English Sentence:

I don't think he understands the seriousness of the situation.

German Translation:

Ich glaube nicht, dass er den Ernst der Lage erkennt.

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ich

1. I 2. me, myself

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glauben

1. to believe 2. to guess 3. to think 4. to estimate

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nicht

not

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dass

that

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er

1. he 2. it (regarding things)

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den

1. the (accusative masculine singular) 2. the (dative plural) 3. that 4. whom, who 5. which

Here: the (accusative masculine singular)

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der Ernst   (Pl: -)

1. seriousness, earnestness 2. (common male German first name)

Here: seriousness, earnestness

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der

1. the (nominative masculine singular) 2. the (genitive and dative feminine singular) 3. the (genitive plural) 4. who 5. which 6. that one, this one

Here: the (genitive and dative feminine singular)

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die Lage   (Pl: Lagen)

1. condition, situation, position 2. layer, ply

Here: condition, situation, position

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erkennen

1. to identify, to detect, to recognize 2. to realise

Here: to identify, to detect, to recognize

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