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What's the difference between “jedenfalls” and “auf jeden Fall”?
They mean the same thing, I think, but are used differently? When can I use one, and when can I use the other?
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What is the difference between “ändern” and “verändern”?
I'm still confused about the difference between ändern and verändern. I have read something about ändern only being used with small changes and verändern when something changes totally. But where ...
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“Cute” in German
Is there any difference between all the translations of "cute" listed here? It's quite confusing.
Except the one tagged [ugs] which means colloquial, I'm not sure which one is preferred in which ...
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Difference between “Jaegermeister” and “Waidmann”
I learned a new German word today, "Waidmann", but I already knew the word "Jaegermeister", so I wondered what the difference between them is. When would a German use one over the other?
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When should I use ruhig / still?
A friend of mine says that one is typically used for people and the other one is for objects. The dictionary is no help, it gives the same translation for both. Is there a significant difference or ...
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5answers
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What's the difference between “das Domizil” and “der Wohnsitz”?
What is the difference between these two terms? In what contexts are they used?
Also, which one best fits with "gewählt- ~"?
Dictionaries were not helpful enough this time.
Edit: I wanted to ...
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2answers
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen “gerade”, “nur” und “bloß”?
Ich spreche Englisch als Muttersprache, und einige der Modalpartikel verstehe ich gar nicht. Gibt es noch mehr, die "just" auf Englisch bedeuten? Was ist der Unterschied zwischen all diesen Varianten?
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Gebrauch von “-wert” gegenüber “-würdig”
Gibt's einen deutlichen Unterschied zwischen den Wortendungen "-wert" und "-würdig"?
Wie z.B.: "bemerkenswert" oder "merkwürdig"
Ich spüre also dazwischen einen feinen Nuanceunterschied im ...
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1answer
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What are differences between “des” and “darum”?
What are differences between "Des" and "Darum"? Apparently they both mean "therefore", do they?
Here are some contexts:
"Meine Mutter war eine Wienerin, D'RUM habe ich Wien so gern."
"DES ...
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What's the difference between “das vorige Mal ” and “das letzte Mal”?
Is there any special difference between "das letzte Mal" and "das vorige Mal " when they both mean "the last time"?
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Difference between “kaufen”, “einkaufen”, “aufkaufen” and “ankaufen”
I'd like to know:
What's the difference?
Which one needs akkusativ-object?
