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English Sentence:

I felt helpless when I saw the accident but couldn't do anything.

German Translation:

Ich fühlte mich hilflos, als ich den Unfall sah, aber nichts tun konnte.

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Words used:

ich

1. I 2. me, myself

Here: I

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fühlen

to feel

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mich

1. me 2. I

Here: I

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hilflos

helpless

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als

1. as 2. when 3. than (comparison) 4. for

Here: when

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ich

1. I 2. me, myself

Here: I

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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 Unfall (Pl: Unfälle)

accident (e.g. with a car)

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sehen

1. to see 2. to watch, to look

Here: to see

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aber

but, however

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nichts

nothing

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tun

to do

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konnte

could, was able

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