adv. anyhow, however
956 gleichzeitig 1. adv. simultaneously
957 gehst 1. v. second-person singular present of gehen
gehen 1. vi. to go (although noted German linguist, Dr. S.H. Todd, would
suggest the second definition to be more accurate).
2. vi. to walk
3. vi. to leave
4. vi. to be in progress, to last
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going, to be alright, indicates that
the dative case object fares well or some other way indicated by an
adverb
958 Ziel 1. n. target
2. n. goal (not in soccer, see Tor)
3. n. aim
4. n. purpose
959 jo 1.
960 knne 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of knnen
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
961 gelernt 1. v. past participle of lernen
lernen 1. vi. to learn, to study
2. vi. to train something
962 vorne 1. adv. at the front
2. adv. in front
3. adv. ahead
963 weh 1. adj. sore, painful
2. interj. alas! woe!
964 geschrieben 1. v. past participle of schreiben
schreiben 1. vt. to write, to write out
2. vt. to spell
965 geblieben 1. v. past participle of bleiben
bleiben 1. vi. to remain, to stay, to keep
2. vi. to be left, to remain
966 mitten 1. adv. In the middle.
967 Seele 1. n. soul
2. n. mind, spirit
3. n. human being, soul
4. n. bore (of a gun)
5. n. swim bladder
968 ausgerechnet 1. v. past participle of ausrechnen
2. v. Used to express that some specific is affected in some way,
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against one's will, roughly equivalent with some usages of of all
969 Berlin 1. n. Berlin, the capital city of Germany.
2. n. Berlin, one of the current component states of Germany.
970 Rest 1. n. rest
971 Die 1.
972 vergangenen 1.
vergangen 1. a. former
973 Hoffnung 1. n. hope, the belief or expectation that something wished for can or
will realy happen.
2. n. (inanimate) hope, the actual thing wished for
3. n. (animate) hope, a person or thing that is a source of hope
974 Deutschen 1.
Deutsch 1. n. the German language
975 Gste 1. n. plural of Gast
976 Feuer 1. n. fire
977 bezahlen 1. v. to pay
978 anfangen 1. vt. to begin, to start, to commence
979 vorsichtig 1. adj. deliberate (not hasty or sudden), cautious
980 ernst 1. adj. serious
981 gebe 1. v. first-person singular present of geben
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of geben
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of geben
geben 1. vt. To give, to hand.
2. vt. To present, to put.
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) there to be (there is, there are), indicates
that something exists.
982 versteht 1. v. third-person singular present of verstehen
2. v. second-person plural present of verstehen
3. v. imperative plural of verstehen
verstehen 1. vt. to understand, to comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of)
2. vr. to get along well with (=mit), to like
983 zuvor 1. adv. before, previously.
984 Professor 1. n. professor
985 Amerika 1. n. (continent) America
2. n. (nation) the United States of America
986 Ecke 1. n. corner
2. n. (graph theory) vertex, node
3. n. (football) corner
987 wia 1.
988 Arzt 1. n. doctor, physician.
989 lachen 1. v. to laugh
990 legte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of legen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of legen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of legen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of legen
legen 1. vt. to lay (etw./jmdn. auf etw. (Akk.))
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2. vt. to lean (etw. (Akk.) an etw. (Akk.))
3. vr. to lie down (auf etw. (Akk.))
991 sowas 1.
992 zweiten 1. num. (ordinal) second (declined form of zweite).
zweit 1.
993 dreht 1. v. third-person singular present of drehen
2. v. second-person plural present of drehen
3. v. imperative plural of drehen
drehen 1. v. to turn, to revolve, rotate or roll
2. v. to shoot, as in a film (i.e. 'roll the cameras')
3. v. to veer
4. v. to shape with a lathe.
994 leer 1. adj. empty
2. v. imperative singular of leeren
3. v. (colloquial) first-person singular present of leeren
995 Eindruck 1. n. impression
996 wirkt 1. v. third-person singular present of wirken
2. v. second-person plural present of wirken
3. v. imperative plural of wirken
wirken 1. v. (to function correctly) to work
2. v. to be effective
3. v. to take effect
997 heut 1.
998 gesprochen 1. v. past participle of sprechen
sprechen 1. vt. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
2. vi. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
3. vt. to say (something)
999 Bilder 1. n. plural of Bild
Bild 1. n. picture
2. n. (computing) image
1000 fhrt 1. v. third-person singular present of fahren
fahren 1. vt. to drive (a vehicle), to ride
2. vt. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle), to transport, to drive
3. vi. to go (by vehicle), to drive, to travel
4. vi. to drive, to sail, to go, to run, to leave






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1001 Jungen 1. n. plural of Junge
2. n. boys
Junge 1. n. boy
2. n. young animal
1002 Ihren 1.
Ihr 1. pron. (possessive) your (formally or politely addressing one person):
1003 weitere 1.
weiter 1. adj. (comparative of weit)
1004 Person 1. n. person
1005 daher 1. adv. from there
2. adv. (figuratively) therefore, because of that, hence, thus
3. adv. (with a verb of motion) along
4. conj. so, that is where, that is why, for that reason, and so
1006 Koffer 1. n. suitcase
1007 selten 1. adj. rare, infrequent
2. adj. unusual
3. adv. seldom, rarely
1008 Onkel 1. n. uncle
1009 sieh 1. v. imperative singular of sehen
1010 Flasche 1. n. bottle
2. n. flask
3. n. flagon
1011 Maria 1. n. (biblical character) Mary.
2. n. (given name, female).
1012 heien 1. vi. to be named, to be called
2. vt. to call (someone something)
3. vi. to mean
4. v. (impersonal) to say, to be said
5. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of hei
1013 sterben 1. vi. to die
1014 nennen 1. vt. to name, to give a name to (someone)
2. vt. to call (someone or something by some name or title)
3. vt. to mention
4. vt. to call out, to give (e.g. some request)
5. vr. to be called, to be named, to go by some name
1015 schner 1. adj. strong masculine singular nominative of schn
2. adj. strong feminine singular genitive of schn
3. adj. strong feminine singular dative of schn
4. adj. strong plural genitive of schn
5. adj. mixed masculine singular nominative of schn
schn 1. adj. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
2. adj. good, great, splendid
3. adj. nice, pleasant
4. adj. (ironical) fine, nice
5. adv. well, beautifully
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1016 Hunger 1. n. hunger
1017 einigen 1. v. amalgamate, join, unify, unite
1018 abend 1.
1019 hngen 1. vi. to hang, to be suspended
2. vi. to stick, to cling
3. vi. to be fond of, to feel strongly about
4. vt. to hang (something), to suspend
5. vt. to hang (someone), e.g. for a crime
1020 bld 1. adj. stupid, dim-witted
1021 immerhin 1. av. absolutely, certainly, decidedly, definitively, indeed, surely
1022 Kunst 1. n. art
2. n. (now chiefly as the first part of compound words) something
artificially created or manufactured, as opposed to something natural
1023 schneller 1. adj. strong masculine singular nominative of schnell
2. adj. strong feminine singular genitive of schnell
3. adj. strong feminine singular dative of schnell
4. adj. strong plural genitive of schnell
5. adj. mixed masculine singular nominative of schnell
schnell 1. adj. quick, fast
2. adv. quickly
1024 verdammt 1. interj. damn
2. adj. damned
verdammen 1. v. to condemn
1025 Amerikaner 1. n. a (male) American
1026 Tiere 1. n. plural of Tier
Tier 1. n. animal
2. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)
3. n. (informal slang) someone who has animalistic features (of
strength, appearance etc.)
1027 Urlaub 1. n. leave
2. n. holiday
3. n. vacation
1028 ffnet 1. v. third-person singular present of ffnen
2. v. second-person plural present of ffnen
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of ffnen
4. v. imperative plural of ffnen
ffnen 1. v. to open
1029 Wein 1. n. wine
1030 nee 1.
1031 ne 1. interj. (colloquial) no?, is it not?
2. art. (colloquial) shorthand of the feminine indefinite article eine
(an, a)
1032 Leuten 1.
Leute 1. n. people, several single persons or humanity in general, not as in
'the German people'
1033 msste 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of mssen
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2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of mssen
1034 Fu 1. n. foot
2. n. footing
3. n. pedestal
1035 ans 1. contr. an + das, on(to) the, to the
1036 mei 1.
1037 Vorhang 1. n. curtain
2. n. draperies
3. n. drop
1038 Firma 1. n. firm, company
1039 zweite 1. ord. (ordinal) second.
1040 Baum 1. n. tree
2. n. (nautical) boom
3. n. (colloquial) christmas tree
1041 kennst 1. v. second-person singular present of kennen
kennen 1. vt. to know (someone), to be acquainted with
2. vt. to know (some fact), to have knowledge of
1042 erwartet 1. adj. expected
2. v. Past participle of erwarten
erwarten 1. v. to expect
2. v. to await
1043 kriegt 1. v. third-person singular present of kriegen
2. v. second-person plural present of kriegen
3. v. imperative plural of kriegen
kriegen 1. v. (colloquial) to get
2. v. (colloquial) to catch
3. v. (colloquial) to come down with
1044 Theater 1. n. theater, theatre
1045 gefllt 1. v. third-person singular present of gefallen
2. v. past participle of fllen
fllen 1. v. (a tree) to cut down, to fell
2. v. (chemistry) to precipitate
3. v. (a decision) to make
4. v. (a judgement or sentence) to pass
gefallen 1. vi. To please, to appeal to.
2. v. past participle of fallen
3. v. past participle of gefallen
1046 eh 1. adv. (colloquial) anyway
1047 mindestens 1. adv. at least (at a lower limit)
1048 selbstverstndl
ich
1. adj. natural, self-evident
2. adv. naturally
1049 verkaufen 1. v. to sell
1050 Frhstck 1. n. breakfast
1051 Kollegen 1. n. plural of Kollege
Kolleg 1.
1052 verlieren 1. vt. to lose (something, or a game)
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2. vt. to shed
3. vr. to trail away, to fade away
1053 Sir 1.
1054 hot 1.
1055 stets 1. adv. always, everytime
1056 Herzen 1. n. dative singular form of Herz
2. n. plural of Herz
Herz 1. n. heart
2. n. (card games) hearts
1057 Publikum 1. n. audience, crowd, readership, group of people seeing/hearing a
performance or work
2. n. public
1058 Weile 1. n. while
1059 hoffe 1. v. first-person singular present of hoffen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of hoffen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of hoffen
4. v. imperative singular of hoffen
1060 Wirtschaft 1. n. economy
2. n. inn, pub
1061 Thema 1. n. topic, subject, issue
2. n. (music) theme
1062 Engel 1. n. angel
2. n. (surname, from=given names)
1063 gemeinsam 1. adj. common, mutual, shared
2. adv. together, jointly
1064 verdient 1. adj. deserved
2. adj. meritorious
3. v. past participle of verdienen
4. v. third-person singular present of verdienen
5. v. second-person plural present of verdienen
verdienen 1. v. to earn
2. v. to deserve
1065 mehrere 1.
1066 schlgt 1. v. third-person singular present of schlagen
schlagen 1. vt. to beat, to hit, to knock, to strike, to punch, to hammer, to pound
2. vt. to beat, to win against, to defeat
3. vi. to beat, to strike repeatedly, to pound
4. vt. to beat, to whip, to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
5. vr. to fight
1067 mde 1. adj. tired
1068 durchaus 1. av. absolutely, stark
2. av. absolutely, definitely, necessarily, surely, without fail
1069 mensch 1.
1070 beste 1. adj. superlative of gut, best
1071 Lebens 1. n. (genitive of Leben)
Leben 1. n. Life, the state between birth and death.
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2. n. (biology) Life, a status given to organic entities such as animals,
plants and bacteria, having properties as metabolism, adaption and
replication.
3. n. A biography, a chain of events that determine or have determined
one's life.
4. n. The existence or life one has built, often manifested in wealth
and prosperity.
5. n. Life, in the sense of something precious or beloved that is part of
someone's existence.
1072 dahin 1. adv. there (to or into that place, thither)
1073 Rede 1. n. speech
1074 Schnee 1. n. snow
1075 Laden 1. n. shop
2. n. shutter (window shutter)
1076 Martin 1. n. (given name, male).
2. n. (surname, patronymic, from=given names)
1077 Brger 1. n. Legally recognized inhabitant of a country or a city, citizen,
burgher
2. n. Member of a social class, usually richer and/or more influential
than peasants and workers and poorer and/or less influential than
noblemen
1078 Schritt 1. n. step
2. n. crotch
1079 Sofa 1. n. sofa
1080 gleichen 1. v. (with a dative case object) to be like (something), to equal
(something), to resemble
2. vr. to be alike
1081 unterwegs 1. adv. en route or in transit
2. adv. on the way or figuratively, on one's way
1082 erscheint 1. v. third-person singular present of erscheinen
2. v. second-person plural present of erscheinen
3. v. imperative plural of erscheinen
1083 gutes 1.
1084 Geist 1. n. Spirit
2. n. Ghost
3. n. Mind
4. n. Essence
5. n. An alcoholic drink, a spirit
1085 gespielt 1. v. past participle of spielen
spielen 1. v. to play
1086 ehrlich 1. adj. honest
1087 Dich 1.
1088 Freiheit 1. n. freedom
2. n. liberty
1089 klingt 1. v. third-person singular present of klingen
2. v. second-person plural present of klingen
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3. v. imperative plural of klingen
klingen 1. vi. to sound, to clink
1090 wrdest 1. v. second-person singular subjunctive II of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
1091 Meter 1. n. meter (unit of measure)
1092 Gottes 1. n. genitive of Gott
1093 Blumen 1. n. plural of Blume "flowers"
Blume 1. n. (botany) flower, blossom
2. n. (chemistry) efflorescence
3. n. (heraldry) flower
4. n. (hunting) tail, scut (of a hare)
5. n. nose, bouquet (of a wine)
1094 Ihrem 1.
1095 leisten 1. v. to perform
2. vr. to afford
1096 Soldaten 1. n. (nominative plural of Soldat)
2. n. (genitive of Soldat)
3. n. (genitive plural of Soldat)
4. n. (dative of Soldat)
5. n. (dative plural of Soldat)
Soldat 1. n. soldier
1097 meist 1. adv. most
1098 Hochzeit 1. n. marriage, wedding
2. n. heyday, height
1099 isch 1.
1100 entgegen 1. adv. against
2. prep. toward
1101 Zeug 1. n. stuff, gear
2. n. material
3. n. fabric
1102 irgend 1.
1103 Kunden 1. n. (nominative plural of Kunde)
2. n. (genitive of Kunde)
3. n. (genitive plural of Kunde)
4. n. (dative of Kunde)
5. n. (dative plural of Kunde)
Kunde 1. n. customer
1104 richtigen 1. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of richtig
2. adj. strong masculine singular accusative of richtig
3. adj. strong neuter singular genitive of richtig
4. adj. strong plural dative of richtig
5. adj. weak masculine singular genitive of richtig
richtig 1. adj. correct, accurate, right
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1105 tat 1. v. first-person singular past tense of tun
2. v. third-person singular past tense of tun
tun 1. v. to do (to perform or execute an action)
2. v. (somewhat informal) to put, to place
3. v. (informal, colloquial) to fake, to feign, to pretend
4. v. (informal) to hurt somebody
1106 halbe 1.
halb 1. adj. half, halfway
1107 Wesen 1. n. being
2. n. creature
1108 Hotel 1. n. hotel
1109 Bewegung 1. n. motion
2. n. movement (social, politcal)
1110 nachher 1. adv. afterwards, later
1111 entdeckt 1. v. third-person singular present of entdecken
2. v. second-person plural present of entdecken
3. v. imperative plural of entdecken
4. v. past participle of entdecken
entdecken 1. v. to discover
1112 Lcheln 1. n. smile (a happy face expression)
1113 vo 1.
1114 traurig 1. adj. sad
2. adv. sadly
1115 wohin 1. adv. Where to, whither
1116 hinterher 1. av. afterward, afterwards, next, subsequently
1117 bemerkt 1. v. third-person singular present of bemerken
2. v. second-person plural present of bemerken
3. v. imperative plural of bemerken
4. v. past participle of bemerken
bemerken 1. v. to notice
2. v. to remark
1118 ndern 1. vt. to change
2. vr. to vary
1119 wenige 1. adj. strong feminine singular nominative of wenig
2. adj. strong feminine singular accusative of wenig
3. adj. strong plural nominative of wenig
4. adj. strong plural accusative of wenig
5. adj. weak masculine singular nominative of wenig
wenig 1. adj. few, only a little
1120 hre 1. v. first-person singular present of hren
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of hren
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of hren
4. v. imperative singular of hren
hren 1. v. to hear
2. v. to listen to
1121 groes 1. adj. strong neuter singular nominative of gro
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2. adj. strong neuter singular accusative of gro
3. adj. mixed neuter singular nominative of gro
4. adj. mixed neuter singular accusative of gro
1122 entschuldigen 1. vt. to excuse
2. vr. to apologize, to apologise
1123 Fe 1. n. feet
1124 Sprache 1. n. (countable, linguistics) a language
2. n. (uncountable) speech, the way of speaking or talking.
1125 solltest 1. v. second-person singular past tense of sollen
2. v. second-person singular subjunctive II of sollen
sollen 1. v. (auxiliary) should, to be obligated (to do something), ought, shall
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.
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
1126 singen 1. v. to sing
1127 Gesprch 1. n. conversation
1128 Natur 1. n. nature, disposition, constitution, essence
2. n. temperament, temper, frame of mind
3. n. natural scenery
1129 Wolf 1. n. wolf
2. n. the constellation Lupus
3. n. (given name, male), short form of etyl, gem, de compound names
beginning with the element Wolf- , particularly Wolfgang.
4. n. (surname, from=given names) derived from the given name, or
as a nickname from the animal. Variant: Wolff.
1130 zahlen 1. v. to pay (for something).
2. v. to pay for, to atone for.
1131 hnlich 1. adj. similar
1132 stellte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of stellen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of stellen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of stellen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of stellen
stellen 1. vt. to position
2. vt. to put
3. vt. to catch
4. vr. to surrender
5. vt. to set, adjust (a clock)
1133 Geburtstag 1. n. birthday
1134 bedeutet 1. v. third-person singular present of bedeuten
2. v. second-person plural present of bedeuten
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3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of bedeuten
4. v. imperative plural of bedeuten
5. v. past participle of bedeuten
bedeuten 1. v. to mean, to signify
1135 verschwunden 1. v. past participle of verschwinden
verschwind
en
1. vi. to disappear, to vanish
2. v. (colloquial) to get lost, to take a hike
1136 heie 1. v. first-person singular present of heien
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of heien
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of heien
4. v. imperative singular of heien
hei 1. adj. hot
2. adj. (slang) horny (sexually aroused)
1137 passieren 1. v. (auxiliary verb haben) to move beyond, pass
2. v. (colloquial auxiliary verb sein) to happen
3. v. (cooking auxiliary verb haben) to pass through a sieve, to strain
1138 Reise 1. n. journey, travel
2. n. trip (by drugs)
1139 rum 1.
1140 gemeint 1. v. past participle of meinen
1141 welcher 1. pron. which
welch 1. a. what a, what kind, what kind of, what sort of
2. pn. which, which one, who
1142 verstehst 1. v. second-person singular present of verstehen
verstehen 1. vt. to understand, to comprehend (to be aware of the meaning of)
2. vr. to get along well with (=mit), to like
1143 zwanzig 1. num. twenty
1144 wirft 1. v. third-person singular present of werfen
werfen 1. vt. To throw.
2. vt. To cast
1145 rechten 1. v. first-person plural past tense of rechen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of rechen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of rechen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of rechen
5. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of recht
1146 junger 1.
jung 1. adj. young
1147 wohnt 1. v. third-person singular present of wohnen
2. v. second-person plural present of wohnen
3. v. imperative plural of wohnen
wohnen 1. v. to live at, reside, dwell
1148 Bad 1. n. bath
2. n. bathroom
3. n. pool, baths
4. n. spa, (seaside) resort
1149 mchten 1. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of mgen
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2. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of mgen
mgen 1. v. (auxiliary) to like (to do something)
2. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something), would like (to do
something), to wish (to do something), forms a polite request.
3. v. (auxiliary) may, forms an indirect invitation to do something.
4. vt. to like (something or someone).
5. vt. to want (something), to desire, to wish for.
1150 Markt 1. n. market
2. n. (title that is prepended to a town name) market town
1151 Schlssel 1. n. key
2. n. clef
3. n. short for Schraubenschlssel (spanner, wrench)
1152 mama 1.
1153 Prozent 1. n. percent
1154 Loch 1. n. A hole.
2. n. (dentistry) cavity
3. n. (colloquial) A room, apartment, flat or house in a bad condition,
dump.
1155 Preis 1. n. price
2. n. prize, award
1156 folgen 1. v. (with dative) to follow
1157 euer 1. pron. (personal) genitive of ihr.
2. pron. (possessive) your (addressing many people).
1158 lat 1.
lassen 1. v. (auxiliary) to allow, to permit, to let
2. v. (auxiliary) to have someone (do something), to have (something
done), to make (something happen), to cause (something to be done)
3. vt. to let, to leave
4. vt. to stop (something), to quit, to refrain from, to help doing
(something)
5. vi. to cease, to desist
1159 Schreibtisch 1. n. writing table, desk
1160 no 1.
1161 brachte 1. v. brought, past tense of bringen, bring.
bringen 1. vt. to bring, to fetch.
2. vt. to take, to convey.
3. vt. to lead, to cause, to bear.
4. vt. to acquire, to take possession of
1162 Gegend 1. n. region
1163 brig 1. adj. left over, remaining
1164 wenigen 1.
wenig 1. adj. few, only a little
1165 Job 1. n. a job (work)
2. n. an assignment
1166 Wunsch 1. n. wish
1167 Plan 1. n. A project.
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2. n. A technical drawing or diagram.
3. n. A detailed map.
1168 Bauer 1. n. farmer, peasant, boor
2. n. (chess) pawn
3. n. (surname, A=An, occupational, from=occupations)
4. n. a birdcage
5. n. one who builds something
1169 Schatten 1. n. shade, shadow
1170 kmmern 1. vr. to take care, to look after
1171 bitten 1. vt. To ask, to beg, to plead, to request.
1172 mittlerweile 1. adv. meanwhile
1173 Prinz 1. n. prince
1174 Se 1.
S 1. abbrev. (abbreviation of Sd), south
1175 halte 1. v. first-person singular present of halten
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of halten
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of halten
4. v. imperative singular of halten
halten 1. vt. to hold
2. vt. to stop, to halt, to hold back
3. vt. to support, to hold up
4. vt. to keep, to maintain, to hold
5. vt. to keep
1176 Knigin 1. n. queen
1177 nit 1.
1178 Keller 1. n. cellar
2. n. basement
1179 hundert 1. num. one hundred
1180 redet 1. v. third-person singular present of reden
2. v. second-person plural present of reden
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of reden
4. v. imperative plural of reden
reden 1. v. to talk
1181 wozu 1. adv. in addition to what
1182 werd 1.
1183 Gruppe 1. n. group.
1184 Alte 1. n. old woman or man
1185 Hut 1. n. hat
2. n. cap, cover, lid
3. n. guard
1186 politischen 1.
politisch 1. adj. political
1187 trifft 1. v. third-person singular present of treffen
treffen 1. vt. to meet, to encounter
2. vt. to hit, to strike
3. vt. to affect, to concern
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4. vi. to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient, fortunate
1188 sorgen 1. v. to care
2. vr. to worry
1189 unmglich 1. adj. impossible
1190 mte 1.
mssen 1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something), must, to be obliged (to do
something), to need (to do something).
2. vi. to have to do something implied, must, to be obliged.
1191 Szene 1. n. scene
1192 rede 1. v. first-person singular present of reden
2. v. imperative singular of reden
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of reden
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of reden
reden 1. v. to talk
1193 standen 1. v. first-person plural past tense of stehen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of stehen
stehen 1. vi. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect
position)
2. vi. to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
3. vi. to stay, to be still
1194 Gefahr 1. n. danger
2. n. threat
1195 verschwinden 1. vi. to disappear, to vanish
2. v. (colloquial) to get lost, to take a hike
1196 nu 1. interj. well, well now
1197 arme 1.
arm 1. adj. poor (having little money)
2. adj. poor (to be pitied)
1198 Zeichen 1. n. characters, marks, sign
2. n. token
1199 Staaten 1. n. plural of Staat
Staat 1. n. state
1200 Decke 1. n. cover, blanket, quilt
2. n. ceiling, roof
3. n. skin
4. n. pretext
5. n. decks
1201 Euro 1. n. euro (currency)
1202 Millionen 1. n. millions (inflected form of Million)
Million 1. num. A million, 10.
1203 runter 1. adv. down (from a high to a low position, downwards)
1204 fragt 1. v. third-person singular present of fragen
2. v. second-person plural present of fragen
3. v. imperative plural of fragen
fragen 1. v. to ask
1205 gehren 1. v. to belong
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1206 holt 1. v. third-person singular present of holen
2. v. second-person plural present of holen
3. v. imperative plural of holen
holen 1. v. to fetch
1207 davor 1. adv. in front of it, in front of that
1208 frisch 1. adj. fresh
1209 mussten 1. v. first-person plural past tense of mssen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of mssen
musste 1. v. first-person singular past tense of mssen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of mssen
1210 indem 1. conj. by (indicates a means)
1211 ohnehin 1. adv. in any case, anyway
1212 htt 1.
1213 Lied 1. n. song
1214 jung 1. adj. young
1215 gestellt 1. v. past participle of stellen
stellen 1. vt. to position
2. vt. to put
3. vt. to catch
4. vr. to surrender
5. vt. to set, adjust (a clock)
1216 han 1.
1217 drehte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of drehen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of drehen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of drehen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of drehen
drehen 1. v. to turn, to revolve, rotate or roll
2. v. to shoot, as in a film (i.e. 'roll the cameras')
3. v. to veer
4. v. to shape with a lathe.
1218 Interesse 1. n. interest (attention and concern)
1219 Mglichkeit 1. n. possibility
2. n. option, choice
1220 Streit 1. n. quarrel, dispute, fight
1221 bezahlt 1. v. past participle of bezahlen
2. v. third-person singular present of bezahlen
3. v. second-person plural present of bezahlen
4. v. imperative plural of bezahlen
bezahlen 1. v. to pay
1222 dunkel 1. adj. dark
2. v. first-person singular present of dunkeln
3. v. imperative singular of dunkeln
1223 getroffen 1. v. past participle of treffen
treffen 1. vt. to meet, to encounter
2. vt. to hit, to strike
3. vt. to affect, to concern
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4. vi. to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient, fortunate
triefen 1. v. drip
1224 blickte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of blicken
2. v. third-person singular past tense of blicken
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of blicken
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of blicken
1225 Politiker 1. n. politician
1226 fhlt 1. v. third-person singular present of fhlen
2. v. second-person plural present of fhlen
3. v. imperative plural of fhlen
fhlen 1. vt. to feel
2. vr. to feel
1227 erhalten 1. v. To maintain.
2. v. To receive.
3. v. To save. Example: Gott erhalte den Kaiser! = God save the
Emperor!
1228 schlagen 1. vt. to beat, to hit, to knock, to strike, to punch, to hammer, to pound
2. vt. to beat, to win against, to defeat
3. vi. to beat, to strike repeatedly, to pound
4. vt. to beat, to whip, to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
5. vr. to fight
1229 Nachbarn 1. n. (nominative plural of Nachbar)
2. n. (genitive of Nachbar)
3. n. (genitive plural of Nachbar)
4. n. (dative of Nachbar)
5. n. (dative plural of Nachbar)
1230 freilich 1. adv. admittedly
2. adv. certainly (with certainty, without doubt), of course, sure
1231 Klasse 1. n. class
2. n. class (social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.)
1232 soweit 1. conj. as far as (in the scope in which something holds)
2. conj. if (supposing that, assuming that)
1233 schnes 1. adj. strong neuter singular nominative of schn
2. adj. strong neuter singular accusative of schn
3. adj. mixed neuter singular nominative of schn
4. adj. mixed neuter singular accusative of schn
1234 erwarten 1. v. to expect
2. v. to await
1235 Gelegenheit 1. n. opportunity
2. n. facility
1236 arbeitet 1. v. third-person singular present of arbeiten
2. v. second-person plural present of arbeiten
3. v. imperative plural of arbeiten
4. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of arbeiten
arbeiten 1. vi. to work
2. vt. to work, make, perform, execute
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3. vi. to ferment
1237 Treppe 1. n. stairs
1238 Hlfte 1. n. half, fifty percent of something
2. n. half, share, any of two correlating pieces, no matter the size
1239 Beruf 1. n. occupation, vocation
1240 lustig 1. adj. funny, humourous
2. adj. enjoyable
1241 daraus 1. adv. out of it, out of that, of it
2. adv. hence, from that
1242 Haut 1. n. skin, hide of a person, animal or (art of a ) plant
2. n. (pars pro toto) the creature itself, notably a person in brave Haut
'good-natured hide'
3. n. similar membrane ('skin') on the surface of an object, such as a
sausage
1243 verheiratet 1. adj. married (in a state of marriage, having a wife or a husband)
verheiraten 1. vt. to marry
2. v. (reflexive) to marry, to get married
1244 Schicksal 1. n. destiny, fate
1245 nahe 1. adj. nearby, nigh
2. prep. near
1246 sprte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of spren
2. v. third-person singular past tense of spren
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of spren
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of spren
1247 rufen 1. vi. to call out, to shout, to cry, to shriek
2. vi. to call (for someone), to request the presence (of someone)
3. vt. to call (something) out
4. v. (with dative object) To ask (someone) to do something, to call
for (someone) to do something
5. vt. to call (someone), e.g. by telephone
1248 fhlen 1. vt. to feel
2. vr. to feel
1249 gehalten 1. v. past participle of halten
halten 1. vt. to hold
2. vt. to stop, to halt, to hold back
3. vt. to support, to hold up
4. vt. to keep, to maintain, to hold
5. vt. to keep
1250 Trnen 1. n. plural of Trne
Trne 1. n. tear
1251 Computer 1. n. computer
1252 Der 1.
D 1.
1253 amerikanische
n
1.
amerikanis 1. adj. American
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ch
1254 jemanden 1. pron. Accusative form of jemand.
jemand 1. pron. (indefinite) someone, somebody
1255 zwlf 1. num. (cardinal) twelve
1256 Schnaps 1. n. booze, schnapps, hard liquor
1257 gell 1. adv. (slang) a tag question roughly equivalent to yes?, no?, isnt that
so?, right?, or innit
1258 Partei 1. n. (politics) political party
2. n. (legal) person participating in a legal action or contract
1259 beinahe 1. adv. nearly (almost, but not quite)
1260 Aufgabe 1. n. exercise, assignment
2. n. challenge
3. n. duty, job
1261 schlimmer 1.
schlimm 1. adj. bad
1262 lief 1. v. Past of laufen to walk
laufen 1. vt. to run, to jog, to move quickly on one's feet.
2. vt. to walk, to go by foot
3. vi. to flow, to leak, to run
4. vi. to be in progress, to run
5. vi. to run, to execute (a program)
1263 geschafft 1.
1264 Kleid 1. n. dress
1265 rger 1. n. annoyance, anger
2. n. trouble
1266 Schatz 1. n. treasure
2. n. darling
3. n. sweetheart
1267 hob 1. v. first-person singular past tense of heben
2. v. third-person singular past tense of heben
heben 1. vt. to lift, to raise
2. vt. to heave, to hoist
3. vr. to rise, to lift
1268 verliebt 1. adj. in love (of a person or persons: enamored)
verlieben 1. v. to fall in love
1269 Tee 1. n. tea
2. n. (golf) tee
1270 entfernt 1. adj. distant
entfernen 1. vt. to remove
2. v. (reflexive) to leave
1271 Sommer 1. n. summer
2. n. (surname, from=nicknames) originating as a nickname.
1272 stecken 1. vt. to stick, to put, to insert
2. vt. to pin
3. vi. to stick, to be stuck
1273 abends 1. adv. at night, p.m.
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1274 falls 1. conj. if (in the case that)
1275 Monaten 1. n. dative plural form of Monat
Monat 1. n. month
1276 Alten 1.
Alt 1. n. (music) Alto, musical part or section higher than tenor and lower
than soprano. Originally called contratenor altus, high countertenor,
the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main
2. n. (music) Alto, person or instrument that performs the alto part
3. n. a type of beer, typical to the Rhineland region.
1277 Kampf 1. n. fight, struggle
1278 berzeugt 1. adj. convinced
berzeugen 1. vt. to convince
2. vr. to convince oneself
1279 ruft 1. v. third-person singular present of rufen
2. v. second-person plural present of rufen
3. v. imperative plural of rufen
rufen 1. vi. to call out, to shout, to cry, to shriek
2. vi. to call (for someone), to request the presence (of someone)
3. vt. to call (something) out
4. v. (with dative object) To ask (someone) to do something, to call
for (someone) to do something
5. vt. to call (someone), e.g. by telephone
1280 stell 1. v. imperative singular of stellen
1281 Meer 1. n. sea
2. n. (rare) a large lake
1282 bring 1. v. The imperative of second-person singular of bringen
1283 gott 1.
1284 liebt 1. v. third-person singular present of lieben
2. v. second-person plural present of lieben
3. v. imperative plural of lieben
lieben 1. v. to love, chiefly used between lovers, confer liebhaben
1285 fngt 1. v. third-person singular present of fangen
fangen 1. vt. to catch
1286 kostet 1. v. third-person singular present of kosten
2. v. second-person plural present of kosten
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of kosten
4. v. imperative plural of kosten
kosten 1. v. to cost
2. v. to taste
1287 dringend 1. adj. urgent
2. v. present participle of dringen
1288 geschickt 1. adj. adept, habile
2. v. past participle of schicken
schicken 1. vt. to send
2. vr. to hurry (rare)
3. vr. to be decent, to be appropriate
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1289 Fehler 1. n. fault
2. n. error
3. n. mistake
1290 weien 1. v. to whiten
1291 Schlo 1. n. castle
2. n. palace
3. n. lock
1292 erlebt 1.
erleben 1. v. to experience
1293 schwarzen 1.
schwarz 1. adj. black
2. adj. (politics Germany) pertaining to the CDU/CSU (a large center
right christian democratic party in Germany)
1294 Frieden 1. n. peace
1295 nochmal 1. adv. (informal) once again
2. adv. (informal) one more time
1296 hohen 1.
hohe 1.
1297 wert 1. adj. Worth (sth).
1298 stolz 1. adj. proud
1299 Rat 1. n. advice
2. n. council
3. n. councilor, councillor
1300 wenn's 1.
1301 Wohnzimmer 1. n. living room
1302 nachts 1. adv. at night
1303 politische 1.
politisch 1. adj. political
1304 beginnen 1. vt. To begin, to start, to commence
1305 Hose 1. n. trousers
1306 Gewalt 1. n. (countable) authority
2. n. (uncountable) violence
3. n. (uncountable) force
1307 dadurch 1. adv. through it, through that
1308 grer 1. adj. pc gro of
1309 Seiten 1. n. plural of Seite "pages/sides"
Seite 1. n. (geometry, and in general) a side, a bounding straight edge of a
two-dimensional shape
2. n. (geometry) a face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object
3. n. a page, a single leaf of any manuscript or book
4. n. a side, one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper
5. n. (figuratively) an aspect
1310 bewegen 1. vt. to persuade, to prompt (someone to do something), to make
(someone do something), to induce, to get (someone to do
something)
2. vt. to move, to stir
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1311 drfte 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of drfen
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of drfen
drfen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
2. vi. To be allowed or permitted to do something implied or
previously stated, may.
1312 bekam 1. v. first-person singular past tense of bekommen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of bekommen
bekommen 1. vt. to receive, to get
2. vt. to catch
3. vi. to agree with (someone), to sit well with (someone)
1313 Mond 1. n. (astronomy) The Moon, Earth's only natural satellite
2. n. (astronomy) A moon, a natural satellite that is orbiting its
corresponding planet
3. n. (literary, dated) A month, especially a lunar month
1314 offenbar 1. adj. apparent (evident)
2. adv. apparently, evidently, obviously
1315 wohnen 1. v. to live at, reside, dwell
1316 sowie 1. conj. as well as
2. conj. as soon as
1317 Hintergrund 1. n. background
1318 Text 1. n. text
2. n. song lyrics
1319 hrst 1. v. second-person singular present of hren
hren 1. v. to hear
2. v. to listen to
1320 erreichen 1. v. to reach, to catch, to accomplish
1321 Patienten 1. n. (nominative plural of Patient)
2. n. (genitive of Patient)
3. n. (genitive plural of Patient)
4. n. (dative of Patient)
5. n. (dative plural of Patient)
Patient 1. n. (medicine) patient
1322 schaute 1. v. first-person singular past tense of schauen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of schauen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of schauen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of schauen
schauen 1. v. to look
1323 Zug 1. n. train (multiple vehicles one behind the other, particularly
travelling on rails)
2. n. pull (force that pulls in a specific direction)
3. n. traction
4. n. course
5. n. (from a cigarette, etc.) draught
1324 entscheiden 1. vt. to decide
1325 liest 1. v. second-person singular present of lesen
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2. v. third-person singular present of lesen
lesen 1. vt. to read
1326 drben 1. adv. over there
2. adv. on the other side
1327 handelt 1. v. third-person singular present of handeln
2. v. second-person plural present of handeln
3. v. imperative plural of handeln
handeln 1. v. to trade, to deal
2. v. to negotiate, haggle
3. v. to act, to take action
4. v. to be about
1328 dia 1.
1329 zugleich 1. adv. at the same time
1330 zuviel 1. adv. too much.
1331 darfst 1. v. Past tense of drfen.
drfen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
2. vi. To be allowed or permitted to do something implied or
previously stated, may.
1332 seht 1. v. second-person plural present of sehen
2. v. imperative plural of sehen
sehen 1. vi. to see, to look, to have sight
2. vi. to take care (of something or someone), to make (something)
happen, to see (to something), to look (after someone)
3. vt. to see (something), to view, to watch, to observe, to look at
4. vt. to notice, to perceive, to realize
5. vr. to meet, to go to see
1333 pat 1.
passen 1. v. to fit
2. v. to suit, to be suitable
3. v. (card games) to pass
1334 Gast 1. n. guest
1335 hole 1. v. first-person singular present of holen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of holen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of holen
4. v. imperative singular of holen
holen 1. v. to fetch
1336 Form 1. n. shape
2. n. form (order of doing things)
1337 letzter 1. adj. last
1338 besteht 1. v. second-person plural present of bestehen
2. v. imperative plural of bestehen
bestehen 1. v. to succeed, to pass (an exam)
2. v. to consist
3. v. to exist
4. v. to insist
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1339 einst 1. adv. (temporal location) once (attention, de, what does 'temporal
location' mean?)
1340 retten 1. v. to save
2. v. to rescue
1341 schlug 1. v. first-person singular past tense of schlagen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of schlagen
schlagen 1. vt. to beat, to hit, to knock, to strike, to punch, to hammer, to pound
2. vt. to beat, to win against, to defeat
3. vi. to beat, to strike repeatedly, to pound
4. vt. to beat, to whip, to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
5. vr. to fight
1342 me 1.
m 1.
1343 verkauft 1. v. past participle of verkaufen
2. v. third-person singular present of verkaufen
3. v. second-person plural present of verkaufen
4. v. imperative plural of verkaufen
verkaufen 1. v. to sell
1344 gingen 1. v. first-person plural past tense of gehen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of gehen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of gehen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of gehen
gehen 1. vi. to go (although noted German linguist, Dr. S.H. Todd, would
suggest the second definition to be more accurate).
2. vi. to walk
3. vi. to leave
4. vi. to be in progress, to last
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going, to be alright, indicates that
the dative case object fares well or some other way indicated by an
adverb
mitgehen 1.
1345 Schuld 1. n. (usually plural) debt
2. n. (no plural) fault
3. n. (no plural) guilt
1346 schrecklich 1. adj. horrible
1347 treten 1. vt. to step, to tread, to trample
2. vt. to kick (a ball)
3. vi. to step, to tread
4. vi. to pedal
5. vi. to walk
1348 dat 1.
1349 Bauern 1. n. plural of Bauer "boors, farmers, peasants, pawns"
Bau 1. n. building
2. n. (colloquial) prison
1350 gleiche 1. v. first-person singular present of gleichen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of gleichen
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3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of gleichen
4. v. imperative singular of gleichen
gleichen 1. v. (with a dative case object) to be like (something), to equal
(something), to resemble
2. vr. to be alike
1351 tu 1. v. imperative singular of tun
tun 1. v. to do (to perform or execute an action)
2. v. (somewhat informal) to put, to place
3. v. (informal, colloquial) to fake, to feign, to pretend
4. v. (informal) to hurt somebody
1352 rasch 1. adj. quick (moving with speed)
1353 teuer 1. adj. dear
2. adj. expensive
1354 Mitarbeiter 1. n. employee
2. n. assistant (person who assists)
1355 lieb 1. adj. kind
2. adj. dear
1356 ich's 1.
1357 Typ 1. n. type
2. n. (sometimes, derogatory) a guy
3. n. Schau mal den komischen Typ da drben!
1358 grte 1.
1359 tausend 1. num. thousand
1360 Bcher 1. n. plural of Buch "books"
2. n. book (usually in plural: records of the accounts of a business)
1361 komisch 1. adj. funny (comical)
2. adj. funny (strange)
1362 zufllig 1. adj. random, by chance or stochastic
2. adj. accidental or coincidental
3. adv. accidentally
1363 schuld 1.
1364 Film 1. n. photographic film
2. n. motion picture
1365 Sonntag 1. n. Sunday
1366 hart 1. adj. hard
2. adj. severe, harsh
1367 nennt 1. v. third-person singular present of nennen
2. v. second-person plural present of nennen
3. v. imperative plural of nennen
nennen 1. vt. to name, to give a name to (someone)
2. vt. to call (someone or something by some name or title)
3. vt. to mention
4. vt. to call out, to give (e.g. some request)
5. vr. to be called, to be named, to go by some name
1368 Schrank 1. n. cupboard
2. n. cabinet
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1369 liebsten 1. adj. (superlative of lieb)
1370 erklrt 1. v. third-person singular present of erklren
2. v. second-person plural present of erklren
3. v. imperative plural of erklren
4. v. past participle of erklren
erklren 1. v. to explain
2. v. to declare
1371 kaputt 1. adj. broken
2. adj. out of order
1372 bi 1.
1373 Brot 1. n. bread
2. n. loaf of bread
3. n. slice of bread
1374 Bauch 1. n. abdomen, belly
1375 Schuhe 1. n. plural of Schuh "shoes"
Schuh 1. n. shoe
1376 Stein 1. n. stone, rock
2. n. kernel, core of a fruit
3. n. (surname, topographic or occupational)
1377 passt 1. v. second-person singular present of passen
2. v. third-person singular present of passen
3. v. second-person plural present of passen
4. v. imperative plural of passen
1378 Westen 1. n. west
1379 hei 1. adj. hot
2. adj. (slang) horny (sexually aroused)
1380 Fernsehen 1. n. television
1381 vollkommen 1. adj. perfect (fitting its definition precisely)
2. adj. complete
1382 erreicht 1. v. third-person singular present of erreichen
2. v. second-person plural present of erreichen
3. v. imperative plural of erreichen
4. v. past participle of erreichen
erreichen 1. v. to reach, to catch, to accomplish
1383 Lachen 1. n. laughter
1384 lacht 1. v. third-person singular present of lachen
2. v. second-person plural present of lachen
3. v. imperative plural of lachen
lachen 1. v. to laugh
1385 hol 1.
1386 Vergangenheit 1. n. the past (time)
2. n. past tense
1387 offensichtlich 1. adj. obvious
1388 Willen 1. n. alternative form of Wille
2. n. plural of Wille
Wille 1. n. will
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1389 New 1.
1390 entweder 1. conj. either
1391 erleben 1. v. to experience
1392 Leiche 1. n. dead body, corpse
1393 steigt 1. v. third-person singular present of steigen
2. v. second-person plural present of steigen
3. v. imperative plural of steigen
steigen 1. vi. to ascend, to climb
2. vi. to rise
3. v. to step
1394 Lippen 1. n. plural of Lippe
Lippe 1. n. lip
1395 reichen 1. v. to reach
2. v. to pass, to hand, to give
3. v. to be sufficient
1396 vorhin 1. adv. recently (some short time ago)
2. adv. just (moments ago)
1397 freundlich 1. adj. friendly, benign
1398 Gang 1. n. walking
2. n. motion, movement
3. n. gear
4. n. hallway
5. n. (of a meal) course
1399 fhrte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of fhren
2. v. third-person singular past tense of fhren
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of fhren
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of fhren
1400 freuen 1. vt. To gladden, make glad.
2. vr. To be glad (about something: ber + accusative).
3. vr. To look forward (to something: auf + accusative).
1401 wnschen 1. v. to wish
1402 Erfahrung 1. n. experience
1403 berlegen 1. adj. superior (higher in quality)
2. v. to think, to think over
1404 bieten 1. vt. to offer, to present
2. vt. to bid, to offer to pay a certain price
3. vr. to arise, to occur
1405 Holz 1. n. wood
1406 denk 1.
1407 hans 1.
1408 Gromutter 1. n. grandmother
1409 nd 1.
1410 het 1.
1411 Armen 1.
Arm 1. n. (anatomy) an arm
2. n. anything that resembles an arm (for example parts of a device,
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machine, etc.)
3. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
4. n. (textiles) a sleeve
5. n. (figuratively) a branch, a section of a structure
1412 bringe 1. v. first-person singular present of bringen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of bringen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of bringen
4. v. imperative singular of bringen
bringen 1. vt. to bring, to fetch.
2. vt. to take, to convey.
3. vt. to lead, to cause, to bear.
4. vt. to acquire, to take possession of
1413 solch 1. pron. (demonstrative) such
1414 Mhe 1. n. effort, difficulty
1415 befindet 1. v. third-person singular present of befinden
2. v. second-person plural present of befinden
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of befinden
4. v. imperative plural of befinden
befinden 1. vr. to be (to occupy a place, to be located)
1416 mgen 1. v. (auxiliary) to like (to do something)
2. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something), would like (to do
something), to wish (to do something), forms a polite request.
3. v. (auxiliary) may, forms an indirect invitation to do something.
4. vt. to like (something or someone).
5. vt. to want (something), to desire, to wish for.
1417 schwarze 1.
schwarz 1. adj. black
2. adj. (politics Germany) pertaining to the CDU/CSU (a large center
right christian democratic party in Germany)
1418 merken 1. vt. to notice
2. vr. to memorize
3. v. to realize
1419 Farbe 1. n. color, colour
2. n. paint
3. n. dye, colourant for hair
4. n. card game category
1420 geboren 1. v. past participle of gebren
gebren 1. vt. To give birth to, to bear.
2. vi. To give birth.
1421 Gold 1. n. gold (chemical element, Au)
1422 Fest 1. n. celebration, festival, party
1423 Direktor 1. n. principal (administrator of a school)
1424 Straen 1. n. plural of Strae
Strae 1. n. a paved road, especially in the city
2. n. street
3. n. carriageway, the part of the road used by vehicles
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4. n. strait
5. n. (poker) straight
1425 Meister 1. n. master
2. n. (sports) champion
1426 freut 1. v. third-person singular present of freuen
2. v. second-person plural present of freuen
3. v. imperative plural of freuen
freuen 1. vt. To gladden, make glad.
2. vr. To be glad (about something: ber + accusative).
3. vr. To look forward (to something: auf + accusative).
1427 gespannt 1. v. past participle of spannen
spannen 1. v. to stretch
1428 versprochen 1. v. past participle of versprechen
1429 fuhr 1. v. first-person singular past tense of fahren
2. v. third-person singular past tense of fahren
fahren 1. vt. to drive (a vehicle), to ride
2. vt. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle), to transport, to drive
3. vi. to go (by vehicle), to drive, to travel
4. vi. to drive, to sail, to go, to run, to leave
1430 Winter 1. n. winter
1431 welches 1.
1432 wolle 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of wollen
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of wollen
wollen 1. adj. woolen, woollen
2. vt. To want, to wish, to desire, to demand.
3. v. (auxiliary) To want (to do something).
1433 aussieht 1. v. third-person singular present of aussehen
1434 toll 1. adj. crazy
2. adj. great
1435 Kuchen 1. n. cake, when the body consists to less than 50% of (whipped)
cream
2. n. milk-loaf
1436 msse 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of mssen
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of mssen
mssen 1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something), must, to be obliged (to do
something), to need (to do something).
2. vi. to have to do something implied, must, to be obliged.
1437 Schulter 1. n. shoulder
1438 gesetzt 1. v. past participle of setzen
setzen 1. vt. to set, to put
2. vr. to sit down
3. vr. to settle
1439 ca 1.
1440 aa 1.
1441 Schluss 1. n. end, ending
2. n. conclusion
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1442 leiden 1. vt. to bear, to endure, to undergo (some hardship)
2. vi. to suffer, to feel pain
3. v. to suffer from (a disease)
1443 berraschung 1. n. surprise
1444 Mut 1. n. courage, bravery
2. n. mood
1445 Mittel 1. n. agent, appliance
2. n. means
3. n. medicament
4. n. (only plural) funds, capital
5. n. median
1446 bleib 1. v. imperative singular of bleiben
1447 fliegen 1. vi. to fly, to travel by air
2. vi. to rush, to fly, to go quickly
3. vt. to fly, to pilot
4. vt. to transport by air
5. vi. to get the axe, to get kicked out
1448 kannte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of kennen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of kennen
kennen 1. vt. to know (someone), to be acquainted with
2. vt. to know (some fact), to have knowledge of
1449 mglichst 1.
1450 opa 1.
1451 passen 1. v. to fit
2. v. to suit, to be suitable
3. v. (card games) to pass
1452 ffnen 1. v. to open
1453 Entscheidung 1. n. decision
1454 Thomas 1. n. (biblical character) Thomas.
2. n. (given name, male) of biblical origin.
3. n. (surname, patronymic, from=given names)
1455 gefhrlich 1. adj. dangerous
1456 merkt 1. v. 3rd person singular present form of merken: he, she, it notices,
notes, perceives, feels, remembers
2. v. 2nd person plural present form of merken: you notice, note,
perceive, feel, remember
3. v. imperatve plural form of merken: note!, remember!
merken 1. vt. to notice
2. vr. to memorize
3. v. to realize
1457 Schiff 1. n. (nautical) ship
2. n. (architecture) nave
1458 schreibt 1. v. third-person singular present of schreiben
2. v. second-person plural present of schreiben
3. v. imperative plural of schreiben
schreiben 1. vt. to write, to write out
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2. vt. to spell
1459 knntest 1. v. second-person singular subjunctive II of knnen
knnen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be able (to do something), can.
2. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
3. vt. To know how to do (something), to know, to understand, to be
able to do (something), to be capable of, can do (something).
4. vi. To be able to do something implied, can.
1460 Kaiser 1. n. emperor
2. n. (surname, common, from=nicknames) originating as a nickname.
1461 linken 1.
1462 Bescheid 1. n. (legal or administration) notification, information
1463 wolltest 1. v. second-person singular past tense of wollen
2. v. second-person singular subjunctive II of wollen
wollen 1. adj. woolen, woollen
2. vt. To want, to wish, to desire, to demand.
3. v. (auxiliary) To want (to do something).
1464 gewinnen 1. vt. to win, to gain
2. vt. to win over
1465 absolut 1. adj. absolute
2. adv. absolutely
1466 sobald 1. conj. as soon as, by the time
1467 Nummer 1. n. ordinal number
2. n. (of a magazine) issue
3. n. (of a show) act
4. n. stunt
5. n. shtick
1468 Not 1. n. need, imminence
2. n. necessity, poverty
3. n. emergency, crisis
1469 geschlossen 1. adj. closed
2. v. past participle of schlieen
schlieen 1. vt. to shut, to close, to shut down
2. vt. to conclude, to end, to close
3. vt. to come to (an agreement), to enter into (a relationship), to reach
(a settlement)
4. vt. to gather, to conclude, to come to realize
1470 werfen 1. vt. To throw.
2. vt. To cast
1471 persnlich 1. adj. personal
2. adv. personally, in person
1472 verboten 1. adj. forbidden, prohibited
2. adj. banned
3. v. Past participle of verbieten.
verbieten 1. v. (with dative) to forbid, prohibit
1473 kurze 1.
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kurz 1. adj. short, brief
2. adj. concise
3. adv. briefly, in short
1474 geraten 1. vi. to turn out
2. vi. to thrive
3. vi. to come (across, by), to fall (upon)
4. vi. to get (into), to fall (into), to come (to), to fly (into)
5. v. (with auxiliary verb haben) past participle of raten
raten 1. vi. to advise, to recommend
2. vt. to guess
1475 frs 1. contr. fr + das, for the
fr 1. prep. for
1476 gelesen 1. v. past participle of lesen
lesen 1. vt. to read
1477 einzigen 1.
einzig 1. adj. only, sole
2. adj. unique
3. adv. only
1478 Suche 1. n. search
1479 wtend 1. adj. furious
2. adj. angry
3. v. present participle of wten
1480 gesund 1. adj. healthy (enjoying health)
2. adj. healthy (conducive to health)
1481 gekauft 1. v. past participle of kaufen
kaufen 1. v. to buy
1482 trat 1. v. (past tense of treten)
treten 1. vt. to step, to tread, to trample
2. vt. to kick (a ball)
3. vi. to step, to tread
4. vi. to pedal
5. vi. to walk
1483 neun 1. num. (cardinal) nine
1484 blickt 1. v. third-person singular present of blicken
2. v. second-person plural present of blicken
3. v. imperative plural of blicken
1485 dahinter 1. adv. behind it/that
1486 hervor 1. av. ahead, forth, forward, forwards, on, onward
1487 normal 1. adj. normal
1488 Saddam 1.
1489 Katze 1. n. cat
1490 Sessel 1. n. chair
1491 meistens 1. adv. mostly (for the most part), usually, normally
1492 So 1. abbrev. (abbreviation of Sonntag) "Sunday"
1493 zuletzt 1. adv. last
1494 Sorge 1. n. grief, sorrow
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2. n. worry, apprehension, anxiety, care, trouble, uneasiness, concern
1495 Papier 1. n. paper, a material used for writing or printing on, made from
cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets.
1496 halben 1.
halb 1. adj. half, halfway
1497 weiteren 1.
weiter 1. adj. (comparative of weit)
1498 kochen 1. v. to cook
2. vt. to boil (cook in boiling water)
3. vi. to boil (begin to turn into a gas)
1499 Osten 1. n. East
2. n. East Germany
1500 armen 1.
arm 1. adj. poor (having little money)
2. adj. poor (to be pitied)
1501 stehe 1. v. first-person singular present of stehen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of stehen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of stehen
4. v. imperative singular of stehen
stehen 1. vi. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect
position)
2. vi. to be, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
3. vi. to stay, to be still
1502 fangen 1. vt. to catch
1503 Reihe 1. n. row
2. n. rank, succession, series, sequence, range
1504 Zahl 1. n. number, numeral, figure
2. n. tails (side of a coin)
1505 zudem 1. adv. moreover, furthermore
1506 entlang 1. prep. along
1507 schicken 1. vt. to send
2. vr. to hurry (rare)
3. vr. to be decent, to be appropriate
1508 Vaters 1. n. (genitive of Vater)
Vater 1. n. father
1509 roten 1. adj. strong masculine singular genitive of rot
2. adj. strong masculine singular accusative of rot
3. adj. strong neuter singular genitive of rot
4. adj. strong plural dative of rot
5. adj. weak masculine singular genitive of rot
rot 1. adj. red
2. adj. red-haired (short for rothaarig)
3. adj. (politics) leftist, on the left of the political spectrum
4. adj. (politics Germany) specifically, pertaining to the SPD (a large
social democratic party in Germany) or Linke (a far-left political
party in Germany)
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5. adj. (historical offensive) Indian (pertaining to the Native
Americans)
1510 unterhalten 1. vt. to maintain
2. vt. to entertain
3. vr. to converse
1511 Ehe 1. n. marriage (state of being married)
1512 ffnete 1. v. first-person singular past tense of ffnen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of ffnen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of ffnen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of ffnen
ffnen 1. v. to open
1513 Schultern 1. n. plural of Schulter "shoulders"
1514 dei 1.
1515 Schlafzimmer 1. n. bedroom
1516 beschftigt 1. adj. busy (engaged in an activity, doing a great deal)
1517 scho 1.
1518 Lsung 1. n. solution (solvent + solute, action of dissolving)
2. n. cancellation
3. n. breaking away
1519 warm 1. adj. warm, hot
1520 reich 1. adj. rich
2. v. imperative singular of reichen
1521 werdet 1. v. second-person plural present of werden
2. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of werden
3. v. imperative plural of werden
werden 1. v. (auxiliary) will, to be going (to do something), forms the future
tense
2. v. (auxiliary) to be done, forms the passive voice
3. vi. to become, to get, to grow, to turn
1522 Tat 1. n. deed
2. n. act
1523 Regen 1. n. rain
1524 behalten 1. v. to keep
1525 morgens 1. adv. in the morning, a.m.
1526 Schlaf 1. n. sleep
1527 folgt 1. v. third-person singular present of folgen
2. v. second-person plural present of folgen
3. v. imperative plural of folgen
folgen 1. v. (with dative) to follow
1528 Wirklichkeit 1. n. Reality.
1529 fragte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of fragen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of fragen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of fragen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of fragen
fragen 1. v. to ask
1530 Bein 1. n. leg of a person, animal or object
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1531 Ton 1. n. clay
2. n. tone
1532 Hlle 1. n. hell
1533 nervs 1. adj. nervous (anxious)
2. adj. jumpy
1534 Kleider 1. n. plural of Kleid
Kleid 1. n. dress
1535 Maschine 1. n. machine
2. n. engine
1536 Zweifel 1. n. doubt
1537 Punkt 1. n. dot
2. n. point
3. n. spot
4. n. item (on a list)
1538 versteckt 1. adj. hidden
verstecken 1. vt. to hide
1539 Mrs 1.
1540 Geschichten 1. n. plural of Geschichte
Geschichte 1. n. history (no plural)
2. n. story
1541 andern 1.
1542 Mller 1. n. miller
2. n. (surname, common, from=occupations)
1543 setz 1. v. imperative singular of setzen
1544 Monate 1. n. plural of Monat
Monat 1. n. month
1545 meinte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of meinen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of meinen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of meinen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of meinen
1546 Schrder 1.
1547 Hexe 1. n. witch
1548 tanzen 1. v. to dance
1549 Demokratie 1. n. democracy
1550 geschieht 1. v. third-person singular present of geschehen
geschehen 1. vi. to occur, to take place
2. v. (with dative or with mit ...) to happen (to someone), to serve
(someone)
1551 gezogen 1. v. past participle of ziehen
1552 eingeladen 1. v. past participle of einladen
einladen 1. v. to invite
1553 Aber 1. n. an objection
1554 dauert 1. v. third-person singular present of dauern
2. v. second-person plural present of dauern
3. v. imperative plural of dauern
dauern 1. v. to last, to continue over time, to persist
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1555 ganzes 1.
1556 durfte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of drfen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of drfen
drfen 1. v. (auxiliary) To be allowed (to do something), to be permitted (to
do something), may.
2. vi. To be allowed or permitted to do something implied or
previously stated, may.
1557 Prsident 1. n. president, chairman.
1558 erneut 1. adv. again, anew
1559 System 1. n. system
1560 schade 1. adj. Das ist aber schade! or, for short, Schade!
2. adj. Es ist zu schade, dass ...
3. v. 1st person singular present indicative of schaden
4. v. 2nd person singular imperative of schaden
5. v. 1st and 3rd person singular present subjunctive of schaden
schaden 1. vi. to damage, to harm, to hurt
1561 strker 1. adj. (comparative of stark)
1562 sauber 1. adj. clean
1563 kurzen 1.
kurz 1. adj. short, brief
2. adj. concise
3. adv. briefly, in short
1564 wieviel 1. adv. how much
1565 Zuschauer 1. n. spectator
2. n. viewer
1566 Wetter 1. n. weather
2. n. storm
3. n. a town in Hessen in Germany
4. n. a town in the Ruhr district of Germany
1567 hoffen 1. v. to hope
1568 Vogel 1. n. a bird
2. n. (colloquial slang) an idiot, a dimwitted person
3. n. (military slang) a kite, an aeroplane, in general any aircraft
4. n. (surname, common, from=nicknames) originating as a nickname,
or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds.
1569 Kultur 1. n. culture
1570 verndert 1. v. third-person singular present of verndern
2. v. second-person plural present of verndern
3. v. imperative plural of verndern
4. v. past participle of verndern
verndern 1. vt. to alter, to change
2. vr. to change
1571 uf 1.
1572 Wut 1. n. rage
2. n. savageness
1573 wi 1.
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1574 Stall 1. n. stable
1575 wnsche 1. v. first-person singular present of wnschen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of wnschen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of wnschen
4. v. imperative singular of wnschen
wnschen 1. v. to wish
1576 neuer 1. adj. (comparative of neu)
neu 1. adj. new
2. adj. modern, recent, latest
1577 schwarz 1. adj. black
2. adj. (politics Germany) pertaining to the CDU/CSU (a large center
right christian democratic party in Germany)
1578 drckt 1. v. third-person singular present of drcken
2. v. second-person plural present of drcken
3. v. imperative plural of drcken
drcken 1. vt. to press, to push (e.g., a door handle).
2. vi. to shirk.
1579 desto 1. conj. the (forming the parallel comparative with je)
1580 See 1. n. lake
2. n. sea
1581 gestorben 1. adj. deceased (no longer alive)
2. v. past participle of sterben
sterben 1. vi. to die
1582 Brille 1. n. glasses
1583 schafft 1.
schaffen 1. vt. to create, to produce, to make, to cause, to establish
2. vt. (rfc-sense) to manage (something), to succeed with (something),
to accomplish, to cope with (something)
3. vt. to convey, to carry, to take
4. vi. to work, to busy oneself
1584 knapp 1. adj. tight
2. adj. lean (having little extra)
3. adj. scarce
1585 betrachtet 1.
betrachten 1. v. to consider (as), to regard (as), to treat (as)
1586 sprach 1. v. first-person singular past tense of sprechen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of sprechen
sprechen 1. vt. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
2. vi. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
3. vt. to say (something)
1587 amerikanische 1.
amerikanis
ch
1. adj. American
1588 Dach 1. n. roof
1589 denkst 1. v. second-person singular present of denken
denken 1. vi. to think
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2. vt. to think
3. vt. to consider
4. vr. to imagine
1590 bleibe 1. v. first-person singular present of bleiben
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of bleiben
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of bleiben
4. v. imperative singular of bleiben
bleiben 1. vi. to remain, to stay, to keep
2. vi. to be left, to remain
1591 allzu 1. adv. too (2), overly
1592 durchs 1. n. through the, by the
1593 schmeckt 1. v. third-person singular present of schmecken
2. v. second-person plural present of schmecken
3. v. imperative plural of schmecken
1594 gelegt 1. v. past participle of legen
legen 1. vt. to lay (etw./jmdn. auf etw. (Akk.))
2. vt. to lean (etw. (Akk.) an etw. (Akk.))
3. vr. to lie down (auf etw. (Akk.))
1595 Kosten 1. n. costs
1596 Tier 1. n. animal
2. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)
3. n. (informal slang) someone who has animalistic features (of
strength, appearance etc.)
1597 vermutlich 1. adj. suspected, presumable, assumed
2. adv. presumably
1598 niemanden 1.
niemand 1. pron. nobody
1599 besuchen 1. v. to visit
1600 gefahren 1. v. past participle of fahren
fahren 1. vt. to drive (a vehicle), to ride
2. vt. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle), to transport, to drive
3. vi. to go (by vehicle), to drive, to travel
4. vi. to drive, to sail, to go, to run, to leave
1601 dauernd 1. v. present participle of dauern
1602 Wege 1. n. plural of Weg
Weg 1. n. way
2. n. path
1603 verraten 1. v. to betray
2. v. to rat out (to give someone away)
3. v. to reveal
1604 Flur 1. n. floor
2. n. a hall, hallway, corridor in a building
3. n. farmland, field or lea, heath
1605 tust 1. v. second-person singular present of tun
tun 1. v. to do (to perform or execute an action)
2. v. (somewhat informal) to put, to place
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3. v. (informal, colloquial) to fake, to feign, to pretend
4. v. (informal) to hurt somebody
1606 Minute 1. n. minute (unit of time)
1607 geschlagen 1. v. past participle of schlagen
schlagen 1. vt. to beat, to hit, to knock, to strike, to punch, to hammer, to pound
2. vt. to beat, to win against, to defeat
3. vi. to beat, to strike repeatedly, to pound
4. vt. to beat, to whip, to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
5. vr. to fight
1608 okay 1. av. agreed, okay
1609 jawohl 1. interj. An emphatic yes, in a military context, yes sir.
1610 Personen 1. n. plural of Person
Person 1. n. person
1611 vater 1.
1612 herunter 1. adv. down (from a high to a low position, downwards)
1613 Lnder 1. n. plural of Land (lands, countries)
1614 fein 1. adj. fine
1615 rote 1. adj. strong feminine singular nominative of rot
2. adj. strong feminine singular accusative of rot
3. adj. strong plural nominative of rot
4. adj. strong plural accusative of rot
5. adj. weak masculine singular nominative of rot
rot 1. adj. red
2. adj. red-haired (short for rothaarig)
3. adj. (politics) leftist, on the left of the political spectrum
4. adj. (politics Germany) specifically, pertaining to the SPD (a large
social democratic party in Germany) or Linke (a far-left political
party in Germany)
5. adj. (historical offensive) Indian (pertaining to the Native
Americans)
1616 Mnnern 1.
1617 bislang 1. adv. so far
1618 zeigte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of zeigen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of zeigen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of zeigen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of zeigen
zeigen 1. v. to point at
2. v. to demonstrate, to show
1619 vorn 1. adv. in front
1620 dunklen 1.
1621 ewig 1. adj. eternal, everlasting
1622 breit 1. adj. Having great width.
2. adj. (figuratively) wide
3. adj. (colloquial) drunk or high on marijuana, stoned
1623 Fen 1.
1624 funktioniert 1. v. third-person singular present of funktionieren
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2. v. second-person plural present of funktionieren
3. v. imperative plural of funktionieren
4. v. past participle of funktionieren
funktionier
en
1. v. to work, function
1625 Druck 1. n. pressure (plural: Drcke)
2. n. print (plural: Drucke)
1626 wiederum 1. adv. again, in turn
1627 lchelt 1. v. third-person singular present of lcheln
2. v. second-person plural present of lcheln
3. v. imperative plural of lcheln
lcheln 1. v. to smile
1628 schlieen 1. vt. to shut, to close, to shut down
2. vt. to conclude, to end, to close
3. vt. to come to (an agreement), to enter into (a relationship), to reach
(a settlement)
4. vt. to gather, to conclude, to come to realize
1629 beobachtet 1. v. third-person singular present of beobachten
2. v. second-person plural present of beobachten
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of beobachten
4. v. imperative plural of beobachten
5. v. past participle of beobachten
beobachten 1. v. to watch, to observe
1630 nickt 1. v. third-person singular present of nicken
2. v. second-person plural present of nicken
3. v. imperative plural of nicken
1631 drum 1. adv. thereabout
2. adv. therefore
3. adv. on that account, for that reason
1632 auen 1. adv. outside
1633 Schluck 1. n. draught
2. n. sip
1634 greift 1. v. third-person singular present of greifen
2. v. second-person plural present of greifen
3. v. imperative plural of greifen
greifen 1. vt. to grab, to grasp, to grip (something)
2. vt. to grab, to seize, to snatch (in an aggressive way)
3. vi. to reach, to grab
4. vt. to capture (someone)
5. vt. to strike
1635 Messer 1. n. knife
2. n. measurer, surveyor
3. n. gauge, meter
1636 hie 1. v. first-person singular past tense of heien
2. v. third-person singular past tense of heien
1637 brauchte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of brauchen
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2. v. third-person singular past tense of brauchen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of brauchen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of brauchen
brauchen 1. v. to need
1638 Stirn 1. n. forehead
1639 gelassen 1. v. past participle of lassen
lassen 1. v. (auxiliary) to allow, to permit, to let
2. v. (auxiliary) to have someone (do something), to have (something
done), to make (something happen), to cause (something to be done)
3. vt. to let, to leave
4. vt. to stop (something), to quit, to refrain from, to help doing
(something)
5. vi. to cease, to desist
1640 mssten 1. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of mssen
2. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of mssen
1641 Wie 1.
1642 bekomme 1. v. first-person singular present of bekommen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of bekommen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of bekommen
4. v. imperative singular of bekommen
bekommen 1. vt. to receive, to get
2. vt. to catch
3. vi. to agree with (someone), to sit well with (someone)
1643 grten 1. adj. (superlative of gro)
grte 1.
1644 Nerven 1. n. plural of Nerv, nerves
2. n. nerves (of a tree or a plant)
Nerv 1. n. nerve
1645 Knstler 1. n. artist
1646 schlechte 1.
schlecht 1. adj. bad
1647 Dienst 1. n. service
2. n. work, duty
1648 sahen 1. v. first-person plural past tense of sehen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of sehen
sehen 1. vi. to see, to look, to have sight
2. vi. to take care (of something or someone), to make (something)
happen, to see (to something), to look (after someone)
3. vt. to see (something), to view, to watch, to observe, to look at
4. vt. to notice, to perceive, to realize
5. vr. to meet, to go to see
1649 Richter 1. n. judge
2. n. (surname, from=occupations)
3. n. Judges: Book of Judges (book of the Bible)
1650 glatt 1. adj. without roughness or unevenness: smooth, sleek, slick, clean (of
a shave or cut), straight (of hair)
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2. adj. slippery (from eg ice, but not from grease)
3. adj. (informal) clear, unequivocal
4. adj. (mathematics, of a function) smooth (having derivatives of all
finite orders at all points within the functions domain)
1651 verschwindet 1. v. third-person singular present of verschwinden
2. v. second-person plural present of verschwinden
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive I of verschwinden
4. v. imperative plural of verschwinden
verschwind
en
1. vi. to disappear, to vanish
2. v. (colloquial) to get lost, to take a hike
1652 gegessen 1. v. past participle of essen
essen 1. vt. to eat
2. vi. to eat, to dine
1653 Hhe 1. n. height
1654 ilona 1.
1655 hbsch 1. adj. pretty
1656 gelingt 1. v. third-person singular present of gelingen
2. v. second-person plural present of gelingen
3. v. imperative plural of gelingen
gelingen 1. vi. to succeed
1657 Weib 1. n. (pejorative) woman
1658 Tren 1. n. plural of Tr
Tr 1. n. a door
1659 jene 1. adj. that, those
2. pron. that one, those
1660 Waffe 1. n. weapon, arm
2. n. talon
1661 hinunter 1. av. down, downhill, downward, downwards
1662 hohe 1.
1663 Insel 1. n. an island, an isle(jump, de, island, s)
1664 Vorstellung 1. n. idea, image (the transcript, image, or picture of a visible object
that is formed by the mind)
2. n. introduction
1665 feiern 1. v. to celebrate
1666 Er 1.
1667 glaubte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of glauben
2. v. third-person singular past tense of glauben
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of glauben
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of glauben
glauben 1. v. to believe (to think sb/sth exists = an + acc., to think sth someone
says is correct = dat.)
2. v. to think
1668 Juden 1. n. plural of Jude nodot=1, Jews.
Jude 1. n. A male Jew
1669 Hemd 1. n. shirt
1670 gemerkt 1. v. past participle of merken
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merken 1. vt. to notice
2. vr. to memorize
3. v. to realize
1671 Magen 1. n. stomach
1672 Landes 1. n. (genitive of Land)
1673 Weihnachtsma
nn
1. n. Santa Claus, Father Christmas
1674 Mantel 1. n. mantle
2. n. coat
1675 aufgeregt 1. adj. excited
2. adj. angry
1676 aussehen 1. v. to appear
2. v. to seem (like)
3. v. to look (like)
1677 tja 1. interj. oh well, well
1678 Schritte 1. n. plural of Schritt
Schritt 1. n. step
2. n. crotch
1679 bauen 1. v. to build (a building)
2. v. (drug-related) to roll a joint
1680 daneben 1. adv. next to it, next to that
1681 keinem 1.
1682 frage 1. v. first-person singular present of fragen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of fragen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of fragen
4. v. imperative singular of fragen
fragen 1. v. to ask
1683 jemals 1. adv. ever
1684 Gestalt 1. n. shape, form
2. n. figure
3. n. person, character
1685 Dreck 1. n. dirt
2. n. filth
1686 fing 1. v. first-person singular past tense of fangen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of fangen
fangen 1. vt. to catch
1687 martin 1.
1688 Verantwortung 1. n. responsibility
1689 dritten 1.
dritt 1.
1690 verhindern 1. v. to prevent, to inhibit
1691 Satz 1. n. sentence
2. n. (mathematics) theorem
3. n. set (matching collection of similar things)
4. n. (music) movement
5. n. (tennis) set
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1692 Monat 1. n. month
1693 erlaubt 1. adj. allowed, allowable
erlauben 1. v. to permit
1694 prima 1.
1695 eigenes 1.
1696 geschenkt 1. v. past participle of schenken
schenken 1. v. to give
2. v. to give as a present, to gift
1697 Schlag 1. n. blow, hit
1698 innerhalb 1. prep. inside of
1699 trug 1. v. first-person singular indicative past form of tragen
2. v. third-person singular indicative past form of tragen
tragen 1. vt. to carry, to support
2. vt. to endure, to bear
3. vt. to yield, to bear, to produce
4. vt. to wear (clothing)
1700 Schmerz 1. n. ache, pain
1701 bewegt 1. a. dramatic
2. a. seized with emotion
bewegen 1. vt. to persuade, to prompt (someone to do something), to make
(someone do something), to induce, to get (someone to do
something)
2. vt. to move, to stir
1702 hebt 1. v. third-person singular present of heben
2. v. second-person plural present of heben
3. v. imperative plural of heben
heben 1. vt. to lift, to raise
2. vt. to heave, to hoist
3. vr. to rise, to lift
1703 Kleidung 1. n. clothing, apparel
1704 guck 1. v. imperative singular of gucken
1705 herrscht 1. v. third-person singular present of herrschen
2. v. second-person plural present of herrschen
3. v. imperative plural of herrschen
1706 steigen 1. vi. to ascend, to climb
2. vi. to rise
3. v. to step
1707 gndige 1.
gndig 1. adj. gracious
2. adj. propitious
1708 max 1.
1709 ffentlichkeit 1. n. public
2. n. publicity
1710 Tor 1. n. gate, (a building with) a big doorway
2. n. gate, a big door
3. n. goal (in soccer and ballgames)
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4. n. fool
1711 Vergngen 1. n. joy
2. n. pleasure
1712 milo 1.
1713 dumme 1.
dumm 1. adj. dumb, stupid
1714 lszl 1.
1715 schlft 1. v. third-person singular present of schlafen
schlafen 1. v. to sleep
2. v. to "sleep" on something, to wait and think before making a
decision
1716 pa 1.
1717 Studenten 1. n. (nominative plural of Student)
2. n. (genitive of Student)
3. n. (genitive plural of Student)
4. n. (dative of Student)
5. n. (dative plural of Student)
Student 1. n. student (male or of unspecified sex)
1718 erster 1. adj. first
erst 1. adv. first
2. adv. only (with time)
3. adv. not until, not for (with reference to the passage of time)
1719 Gemeinde 1. n. town, community
2. n. municipality
3. n. parish
1720 Verfgung 1. n. disposal, disposition (control over something)
2. n. (legal) injunction, decree
3. n. defn, senses missing:
1721 Farben 1. n. colours
Farbe 1. n. color, colour
2. n. paint
3. n. dye, colourant for hair
4. n. card game category
1722 blde 1. adj. alternative form of bld
1723 Atem 1. n. breath
1724 Grenzen 1. n. plural of Grenze
Grenze 1. n. border
2. n. limit
3. n. frontier
1725 suche 1. v. first-person singular present of suchen
2. v. imperative singular of suchen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of suchen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of suchen
suchen 1. v. to seek
2. v. to search, to look for
1726 Schwierigkeite 1. n. plural of Schwierigkeit
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n
Schwierigk
eit
1. n. difficulty
1727 Mannes 1. n. (genitive of Mann)
1728 Dunkelheit 1. n. darkness
1729 Milch 1. n. Milk
2. n. White fluid that is exuded by certain plants
3. n. A white liquid that is a mixture of other substances, where one of
the components is very finely distributed
4. n. Semen of male fish
1730 Verstand 1. n. reason, mind
1731 Krankheit 1. n. sickness, illness
2. n. disease
1732 fhle 1. v. first-person singular present of fhlen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of fhlen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of fhlen
4. v. imperative singular of fhlen
fhlen 1. vt. to feel
2. vr. to feel
1733 Entwicklung 1. n. evolution
2. n. development
1734 Ehre 1. n. honor (US), honour (UK)
1735 Schmerzen 1. n. plural of Schmerz
Schmerz 1. n. ache, pain
1736 Frankreich 1. n. France
1737 trinkt 1. v. third-person singular present of trinken
2. v. second-person plural present of trinken
3. v. imperative plural of trinken
trinken 1. vt. to drink
2. vi. to drink, to toast
1738 verzweifelt 1. adj. desperate
2. v. third-person singular present of verzweifeln
3. v. second-person plural present of verzweifeln
4. v. imperative plural of verzweifeln
5. v. past participle of verzweifeln
verzweifeln 1. v. to despair
1739 ehe 1. conj. before, ere
2. conj. rather than
1740 leichter 1. adj. (comparative of leicht)
leicht 1. adj. light (not heavy)
2. adj. easy (not difficult)
1741 Bevlkerung 1. n. population
1742 Union 1. n. union
1743 Wahl 1. n. choice, selection
2. n. election
3. n. (surname)
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1744 mt 1.
1745 Alkohol 1. n. alcohol, ethanol
1746 Karte 1. n. card
2. n. map
1747 Tasse 1. n. cup
1748 mchtest 1. v. second-person singular subjunctive II of mgen
mgen 1. v. (auxiliary) to like (to do something)
2. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something), would like (to do
something), to wish (to do something), forms a polite request.
3. v. (auxiliary) may, forms an indirect invitation to do something.
4. vt. to like (something or someone).
5. vt. to want (something), to desire, to wish for.
1749 Auftrag 1. n. assignment, job, mission
2. n. order, instructions
1750 Schlu 1. n. epilogue
2. n. conclusion, end, ending, finish, termination
1751 gesucht 1. v. past participle of suchen
suchen 1. v. to seek
2. v. to search, to look for
1752 hltst 1. v. second-person singular present of halten
halten 1. vt. to hold
2. vt. to stop, to halt, to hold back
3. vt. to support, to hold up
4. vt. to keep, to maintain, to hold
5. vt. to keep
1753 wendet 1.
wenden 1. vt. to spend (some resource), to devote
2. vr. to turn
3. vt. to turn
1754 Reich 1. n. empire or significant State
2. n. realm (also e.g. of plants)
3. n. the Second Reich (until 1918)
4. n. the Third Reich (1933 to 1945)
5. n. (surname)
1755 Schnheit 1. n. beauty, beautifulness
1756 rund 1. adj. round, rounded, similar as in English, especially:
2. adj. circular
3. adj. spherical, globular, ball-shaped
4. adj. corpulent, thick
5. adj. (engine operation) regular
1757 hinauf 1. prep. up (toward the top)
1758 getrunken 1. v. past participle of trinken
trinken 1. vt. to drink
2. vi. to drink, to toast
1759 tten 1. v. to kill
1760 weie 1.
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wei 1. adj. white
2. v. first-person singular present of wissen
3. v. third-person singular present of wissen
1761 welchen 1.
welch 1. a. what a, what kind, what kind of, what sort of
2. pn. which, which one, who
1762 Bume 1. n. plural of Baum, "trees"
1763 Wochenende 1. n. weekend
1764 nacht 1.
1765 verdienen 1. v. to earn
2. v. to deserve
1766 Sekunden 1. n. plural of Sekunde "seconds"
1767 Otto 1. n. (given name, male).
2. n. (surname, patronymic, from=given names)
1768 lchelte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of lcheln
2. v. third-person singular past tense of lcheln
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of lcheln
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of lcheln
lcheln 1. v. to smile
1769 Brust 1. n. breast, bosom
2. n. chest
1770 stren 1. v. to disturb
1771 Erinnerung 1. n. a memory (recall), a remembrance.
1772 bernehmen 1. v. to take over
1773 Lndern 1. n. Inflected form of Land (dative plural)
1774 mutter 1.
1775 Ohr 1. n. (anatomy) The ear, the organ of hearing
2. n. (anatomy) The ear, the external visible part of the organ, the
auricle
3. n. (architecture) The overhanging part on the frame of a window or
door.
4. n. A highway interchange which is ear-shaped or ribbon-shaped.
1776 angefangen 1. v. past participle of anfangen
anfangen 1. vt. to begin, to start, to commence
1777 weiterhin 1. conj. furthermore, moreover
2. adv. (with a verb) still
1778 Fleisch 1. n. flesh
2. n. meat
3. n. pulp (of fruit)
1779 schliet 1. v. second-person singular present of schlieen
2. v. third-person singular present of schlieen
3. v. second-person plural present of schlieen
4. v. imperative plural of schlieen
schlieen 1. vt. to shut, to close, to shut down
2. vt. to conclude, to end, to close
3. vt. to come to (an agreement), to enter into (a relationship), to reach
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(a settlement)
4. vt. to gather, to conclude, to come to realize
1780 derzeit 1. adv. references a specific date or time, a reduction of 'at this time'
1781 neugierig 1. adj. nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying
1782 wach 1. adj. awake
1783 Zufall 1. n. chance, coincidence, randomness
1784 Klte 1. n. coldness, cold
1785 gewonnen 1. v. past participle of gewinnen
gewinnen 1. vt. to win, to gain
2. vt. to win over
1786 John 1.
1787 Bagdad 1. n. Baghdad
1788 erwischt 1. v. past participle of erwischen
2. v. third-person singular present of erwischen
3. v. second-person plural present of erwischen
4. v. imperative plural of erwischen
1789 Folgen 1. n. plural of Folge
Folge 1. n. sequence
2. n. consequence
3. n. (television) episode
1790 verschiedenen 1.
verschiede
n
1. adj. different
2. adj. various
1791 Huser 1. n. (nominative plural of Haus)
2. n. (accusative plural of Haus)
3. n. (genitive plural of Haus)
1792 starrte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of starren
2. v. third-person singular past tense of starren
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of starren
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of starren
1793 Beginn 1. n. start
1794 unseres 1.
unsere 1. pron. inflected form of unser
1795 jener 1. adj. that
2. pron. that one (him)
3. adj. inflected form of jene
4. pron. inflected form of jene
1796 bleibst 1. v. second-person singular present of bleiben
bleiben 1. vi. to remain, to stay, to keep
2. vi. to be left, to remain
1797 Versuch 1. n. attempt
2. n. experiment
3. n. try
4. n. test
5. n. trial
1798 Gegenteil 1. n. opposite (contrary thing)
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1799 womglich 1. adv. if anything
1800 erscheinen 1. v. to be published, to be released
2. v. to appear, to seem
1801 dicht 1. adj. thick
2. adj. tight
3. adj. close
4. adj. dense
5. adj. impermeable, sealed, closed (preventing passage or entrance)
1802 kriegst 1. v. second-person singular present of kriegen
kriegen 1. v. (colloquial) to get
2. v. (colloquial) to catch
3. v. (colloquial) to come down with
1803 Liebling 1. n. darling
2. n. favorite
3. n. favorite (adjective)
4. n. (surname, from=nicknames) originating as a nickname.
1804 verlangt 1.
verlangen 1. v. to ask for, demand
1805 dritte 1. ord. (ordinal) third
1806 tue 1. v. first-person singular present of tun
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of tun
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of tun
4. v. imperative singular of tun
tun 1. v. to do (to perform or execute an action)
2. v. (somewhat informal) to put, to place
3. v. (informal, colloquial) to fake, to feign, to pretend
4. v. (informal) to hurt somebody
1807 berlegt 1. v. third-person singular present of berlegen
2. v. second-person plural present of berlegen
3. v. imperative plural of berlegen
4. v. past participle of berlegen
berlegen 1. adj. superior (higher in quality)
2. v. to think, to think over
1808 gebaut 1. v. past participle of bauen
bauen 1. v. to build (a building)
2. v. (drug-related) to roll a joint
1809 Graf 1. n. count (member of German nobility)
2. n. (surname)
3. n. alternative spelling of Graph (smallest unit in a text)
1810 Zhne 1. n. plural of Zahn
1811 Minister 1. n. minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for
public service)
1812 vernnftig 1. adj. reasonable, sensible
1813 Angebot 1. n. offer
2. n. (economics no plural) supply
3. n. (low-priced offer) bargain
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1814 Fernseher 1. n. a television set
2. n. a television viewer (person)
1815 erzhlte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of erzhlen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of erzhlen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of erzhlen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of erzhlen
erzhlen 1. v. tell, narrate
1816 wird's 1.
1817 heit 1.
1818 heim 1. adv. home, home-, only in (flection of) verbs with the prefix "heim-"
1819 George 1.
1820 Ideen 1. n. plural of Idee
Idee 1. n. idea
1821 Maul 1. n. mouth of an animal
2. n. (rude) mouth of a person
1822 hab's 1.
1823 Gesetz 1. n. law
1824 Krankenhaus 1. n. hospital
1825 Wirkung 1. n. effect
2. n. (physics) action
1826 Stimmung 1. n. mood
2. n. (music) tuning (of an instrument)
1827 verstecken 1. vt. to hide
1828 anscheinend 1. adv. apparently
1829 behaupten 1. v. to claim, maintain, assert
1830 Nachmittag 1. n. afternoon
1831 lieen 1. v. first-person plural past tense of lassen
2. v. third-person plural past tense of lassen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive II of lassen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive II of lassen
lassen 1. v. (auxiliary) to allow, to permit, to let
2. v. (auxiliary) to have someone (do something), to have (something
done), to make (something happen), to cause (something to be done)
3. vt. to let, to leave
4. vt. to stop (something), to quit, to refrain from, to help doing
(something)
5. vi. to cease, to desist
1832 fnfzig 1. num. fifty
1833 Ball 1. n. ball (any roughly spherical object, spherical object used in
games)
2. n. ball (social gathering for dancing)
1834 bricht 1. v. third-person singular present of brechen
brechen 1. vt. to break
2. vt. to refract
3. vt. to vomit
4. vt. to fold
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5. vi. to become broken, to break, to fracture
1835 gbe 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of geben
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of geben
geben 1. vt. To give, to hand.
2. vt. To present, to put.
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) there to be (there is, there are), indicates
that something exists.
1836 Majestt 1. n. majesty
1837 bessere 1. v. first-person singular present of bessern
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of bessern
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of bessern
4. v. imperative singular of bessern
bessern 1. v. to improve, to better
1838 wachsen 1. vi. to grow
2. vi. to grow, to increase
3. v. to wax
1839 Puppe 1. n. (toy) doll
2. n. (zoology) pupa
3. n. (slang) girl
1840 anschlieend 1. adv. afterwards
2. adj. following
3. adj. adjoining
4. v. present participle of anschlieen
1841 redest 1. v. second-person singular present of reden
2. v. second-person singular subjunctive I of reden
reden 1. v. to talk
1842 Euer 1.
1843 zhlen 1. v. to count (to determine the number of objects in a group)
2. v. to count (to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system)
3. v. to count (to be of significance, to matter)
4. v. to count, to be reckoned (to be an example of something)
1844 Griff 1. n. grip
2. n. handle
1845 zweimal 1. adv. twice
1846 wit 1.
wissen 1. vt. To know, to be aware of (a fact).
1847 Schloss 1. n. lock
2. n. castle (chteau, palace, not fortified)
1848 einzelnen 1.
einzeln 1. adj. single
2. adj. separate
3. adj. discrete
4. adj. solitary, lone
5. adj. individual
1849 freien 1.
1850 seitdem 1. conj. since, ever since
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2. conj. since that
1851 fassen 1. v. to grasp
1852 Ausdruck 1. n. expression
2. n. (no plural) manner
3. n. printout
1853 Umgebung 1. n. environment (area around something)
1854 einiges 1. a. any, one, some kind of
2. a. a few, any, several, some
1855 hher 1. adj. (comparative of hoch)
1856 furchtbar 1. adj. terrible
1857 Schutz 1. n. protection
1858 weshalb 1. adv. why
1859 Unsinn 1. n. nonsense
1860 bemerkte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of bemerken
2. v. third-person singular past tense of bemerken
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of bemerken
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of bemerken
bemerken 1. v. to notice
2. v. to remark
1861 genannt 1. v. past participle of nennen
2. adj. called, mentioned, named
nennen 1. vt. to name, to give a name to (someone)
2. vt. to call (someone or something by some name or title)
3. vt. to mention
4. vt. to call out, to give (e.g. some request)
5. vr. to be called, to be named, to go by some name
1862 Feld 1. n. field
1863 europischen 1. adj. inflected form of europisch
europisch 1. adj. European
1864 Werk 1. n. work
2. n. factory, industrial facility
1865 Vertrauen 1. n. trust
1866 Rand 1. n. edge, brink, rim
2. n. ledge, margin
1867 Mord 1. n. murder
1868 lediglich 1. adv. merely
1869 jetz 1.
1870 Radio 1. n. radio
1871 Geschfte 1. n. plural of Geschft
Geschft 1. n. shop, store
2. n. business
3. n. business activity
4. n. transaction
1872 dreiig 1. num. thirty
1873 wirken 1. v. (to function correctly) to work
2. v. to be effective
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3. v. to take effect
1874 erinnert 1. v. third-person singular present of erinnern
2. v. second-person plural present of erinnern
3. v. imperative plural of erinnern
4. v. past participle of erinnern
erinnern 1. vt. to remind
2. vr. to remember
1875 mua 1.
1876 Gewissen 1. n. conscience (moral sense or faculty)
1877 strt 1. v. third-person singular present of stren
2. v. second-person plural present of stren
3. v. imperative plural of stren
stren 1. v. to disturb
1878 Vgel 1. n. (nominative plural of Vogel)
2. n. (accusative plural of Vogel)
3. n. (genitive plural of Vogel)
1879 Polen 1. n. Poland, a country in Eastern Europe
1880 Jungs 1. n. plural of Junge
1881 mitgebracht 1. v. past participle of mitbringen
mitbringen 1. vt. to bring along, to bring with
2. vt. to take along, to take with
1882 wichtige 1.
wichtig 1. adj. important
1883 hey 1.
1884 lasst 1. v. second-person plural present of lassen
2. v. imperative plural of lassen
1885 fehlen 1. v. to lack
2. v. to be absent
3. v. (dated) to fail
1886 gewi 1. a. certain, sure
2. av. assuredly, certainly
1887 rot 1. adj. red
2. adj. red-haired (short for rothaarig)
3. adj. (politics) leftist, on the left of the political spectrum
4. adj. (politics Germany) specifically, pertaining to the SPD (a large
social democratic party in Germany) or Linke (a far-left political
party in Germany)
5. adj. (historical offensive) Indian (pertaining to the Native
Americans)
1888 Polizisten 1. n. (nominative plural of Polizist)
2. n. (genitive of Polizist)
3. n. (genitive plural of Polizist)
4. n. (dative of Polizist)
5. n. (dative plural of Polizist)
Polizist 1. n. policeman
1889 berrascht 1. adj. surprised
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2. v. third-person singular present of berraschen
3. v. second-person plural present of berraschen
4. v. imperative plural of berraschen
5. v. past participle of berraschen
1890 Geschenk 1. n. present, gift
1891 Waffen 1. n. plural of Waffe
Waffe 1. n. weapon, arm
2. n. talon
1892 hattest 1. v. second-person singular past tense of haben
haben 1. vt. To have, to possess, to own.
2. vt. To have, to hold, to contain.
3. v. (auxiliary) To have, forms the perfect and past perfect tense
1893 Stock 1. n. stick, staff
2. n. stock
3. n. twig (of a tree)
4. n. tree trunk (with its roots)
5. n. (also Bienenstock) hive, beehive
1894 stieg 1. v. Preterite form of steigen.
steigen 1. vi. to ascend, to climb
2. vi. to rise
3. v. to step
1895 Spur 1. n. trace
2. n. lane
3. n. (mathematics) trace
4. n. (music) track
1896 Neues 1. n. innovation, news, novelty, something new
1897 Herrschaften 1. n. plural of Herrschaft
Herrschaft 1. n. lordship
2. n. reign, dominion
3. n. (in the obsolete or ironic) ladies and gentlemen (used to courtly
address an audience)
1898 per 1. p. by, by means of, on, through, with
1899 irgendwas 1. pron. anything, something
1900 interessant 1. adj. interesting
1901 hchstens 1. adv. at most
1902 Paar 1. n. pair, couple.
1903 Gte 1. n. goodness
1904 aha 1. interj. aha
1905 nah 1. adj. near (in space or time or in an abstract sense)
2. adv. near (in space or time or in an abstract sense)
1906 bisch 1.
1907 Pferd 1. n. horse
2. n. (chess) knight
1908 Sturm 1. n. storm
1909 schweren 1.
schwer 1. adj. heavy, weighty
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2. adj. difficult, hard
3. adj. serious
4. adj. indigestible (food)
1910 Wert 1. n. worth
2. n. value
1911 Gefhle 1. n. plural of Gefhl "feelings"
Gefhl 1. n. feeling
2. n. sense of something. (fr etwas)
1912 Post 1. n. (method of sending mail or mail sent by this method) post
2. n. post office
1913 knftig 1. adj. future
2. adv. henceforth, in the future
1914 gewut 1.
wissen 1. vt. To know, to be aware of (a fact).
1915 Kiste 1. n. chest, box
1916 Botschaft 1. n. message.
2. n. news, tidings.
3. n. embassy.
1917 Brcke 1. n. bridge
2. n. (software, design) The bridge pattern.
1918 Knie 1. n. knee
1919 Familien 1. n. plural of Familie
Familie 1. n. family
1920 darunter 1. adv. below it, below that, thereunder
1921 angerufen 1. v. past participle of anrufen
anrufen 1. vt. to call by telephone, to ring (someone)
2. vt. to call on (someone, e.g. a divine being), to appeal to, to call
upon
1922 Gefngnis 1. n. (building) prison, jail
2. n. (sentence) prison
1923 Dingen 1.
Ding 1. n. thing
2. n. Thing
1924 bestellt 1. v. third-person singular present of bestellen
2. v. second-person plural present of bestellen
3. v. imperative plural of bestellen
4. v. past participle of bestellen
bestellen 1. vt. To order, demand delivery
1925 Pause 1. n. pause, break
1926 Zustand 1. n. condition, state
2. n. (software, design) The state pattern.
1927 Berg 1. n. A mountain, hill
2. n. (surname), as of the composer Alban Berg.
3. n. A place name, notably of
1928 suchte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of suchen
2. v. third-person singular past tense of suchen
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3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of suchen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of suchen
suchen 1. v. to seek
2. v. to search, to look for
1929 Paris 1. n. Paris
1930 China 1. n. China (country)
1931 kme 1. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of kommen
2. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of kommen
kommen 1. vi. to come, to arrive, to approach
2. vi. to come on, to cooperate, to join
3. v. (impersonal) to occur, to happen, to come to be
4. vi. to orgasm, to cum (can be used either personally or
impersonally)
1932 Kamera 1. n. camera (device for taking photographs or filming)
1933 gezeigt 1. v. past participle of zeigen
zeigen 1. v. to point at
2. v. to demonstrate, to show
1934 Koch 1. n. cook, a cooker
2. n. (surname, A=An, occupational, from=occupations)
1935 geschlafen 1. v. past participle of schlafen
schlafen 1. v. to sleep
2. v. to "sleep" on something, to wait and think before making a
decision
1936 h 1. interj. uh (expression of confusion or uncertainty)
1937 beruhigt 1.
beruhigen 1. v. to calm
1938 schickt 1. v. third-person singular present of schicken
2. v. second-person plural present of schicken
3. v. imperative plural of schicken
schicken 1. vt. to send
2. vr. to hurry (rare)
3. vr. to be decent, to be appropriate
1939 Mrchen 1. n. fable, fairy tale
1940 treibt 1. v. third-person singular present of treiben
2. v. second-person plural present of treiben
3. v. imperative plural of treiben
treiben 1. vt. to drive (e.g. livestock), to propel, to force
2. vt. to put forth, to produce, to sprout
3. vt. to urge
4. vt. to fuck
5. vi. to drift, to float about
1941 glei 1.
1942 rechte 1.
1943 Hauses 1. n. (genitive of Haus)
1944 Amt 1. n. office
1945 Wissen 1. n. knowledge
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1946 Kanzler 1. n. chancellor
2. n. abbreviation of Bundeskanzler
1947 sehn 1.
1948 Es 1. n. (psychology) id
1949 Sicht 1. n. view
2. n. sight
3. n. visibility
1950 schlechter 1. adj. (comparative of schlecht)
schlecht 1. adj. bad
1951 du's 1.
1952 heran 1.
1953 zhlt 1. v. third-person singular present of zhlen
2. v. second-person plural present of zhlen
3. v. imperative plural of zhlen
zhlen 1. v. to count (to determine the number of objects in a group)
2. v. to count (to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system)
3. v. to count (to be of significance, to matter)
4. v. to count, to be reckoned (to be an example of something)
1954 stattdessen 1.
1955 streiten 1. vi. to argue, to fight, to quarrel
1956 angekommen 1. v. past participle of ankommen
ankommen 1. vi. to arrive
2. v. (impersonal, with preposition auf) to depend on
3. v. (impersonal, with preposition auf) to be important, to matter
1957 heimlich 1. adj. secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret)
1958 beweisen 1. v. to prove
1959 Berliner 1. n. a Berliner (native or inhabitant of Berlin)
2. adj. from, of, or pertaining to Berlin
3. n. a pastry similar to a doughnut, with a sweet filling, a Berliner
1960 drinnen 1. adv. inside
1961 Bedeutung 1. n. meaning, sense
2. n. meaning, significance
1962 sy 1.
1963 tglich 1. adj. daily
1964 Region 1. n. region
1965 anderem 1. adj. strong masculine singular dative of anderer
2. adj. strong neuter singular dative of anderer
3. pron. Inflected form of anderer.
1966 Figur 1. n. figure, figurine
2. n. character (being in a story)
3. n. piece (one of the small objects played in board games)
4. n. figure (a drawing or representation conveying information)
5. n. figure (the shape of human body)
1967 spren 1. v. to feel
1968 letztes 1. a. final, hindmost, last, latest, latter, ultimate
letzte 1. adj. inflected form of letzter
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1969 begeistert 1. adj. enthusiastic
2. v. third-person singular present of begeistern
3. v. second-person plural present of begeistern
4. v. imperative plural of begeistern
5. v. past participle of begeistern
begeistern 1. vt. to fill with enthusiasm, to enthuse
2. vr. to be enthusiastic, to enthuse
1970 Internet 1. n. internet (internet)
1971 Unglck 1. n. bad luck, misfortune
2. n. accident, calamity, catastrophe
1972 Jugend 1. n. youth
1973 entwickelt 1. v. third-person singular present of entwickeln
2. v. second-person plural present of entwickeln
3. v. imperative plural of entwickeln
4. v. past participle of entwickeln
entwickeln 1. v. to develop
1974 frchte 1. v. first-person singular present of frchten
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive I of frchten
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive I of frchten
4. v. imperative singular of frchten
frchten 1. vt. to fear
2. vr. to be afraid
1975 Kontrolle 1. n. control
1976 Panik 1. n. panic
1977 sicherlich 1. adv. certainly
1978 wichtiger 1. adj. (comparative of wichtig)
wichtig 1. adj. important
1979 Ruf 1. n. call
2. n. reputation
1980 ffentlichen 1.
ffentlich 1. adj. public
1981 Grenze 1. n. border
2. n. limit
3. n. frontier
1982 papa 1.
1983 lebte 1. v. first-person singular past tense of leben
2. v. third-person singular past tense of leben
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive II of leben
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive II of leben
leben 1. vi. to live, to be alive
2. vi. to dwell, to reside
3. vi. to live, to exist, to occupy a place
4. vi. To cope with, to live with, to deal with.
1984 sozusagen 1. adv. so to speak, in a manner of speaking
1985 Programm 1. n. program
2. n. (TV, radio) channel, network, station
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1986 Zigarette 1. n. cigarette
1987 befand 1. v. first-person singular past tense of befinden
2. v. third-person singular past tense of befinden
befinden 1. vr. to be (to occupy a place, to be located)
1988 hell 1. adj. clear, bright, light
1989 nimmer 1. adv. (South Germany Austria) never
2. adv. (South Germany Austria) no more
3. adv. (South Germany Austria) no longer
4. adv. (South Germany Austria) never more, never again
1990 Gerusch 1. n. noise, sound
1991 Band 1. n. A volume of a multi-volume set of books
2. n. A shackle.
3. n. An intimate bond to a person.
4. n. Tape or ribbon.
5. n. (anatomy) A ligament.
1992 Heimat 1. n. home, homeland
2. n. native country
3. n. home town, home village
1993 Johannes 1. n. (biblical character) John.
2. n. (given name, male).
1994 Hamburg 1. n. Hamburg (German state)
2. n. Hamburg (German city)
1995 nutzen 1. v. to use
1996 Runde 1. n. a round
1997 Eingang 1. n. entrance, entry
2. n. arrival
3. n. input
4. n. entrance gate, doorway, hall, passage
5. n. orifice
1998 hilf 1. v. imperative singular of helfen
1999 wobei 1. adv. during what
2. adv. whereby, whereat, in the course of which
2000 Jacke 1. n. jacket

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