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Indonesian hint → German answer

kehilangan

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verlieren

[fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]

verbA1

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kehilangan

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der Verlust

/ˈfɛɐ̯lʊst/

nounB1

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tersesat

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verirrt

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁt]

adjectiveA2

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banyak

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die Menge

[ˈmɛŋə]

nounA1

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banyak

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jede Menge

[ˈjeːdə ˈmɛŋə]

nounA1

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keras

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laut

[laʊt]

adjA2

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cinta

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die Liebe

[ˈliːbə]

nounA1

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indah

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wunderschön

[ˈvʊndɐˌʃøːn]

adjectiveA2

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kekasih

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der Liebhaber

/ˈliːbhaːbɐ/

nounA2

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rendah

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niedrig

[ˈniːdʁɪç]

adjectiveA2

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kesetiaan

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die Treue

[ˈtʁɔʏə]

nounC1

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keberuntungan

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das Glück

/das ɡlʏk/

nounA2

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beruntung

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glücklich

/ˈɡlʏklɪç/

adjectiveA2

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bagasi

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das Gepäck

[ɡəˈpɛk]

nounB1

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makan siang

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das Mittagessen

/ˈmɪthaːtsˌʔeːsn̩/

nounA1

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istirahat makan siang

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die Mittagspause

/ˈmɪtaːksˌpaʊ̯zə/

nounA2

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waktu makan siang

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die Mittagszeit

/ˈmɪtaːksˌtsaɪ̯t/

nounA2

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mesin

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die Maschine

[maˈʃiːnə]

nounA1

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kesal

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sauer

[ˈzaʊ̯ɐ]

adjectiveB1

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majalah

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die Zeitschrift

/ˈtsaɪ̯tʃʁɪft/

nounA1

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magnetik

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magnetisch

/maɡˈneːtɪʃ/

adjectiveC1

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ukuran

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die Größenordnung

[ˈɡʁøːsn̩ˌʔɔʁdnʊŋ]

nounC1

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utama

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Haupt-

[haʊpt]

adjectiveA1

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terutama

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hauptsächlich

/ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzɛtlɪç/

adverbB1

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