nach

• Prep

  1. after, past (later in time)
  2. after, behind (in sequence)
  3. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
  4. according to; guided by
  5. by the authority of; following
  6. like (see usage notes below)
  7. for (indicating desire for an object)

• Postp
• Adv

Kriegsende

end of the war (or postwar period)

nahm

preterite of nehmen, to take.

er

1. he.
2. it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
3. she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
4. Alternative spelling of Er (you (polite))

seine

• Pron

  1. inflection of seiner:
  2. inflection of seiner:

• Det

wieder

1. again; indicates that the action taking place has happened before
2. back; indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position

auf

• Prep

  1. [with dative] on, upon (positioned at the top of)
  2. [with accusative] on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
  3. [with accusative] on (indicating responsibility)
  4. [with dative] in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
  5. [with accusative] to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
  6. in (see usage note below)
  7. in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
  8. on (a day; usually of the week)
  9. [with accusative] for (during the continuation of)
  10. [with accusative] to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
  11. [with accusative] by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)

• Adj
• Adv
• Intj