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Unterschied zwischen »leihen« und »ausleihen«

Diese Frage wurde auch hier (auf Englisch) beantwortet: Difference between “leihen”, “ausleihen”, and “sich ausleihen” Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen "leihen" und "ausleihen?" Beide bedeuten "to borrow" auf Englisch.
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Reference work on prefixes, suffixes, etc

It's not unusual for me not to be able to find some German word in any dictionary (or dictionary-like resource) I try. Since such words are often of the form PREFIX+STEM, I figure I'm not finding them in the dictionary for the same reason that I…
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What is the most appropriate word in German to describe "to deploy"?

What is the most appropriate word in German to describe "to deploy" when it comes to technology? I have read about "bereitstellen" and "einsetzen". What would be the difference between those two?
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"which is"-ing a clause in German

I often got doubts when I want to formulate a German sentence with a kind of "which is" that expands a clause, like in English. For example (not sure if this makes sense though): My grandparents both died at the age of 80, which is already a…
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In German, can I have a sentence with multiple cases?

I started to study German recently and just got to the point of the German cases. So far only nominative and accusative actually but I’m getting aware there are more. I thought one sentence will be classified as nominative or accusative but from the…
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"es" ("it") for a woman

As "user unknown" stated in the comments of another question, there should exist German dialects, where "es" is a common pronoun (instead or beneath "sie") for a woman. ("es" as pronoun is translated to "it", "sie" as pronoun is translated to…
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Verb inversion with adverbs used at the beginning

I know that when adverbs are used in the first position, at the beginning of the sentence, the verb and subject position in German is inverted, such as in these examples with adverbs of place and time: Hier bin ich. Gestern war ich in der…
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Meaning of 'eben' and how to properly use and contextualize it

My question relates to a sentence that I came across in a German-language book that I use for studying. It reads: "Schöne Ferienhäuser oder Hotels bekommt man eben nur, wenn man sie rechtzeitig bucht". What is the purpose of the word eben in that…
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How do I use the word "da"

I have just learned German. I have heard a lot of people say the word "da" in conversation, but I don't know what it means. And dictionary doesn't help. Can somebody help me translate this word and give me some examples how to use it correctly.
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How do I specify the floor number in the address for deliveries?

So, it appears Germany doesn't believe in apartment numbers, so couriers must use my surname to locate my apartment. Some new buildings have the floor number written near the intercom buttons, but my building does not (a new building from late…
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Woher kommt die Redewendung »Das gleiche Problem in Grün«?

Die Redewendung »Dasselbe in Grün« oder »Das gleiche Problem in Grün« bedeutet, dass zwei Dinge oder zwei Probleme praktisch übereinstimmen. Auf der deutschen Wikipedia ist zu lesen, dass es bislang keine eindeutige Erklärung gibt, woher diese…
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Dies oder dieses?

Ich stoße immer wieder in den Dokumenten, die ich geschäftlich bearbeite, auf das Wort "dieses", wo ich aber immer einfach nur "dies" schreiben würde. Beispiel: XYZ wird vorläufig nicht umgesetzt. Dieses wird in der nächsten Version enthalten…
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Is it possible to create a sentence with only one repeated (more than twice) word

I just came across this Tweet saying that Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. is a complete English sentence because buffalo can be an animal, a place and a verb (meaning to outwit or intimidate). I wondered if it's…
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Wie drückt man auf Deutsch die Uhrzeit aus?

Wie nennt man auf Deutsch die Uhrzeit? Ich kenne die Varianten viertel nach zwei zwei Uhr fünfzehn viertel drei Gibt es eine offizielle "Zeitsprache"? How do you express the time of day in German? I know the variations, viertel nach zwei…
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Äquivalent zu »seitlich« für oben und unten

Bringt man an einem Ding links und rechts weitere Sachen an, so sind diese seitlich angebracht. Gibt es ein Wort wie seitlich, nur für oben und unten? Gesucht ist ein einzelnes Wort, keine Umschreibung (wie ober-/unterhalb).
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