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The meaning of the German word "dir" and how you use it

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dir
(personal pronoun) (dative) you; to you; for you; from you; from you; (for) yourself If a part of the sentence is on the receiving end of the direct object in the sentence (eg; hearing the truth / getting a gift), or of an implied object in a surrounding clause, (He told me, *that you were coming*) then it is what we call the 'indirect object'. The indirect object always goes in the dative case.
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Sie gibt dir ein Geschenk .
She gives you a present.
Ich schicke dir eine Postkarte .
I send you a postcard.
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Arriving in Germany
Hi Tom ! Super , danke ! Und dir ?
Hi Tom! Great, thanks! And you?
"The Most Holy Thing In the World" - Berge
Ich glaub , ich hab dir bis jetzt noch gar nicht davon erzählt
I think I haven't yet told you about this at all
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Und dir sagen , dass du perfekt bist , so wie du bist
And say to you that you are perfekt just how you are
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dir
(personal pronoun) (dative) you (following dative preposition) Certain prepositions always take the dative, so you need to use dative pronouns after them.
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Ich gehe mit dir zum Markt .
I go with you to the market.
Das war sehr nett von dir .
That was very nice of you.
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Simple German Phrases
Ich würde mich gerne mit dir treffen .
I would gladly meet up with you.
Simple German Phrases
Ich würde mich gerne mit dir treffen .
I would gladly meet up with you.
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Ich mal dein Bild an den Himmel und jeder schaut auf zu dir
I paint your picture on(to) the sky and everyone looks up at (to) you
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dir
(preposition) you (following dative verb, phrase) Certain verbs and phrases always take the dative, so you need to use dative pronouns after them.
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Wie geht es dir ?
How are you?
Ich folge dir .
I'll follow you.
Sie hilft dir gerne .
She happily helps you.
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"Maria" - Alle Achtung
Die ganze Zeit renn' ich dir nach und jetzt klebst du mir am Ohr
The whole time I've been chasing after you and now you're stuck to my ear
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Ich möchte dir applaudieren ,
I would like to applaud you
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Wenn du Klamotten trägst , die dir stehen , wo du selber weißt ,
When you wear clothes that suit you, where you yourself know,
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Stell...dir...vor
(reflexive separable prefix verb) (Imper.) (du) to imagine; to picture
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Stell dir einen großen Wald vor .
Image a bit forest.
Stell dir vor , du wärst der Präsident .
Imagine you were the president.
Stell dir das vor !
Picture that!
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What Is Blockchain Technology?
Stell dir vor - dein Auto zahlt ein Parkticket für dich ,
Imagine - your car pays a parking ticket for you,
The Decision: Organ Donation
Stell dir mal vor , da wartet jemand jahrelang auf 'ne Niere
Imagine, here someone's been waiting for a kidney for years
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Stell dir dein Gehirn als üppig en , dicht en Dschungel vor .
Imagine your brain as a lush, thick jungle.
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mach...dir...sorgen...um
(reflexive prepositional phrasal verb) (Imper.) (present) (du) to worry about This phrase uses dative reflexive pronouns. This means "mich" becomes "mir", and "dich" becomes "dir". The other reflexive pronouns remain the same.
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Mach dir Sorgen um dich selbst !
Worry about yourself!
Mach dir keine Sorgen um das Projekt !
Don't worry about the project!
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"Once Around the World" - Cro
Baby bitte mach dir nie mehr Sorgen um Geld .
Baby, please don't ever worry about money again.
"Once Around the World" - Cro
Also komm , Baby bitte mach dir nie mehr Sorgen um Geld .
So come, baby please don't worry about money again.
"Once Around the World" - Cro
Also komm , Baby bitte mach dir nie mehr Sorgen um Geld .
So come, baby please don't worry about money again.
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