Common German Words

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420	manchmal
1. adv. sometimes
421	gerne
1. adv. Alternative form of gern. (Both are roughly equally frequent.)
2. interj. (commonly said in answer to danke; usually not translated into English) don't mention it, not at all, you're welcome
422	Liebe
1. n-f. love (tender feeling of affection)
2. n-f. a feeling of love for someone or something particular
3. n-f. a love relationship
4. n-f. (euphemism) sex; sexual relations; sexual intercourse
423	Frage
1. n-f. question (interrogative sentence or phrase) + an (object) = for
Eine Frage an euch. - A question for you.
2. n-f. question, issue (subject or topic for consideration or investigation)
3. n-f. question, doubt (challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter)
424	Glück
1. n. happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)
Das größte Glück im Leben ist es, geliebt zu werden. - The greatest joy in life is to be loved.
das Streben nach Glück - pursuit of happiness
2. n. luck, success (mostly when seen as dependant on unearned, accidental factors)
Er hatte immer schon viel Glück bei den Frauen. - He’s always had a lot of luck with the ladies.
425	ließ
1. v. first-person singular preterite of lassen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of lassen
	lassen
1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
426	Eltern
1. n. parents
427	zehn
1. num. (cardinal) ten (numerical value represented in Arabic numerals as 10)
428	warten
1. v. to wait (for) (+preo, auf, accusative)
2. v. to maintain (chiefly a machine, e.g. a car or heating)
429	Männer
1. n. plural of Mann
	Mann
1. n. man, male human being
2. n. husband
430	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. plural imperative of sitzen
	sitzen
1. v. to sit; to perch
2. v. to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state)
3. v. to fit
4. v. to be (i, e.g. with voller)
431	schwer
1. adj. heavy, weighty
2. adj. difficult, hard
eine schwere Aufgabe - a difficult task
3. adj. serious
4. adj. (of food) indigestible
432	Licht	©
1. n. light
2. n. (colloquial) candle
3. n. (hunting) eye of game, especially ground game
433	Ihre	©
1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
	Ihr
1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
434	vorbei
1. adj. (predicative) over, past, up (of time)
Es ist vorbei zwischen uns. - It's over between us.
2. prep. past (a place) (+preo, an, dative)
vorbei an der Ampel - past the traffic light
435	besonders
1. adv. especially, particularly
Ich mag Musik, besonders Rock. - I love music, especially rock.
2. adv. (emphatic) very, especially
besonders gut - very good
Sei besonders leise. - Be very quiet.
436	Gedanken
1. n. plural of Gedanke
2. n. accusative singular of Gedanke
3. n. dative singular of Gedanke
	Gedanke
1. n. thought
2. n. idea, plan
3. n. concept
437	sprechen
1. v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German.
Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent.
Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly
2. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
438	wenigstens
1. adv. at least
439	passiert
1. Participle. past participle of passieren
2. adj. sieved
passierte Tomaten in der Tube - sieved tomatoes in the tube
3. v. third-person singular present of passieren
4. v. second-person plural present of passieren
	passieren
1. v. to happen
2. v. to move beyond; pass
3. v. to pass through a sieve, to strain (+aux, haben)

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