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Kann ich mir ne Zigarette von dir schnorren?

Translation

Can I scrounge a ciggy off you?



Analysis


kann
     v. first-person singular present of können
     v. third-person singular present 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
ich
     pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
mir
     pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
     pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
ne
     interj. (colloquial) right?; is it?; is it not?; tag question
     interj. Alternative spelling of nee
     art. Alternative spelling of 'ne
Zigarette
     n-f. cigarette
von
     prep. from
     prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
     prep. by (with passive voice)
     prep. about, of (a topic)
     prep. on, with (a resource)
dir
     pron. personal dative of du; you, to you.
     pron. dative of du; yourself, to yourself.
schnorren
     v. (informal) to scrounge, sponge, cadge




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