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Trotz des schlechten Wetters griffen die Reifen hervorragendTranslation
The tires did grip superbly despite the bad weather.Analysis
| Trotz |
| n-m. defiance |
| prep. in spite of, despite |
| des |
| art. the; genitive singular masculine of der |
| art. the; genitive singular neuter of der |
| der |
| art. the; definite article for several declensions: |
| art. Nominative singular masculine |
| art. Genitive singular feminine |
| art. Dative singular feminine |
| art. Genitive plural for all genders. |
| pron. who; that; which |
| pron. (attributive, stressed) that |
| pron. (indicative) him, he |
| pron. (differential) the one, him |
| schlechten |
| adj. inflected form of schlecht |
| schlecht |
| adj. bad |
| Wetters |
| n. genitive singular of Wetter |
| Wetter |
| n-n. weather |
| n-n. storm |
| griffen |
| v. first-person plural past tense of greifen |
| v. third-person plural past tense of greifen |
| v. first-person plural subjunctive II of greifen |
| v. third-person plural subjunctive II of greifen |
| greifen |
| v. to grab; to grasp; to grip (something) |
| v. to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way) |
| v. (intransitive) to reach; to grab |
| v. to capture (someone) |
| v. (transitive, music, chords) to strike |
| v. (intransitive) to take hold; to bite |
| die |
| art. The; declined form of der |
| pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) That; which; who; whom; whose. |
| pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) This one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them |
| der |
| art. the; definite article for several declensions: |
| art. Nominative singular masculine |
| art. Genitive singular feminine |
| art. Dative singular feminine |
| art. Genitive plural for all genders. |
| pron. who; that; which |
| pron. (attributive, stressed) that |
| pron. (indicative) him, he |
| pron. (differential) the one, him |
| Reifen |
| n-m. tyre(s) |
| n. dative plural of Reif |
| hervorragend |
| adj. outstanding, superb |
| adj. paramount, eminent |
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