Common German Words

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80	mein	©
1. det. (possessive) my
81	am	©
1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the
am Ende - at the end
am Rande - on the margin(s)
am Leben - alive
2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the
	an
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
	dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
82	hatte	©
1. v. first-person singular preterite of haben
2. v. third-person singular preterite of haben
	haben
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
83	alles	©
1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
Alles ist gut. - All is well.
2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
84	nichts	©
1. pron. nothing
Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing.
85	über	©
1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
86	ihm	©
1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen?
Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him!
2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).
87	hast	©
1. v. second-person singular present of haben
	haben
1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
88	keine	©
1. not a
2. pron. feminine of kein
Das ist keine Lampe. - That is not a lamp.
3. pron. of kein
Elemente sind Stoffe, die in keine einfacheren Stoffe zerlegt werden können. - Elements are substances that can not be decomposed into any simpler substance.
4. pron. feminine of keiner
89	ganz
1. adj. entire, whole, complete
Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken.
2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends.
3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
90	etwas	©
1. pron. something
2. adv. somewhat, slightly
3. adv. a little, a bit
4. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of
Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead.
91	seine	©
1. pron. feminine singular of seiner
2. pron. plural of seiner
3. det. feminine singular of sein
4. det. plural of sein
	sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
92	will	©
1. v. first-person singular present of wollen
2. v. third-person singular present of wollen
	wollen
1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
93	ihre	©
1. det. feminine singular of ihr
2. det. plural of ihr
3. det. her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
94	gut	©
1. adj. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. - We must be good to feel good.
2. adj. good (effective; useful)
3. adj. good (fortunate)
4. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
95	wo	©
1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place)
Wo bist du? - Where are you?
2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold.
3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time)
96	Frau
1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
97	können	©
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
2. v. (auxiliary)
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
98	geht	©
1. v. second-person plural present of gehen
2. v. third-person singular present of gehen
3. v. plural imperative of gehen
	gehen
1. v. to go, to walk
2. v. to leave
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)

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