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Ist irgendwo nachzuschlagen, mit welchem Adjektiv ein Substantiv "gemessen" wird (ist eine Geschwindigkeit hoch oder groß oder beides)?
Manchmal wissen auch einige von uns Muttersprachlern nicht genau, mit welchem Adjektiv ein Substantiv steht; ob eine Geschwindigkeit hoch oder groß ist, oder ob ein Adjektiv vielleicht nicht passt: Darf z. B. eine Landschaft hübsch sein?
Gibt es…
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Is there any source to find German books categorised in terms of reading ease?
There are numerous readability measures like Flesch Readability test, Wiener Sachtextformel, etc. But is there someplace I could actually find common books listed with their respective reading ease scores? This source could be based on any of the…
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“Du hast da noch ein Bier zu stehen” - richtig oder falsch?
In Berlin und Umgebung ist es üblich, Infinitive mit “zu” zu versehen, wenn es darum geht, einen Zustand bzw. eine aktuelle Lage zu beschreiben, etwa wie:
“du hast deinen Taschenrechner noch bei mir zu liegen”
“wenn Sie dort also die Summenformel…
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What does it mean when my friend comes up to me and says "Na"?
I think it means something like "Hello" or "How are you?", am I right?
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Why is "der" used for both male nominative and female dative?
Der Mann hilft der Frau.
Why is the same definite article used for male nouns in nominative and female nouns in dative? Is there a deep connection, or just a coincidence? Have they always been the same…
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How do Germans call someone from the United States?
If the United States is translated to Vereinigte Staaten then how do you call people from there?
I have always heard Amerikaner but that one refers to the whole continent.
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"null" (zero) vs. "NULL"
How do German software developers tell the difference between a result of zero and NULL? They both translate to the same word..."null". Obviously you can see the difference on the screen.
But what about when another developer asks for the results…
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Is there a German word for a food that a person likes but is bad for their body?
Friends and I have been discussing diets and their effects on our bodies. One friend is following quite a restrictive diet due to digestion issues (intolerance, not allergy). However, she still likes the taste of many foods that disagree with her…
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Kehren und fegen
I'm currently learning the verb Kehren with the meaning to sweep. But I recently realized that I've already learnt fegen as meaning to sweep. Is this correct, are fegen and kehren totally interchangeable synonyms? Or does one have a slightly…
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Speed and Velocity in German
As I understand it there are two different words for "how fast an object is moving" in English:
velocity, tells you how the x,y,z (in 3 dimensions) coordinates of an object change over time. It's a vector quantity, hence has direction and…
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Zusammen oder getrennt? Gibt es eine Regel?
Es gibt viele Wörter im Deutschen, deren exakte Schreibweise sich meiner Kenntnis schon immer entzogen haben. Das größte Problem ist dabei die Frage: zusammen oder getrennt?
Ich nenne mal ein paar Beispiele:
des…
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Was ist eine Lohhucke?
Im grimmschen Märchen „Die Rabe“ taucht das Wort Lohhucke mehrfach auf. Das erste Auftreten ist an dieser Wortstelle:
Der Text im Wortlaut für die Suchmaschine und jene, die das Bild oben nicht sehen können:
Im Garten hinter dem Haus ist eine…
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Is this translation of Donald Trump's tweet by ‘Der Spiegel’ correct?
I came across an article in Der Spiegel, in which a translation of Donald Trump's tweet was made. Here is the sentence from the article that provides some context:
Mit einem Stern vor Banknoten, der dem Davidstern ähnelt, wollte Donald Trump seine…
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“Ab” vs “seit” for time periods
I have a problem understanding the exact difference between ab and seit when talking about the beginning of a time period. Can someone explain it?
I was corrected recently when I said:
Seit dem nächsten Montag (Starting from the next Monday)
and…
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When would one use "im" and "am" rather than "in dem" and "an dem?
I'm new to German and I get a bit confused about when it's "dem" or "im" or "den" rather than "in der" or "in dem" and so on.
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