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When speaking about oneself, should Konjunktiv I or Indikativ be used?
I was reading about the use of Konjunktiv I, and read that it is really only used by reporters.
However, this got me thinking, if I were a reporter, and I were talking about something I said, would ...
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“Konjunktiv I” vs. 'sagen, dass' in reported speech
I was taught in my German course that we use "Konjunktiv I" as a form of reported speech, to say something that someone already said. However, I usually use the verb sagen plus dass.
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“gäbe” vs. “gebe”
Ich komme hier jedesmal durcheinander.
Wenn ich Konjunktiv I verwende, soll das berichtend, also wertfrei sein. Konjunktiv II dagegen soll die Aussage in Zweifel ziehen. Wenn ich also keine eigene ...
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Regeln für mehrfache indirekte Rede?
Er sagte, dass sie gesagt hätte, dass sie ihn nicht lieben würde (niemals geliebt haben würde)
Intuitiv würd ich das so formulieren. Bin mir aber unsicher, ob der Konjunktiv im zweiten Teilsatz ...
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Why is indirect speech marked by modus instead of tempus in German?
If marked, most (according to Wikipedia) european languages use tempus instead of modus for indirect speech. Actually i think this is more intuitive too, as something was said by another person. Also, ...
