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Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen "wolkig" und "bewölkt"?

Das mag Haarspalterei sein, aber meine Wettervorhersage meinte neulich, das Wetter sei heute bewölkt und morgen wolkig. Das Wetter war an beiden Tagen sehr ähnlich. Gibt es doch einen Unterschied?
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How should one pronounce "Denglisch" words when one is a native English speaker?

I'm not sure if this question is completely on-topic since I think it's largely a cultural question rather than being strictly about German language, but I noticed a pronunciation tag so I thought it would be worth asking... I spent the first 12…
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen "worden" und "geworden"

Laut canoonet.eu ist das Partizip von werden entweder worden oder geworden. Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen den beiden? Kann man immer geworden benutzen, oder gibt es Fälle, in denen geworden falsch ist?
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How to know which form of "all, alle, allen, aller, allem, alles" to use?

I've mainly just used alle or alles up until now to represent all or every. However there are multiple declinations for "all" that are quite confusing (including aller, allen, allem). But then in other examples, one can also just simply use all.…
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When to use "wurde" versus "war" (eg "Ich wurde ausgeraubt" vs "Ich war ausgeraubt")

How does one know when to use wurde vs war in forming sentences like the following? My book gave an example for I was robbed as being Ich wurde ausgeraubt but wouldn't that translate to I became robbed with the verb of werden? Why didn't they…
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Is there an equivalent prestige dialect of German in the same way Received Pronunciation is to English? If so, how did it come about?

Received Pronunciation has a special status in English as a prestige accent; in many contexts, it is often stereotypically noted and used as a marker of "elevated" social status and diction. Just to give a quick example, in the television series…
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Should I use the old spelling rules?

There seems to be a strong negative emotional reaction among (some?) native German speakers to the new spelling rules. They use the old spelling rules themselves and dislike the new spelling. Should a German student ever intentionally use the old…
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen einer Sage und einer Legende?

Ich habe bisher die Wörter Sage und Legende synonym verwendet. Es gibt zwar Dinge die ich so nenne, und andere Dinge, die ich wieder anders nenne (bspw. würde ich nie die Niebelungenlegende sagen), aber bisher war mir kein Unterschied bewusst. Nun…
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Woher kommt das Adjektiv "vollschlank"?

Woher kommt das Adjektiv vollschlank? Warum bedeutet es quasi das Gegenteil von dem, was es ausdrückt? Wie nennt man solche Wörter?
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Is there an antonym for Schadenfreude?

Question If Schadenfreude means joy at someone else's failure or ill-fortune, is there an antonym that means resentment at someone else's success or good fortune? Note This is a different kind of opposite to the one mentioned in this previous…
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Is there a difference between "anschalten" and "einschalten"

Is there a difference between anschalten and einschalten? If I turn on the TV, oven, heat, start the car etc., can either verb be used?
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Words starting with 'Landes-': How to tell whether it's regional or national?

Most words starting with Landes- that I have encountered are about regions or states. For example: Landesbank, Landesbehörde, Landesbeamte,... But here is Landesindex: Switzerland's national consumer price index. Is there a way to know when the…
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What is the most ‘understandable’ way to order sparkling water in German?

I’ve heard of people saying Mineralwasser; should it automatically be understood as sparking water? Also, I heard (some) people saying Wasser mit Gas or Gaswasser, however, I don’t think I was always understood correctly. So, what should I say, if…
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Names and total number of floors in buildings: what is correct?

I'm learning German and we've just looked into the topic "Wohnung", including numbering floors in a building. For example, let's imagine a house: ------------------------------- | dritter Stock, Dachgeschoss | ------------------------------- |…
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Is "montäglich" commonly used?

Both Duden Universalwörterbuch and Wahrig Deutsches Wörterbuch contain the word "montäglich", meaning "happening regularly on Mondays". But my German professor says he has never heard of this word. He would simply use the word "Montags". Is…
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