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Er konnte sich ausweisen

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Er
     n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
     pron. (personal) he.
     pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
     pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
     pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
konnte
     v. first-person singular preterite of können
     v. third-person singular preterite of können
     können
          v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          v.          (auxiliary)
          v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
          v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
          v.          to be possible, to make sense
          v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
          v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
sich
     pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
ausweisen
     v. to expel (from a country)
     v. to designate, to demarcate (an area as/for something)
     v. to identify someone as something
     v. (finance) show, display
     v. to prove one's identity




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