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- eight
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- all kinds of, all sorts of
- (Grammatically, it's like an indefinite article basically.)
see details >2.- quite something!
- (As a standalone or in the phrase "Das ist ja allerhand.", it's an expression of being surprised or stunned, more often in a bad way. Think of someone getting a rent increase of 30%.)
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- both
- (Some call it pronoun, some call it adjective. It doesn't really matter, as it's a question of definition. It definitely gets endings. There's the plural endings and there's also "beides".)
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- both these things
- (only for generic thing, like two options for example)
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- in exchange
- (often in combination with an "aber" somewhere, in contexts of making some kind of deal.)
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- about that, for that, around that
- (Translation depends on the verb it comes with)
Opposite (closest): worumsee details >2.- for that reason
- (Pretty much a synonym for "deshalb" and "deswegen")
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- under it, under that
- (For location and also for all verbs that go with "unter" as a preposition.)
Opposite (closest): darübersee details >2.- among it, among that
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- the
- (definite article for neuter nouns, works for Nominative and Accusative)
2.- which, that
- (relative pronoun for neuter nouns in Nominative and Accusative)
see details >3.- that
- (German tends to use the normal articles more where English would use the demonstrative versions "this" and "that")
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- the same
- (Officially, it is one word, because it can NOT be used like an adjective. That would be "der gleiche". Many Germans do it wrong, though, and I think the rule is dumb.)
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- your
- (Singular, so it's a form of "du". Gets endings, so you'll have "meine, meinen, meinem" and so on)
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- to whom
- (Dative plural for of the pronoun "die")
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- whose
- (Genitive for "plural" and for "singular feminine".)
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- the one (who), he (who)
- (Masculine singular - Commonly used for structures like "derjenige, der [explanation]". )
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- the same
- (Officially, it is one word, because it can NOT be used like an adjective. That would be "der gleiche". Many Germans do it wrong, though, and I think the rule is dumb.)
Opposite (closest): dieselbe - see details >1.
- you
- (Accusative of "du")
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- the one (who), she (who)
- (Feminine singular - Commonly used for structures like "diejenige, die [explanation]". ))
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- this
- (German tends to use the normal article "der/die/das..." a lot where English uses "this". Especially in the beginning of sentences, German would use "das" for "this" as a pronoun.)
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- the same
- (Officially, it is one word, because it can NOT be used like an adjective. That would be "der gleiche". Many Germans do it wrong, though, and I think the rule is dumb.)
Opposite (closest): derselbe - see details >1.
- (to) you
- (Dative form of "du". Related to English "thee")
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- own
- (as in "one's own")
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- one another, each other
- (Kind of implies living beings. Sounds a bit weird for devices or machines.)
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- he
- (also: it)
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- it
- (also occassionally "he" or "she")
see details >2.- "nothing"
- (can be an empty filler that just serves to fill the first spot)
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- something
- (Very often shortened to "was" in daily life. Quick tip: adjectives after it ALWAYS get "-es" - "etwas gutes, schönes,..." Practice that, it'll make you sound much better.)
see details >2.- a (little) bit
- (Not very common in this sense.)
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- for this
- (Strong focus on the fact that it is here.)
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- him
- (Accusative of "er")
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- you all
- (Plural, when you're addressing a group of people. )
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- some(one), any(one)
- (basically the "a"-article, on vague steroids)
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- someone, anyone
- (pretty much the same as "irgendwer", higher "any"-factor than just "jemand")
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- some random
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- someone, anyone
- (with an emphasis on the notion of "any")
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- every, each
- (As in "every X" with "x" being a being or item. The word gets endings according to case and gender, so there's jeden, jedes, jeder and so on.)
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- everyone, any man
- (Mostly used in contexts of something being for everyone.)
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- one, you
- (impersonal third person pronoun that you use if you don't have a specific person in mind. English pretty much always uses "you" for that, and that tends to pick up in German, as well, but still "man" is an absolute must have.)
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- me
- (Accusative form of "ich". Lines up fairly well with "me", but NOT ALWAYS!!)
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- to me, me
- (The Dative of "ich" and very very common for a number of everyday phrasings like the German version for "I am cold.". A common question learners have is about the difference between "mir" and "für mich" (details in the article))
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