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Nur ein Sportler kann dieses Rennen gewinnen.

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nur
     adv. only, just, merely, simply
     adv. ever; at all
     adv. however, though
     conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
ein
     art. a, an
     adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
     adj. (predicative) on
Sportler
     n-m. sportsman, athlete
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
dieses
     pron. singular of dieser
     pron. genitive singular of dieser
     dieser
          pron. this one, this
          pron. that one, that
Rennen
     n-n. (sports) race, a competitive event in sports
     n-n. the act of running
gewinnen
     v. to win; to be victorious
     v. to win something; to gain
     v. to win over; to persuade
     v. to win or extract a resource




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