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Ich wollte mich doch nur wehren.

Translation

I only tried to defend myself.



Analysis


Ich
     n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     n. self, me, him, etc.
     pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
wollte
     v. first-person singular preterite of wollen
     v. third-person singular preterite of wollen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of wollen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of wollen
     wollen
          adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
          v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
          v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
          v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
mich
     pron. accusative of ich: me
doch
     part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
     conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless
     conj. for all that; after all; but
     adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless
     adv. really; just
     adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we
nur
     adv. only, just, merely, simply
     adv. ever; at all
     adv. however, though
     conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
wehren
     v. to fight
     v. to defend




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