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How do you ask for the meaning of a word in German?

I was wondering how could you ask for the meaning of a word in German. I'm a bit surprised that a Google search for "ask for word meaning in German" didn't provide any direct useful link. After searching for "to mean" in a dictionary I found that…
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So and die in this question

Luzern (Tolstoy's book) In einer Pause, als der Sänger sich räusperte, fragte ich den Lakaien, wer der Sänger sei und ob er oft hierher käme. »So an die zwei Mal im Sommer«, erwiderte der Lakai. »Er ist aus dem Kanton Aargau, er zieht so bettelnd…
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How to ask "does it come with chips/rice/potatoes?" in a restaurant

This has been bothering me for a while now when I order food in restaurants. Would I just be able to say "Kommt es mit Reis dazu?" or does that sound odd?
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How to say "I know who you are"

I'm writing a story where one man says to another man in German, "I know who you are." They only just met, and they wouldn't use "du". Is this right: "Ich weiss wer Sie sind"? And does it need a comma after "weiss"? EDIT: They just met. They are…
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Wohin/wo sind denn die Kinder gelaufen?

_____ sind denn die Kinder gelaufen? a) Wohin b) Wo Is it true that both choices can be used here? "Wohin" would mean "Where have the children run to?", and "wo" would mean "Where did the children run?"
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Trennbare Verben in Fragen

Arrange the following words into a sentence Theater-mitkommen-du-ins-? me: Kommst du ins Theater mit? Book: Kommst du mit ins Theater? Why is the mit after the pronoun here?
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How to use Es in deutsch

"Ich musste mich beeilen, damit ich es dir nicht sagen konnte." Why this sentence is using es. Can I ignore the es here?
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How to ask for travelling recommendations in German

I habe keine Idee überhaupt (über heute Abend). Kann ich bitte noch mal fragen für deine Empfehlung? Ich möchte etwas mit viel spaß machen, aber nicht bis zu spät, und mit nicht zu viel trinken, weil Morgen ist meinen letzten Tag hier. Freundlich…
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Weird question with "ob"

Ob den Patienten bewusst ist, dass sie mit Hausmitteln behandelt werden? Please translate this literally to English. Why is there an "ob"? Should the question just be like this: Ist den Patienten bewusst, dass sie mit Hausmitteln behandelt…
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Weird question with "glauben"

Was glaubt ihr denn, wem es einfallen würde, Kinder wie euch anzugreifen? I want to confirm what I know. Is this question the colloquial version of this question?: Wem, glaubt ihr, würde es einfallen, Kinder wie euch anzugreifen?
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Warum ist es "Wie ist deine Adresse" und nicht "Was"?

I've started learning German only recently and as far as I know Wie is how in English and Was is what. However, I have noticed that sometimes it says Wie where it would be more logical to say Was. For example, in my book it says "Wie ist deine…
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How to ask with "Als"?

The question is just like a conversation between two persons one of the is making a "Kostümfest" and asks his friend about his "Kostüm" .How could he ask him using "als" in the beginning or is there any other way to ask about that. Notice that the…
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Wie kann man auf Deutsch sagen, dass man allein ist?

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen (single) und (ledig) auf Deutsch?
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Could also to be used "was" instead "wie"?

In English one asks "what's your name?"(the same pattern in my mother language) but why german uses "wie" i.e. "how", this question word seems to me fine when asking one's age, but to get information about proper nouns why this is different than…
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How to ask questions in German regarding persons and objects

There’s a distinctive difference between asking questions about people and objects in English: Who did you go with yesterday? With what did you go to the party yesterday? I know that it’s something similar in German and it involves womit, but…
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