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100	alle	©
1. pron. feminine singular of all
2. pron. plural of all
3. det. feminine singular of all
4. det. plural of all
5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone
	alles
1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
101	diese	©
1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this"
2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman.
3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these"
Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid.
	dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
102	nun	©
1. adv. now, at this moment
2. adv. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence
Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
3. adv. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis
103	also	©
1. conj. so, therefore
Er aß zu viel Kuchen, also wurde er krank. - He ate too much cake so he got sick.
2. adv. then, thus, so, hence (Used to connect a sentence or clause with previous information.)
Heute bin ich beschäftigt. Also sollen wir uns morgen treffen? - I'm busy today. Should we meet tomorrow then?
3. adv. Used to introduce additional information about something previously mentioned.
104	kommt	©
1. v. third-person singular of kommen
2. v. second-person plural of kommen
3. v. plural imperative of kommen
	kommen
1. v. to come; to arrive
2. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
105	gar	©
1. adj. cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption)
2. adj. (of a metal) refined
3. adv. (negative polarity) at all; even
Sie hat gar kein Geld. - She has no money at all.
Er ist gar nicht gekommen. - He didn't even show up. / He didn't show up at all.
106	durch	©
1. prep. by means of; by; through
Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
3. prep. through (a period of time)
107	zur	©
1. contraction. contraction of zu der
	zu
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
2. prep. with respect to; regarding
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
	der
1. art. the
2. art. feminine singular of der
3. art. genitive plural of der
4. pron. who; that; which
108	sehr	©
1. adv. very
Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy.
2. adv. a lot, much
Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot.
109	heute	©
1. adv. today
110	machen	©
1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
2. v. to make, prepare
Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
111	bist	©
1. v. second-person singular present of sein
Du bist nicht mein Sohn. - You are not my son.
	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)
112	bis	©
1. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over.
2. conj. (coordinating) to
Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week.
Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown.
113	kein	©
1. pron. no; not a(n); not one; not any
Das ist kein Bett. - That is no bed.
uxi, Es gibt kein Brot., There is no bread.
114	viel
1. pron. much, a lot
Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened.
2. det. much, many
Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money.
3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele
115	wer	©
1. pron. (interrogative) who (what person or people)
Wer hat das gesagt? - Who said that?
2. pron. (interrogative, colloquial) what, which (one) (see usage notes)
3. pron. (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden. - Whoever has a question, put up their hands now.
116	Zeit	©
1. n-f. time (as a concept)
2. n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit))
3. n-f. period, era (time in the past)
4. n-f. stint (e.g. in the army)
5. n-f. (grammar) tense
117	einmal	©
1. adv. once, one time (one and only one time)
Ich werde das nur einmal sagen. - I'm only going to say it once.
2. adv. once (formerly; during some period in the past)
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
3. adv. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
118	weil	©
1. conj. because, given that
Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin. - I can't come because I'm sick.
119	dieser	©
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that

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