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To which extent should repetitions of “der”, “die” and “das” be avoided?
When I speak, it often happens that pronoun/article homonyms crop up after each other.
So viele Katzen! Ich mag die, die den Hut trägt.
Ich mag die, die die Mütze trägt.
Welches ...
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Sie (you - formal), sie (she) and sie (they) / Ihr (you - plural), er (he)
How to differentiate pronunciation of these words?
Sie (you — formal), sie (she), and sie (they)
ihr (you — plural), er (he)
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Is “Mir ist kalt” correct? Did I hear it correctly?
Listening to Ramstein, "Keine Lust", I heard "Mir ist kalt, so kalt.". I thought it would have been "Ich bin kalt". Did I hear it incorrectly, or is there a rule I don't remember? (It's been 20 years ...
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Why genitive pronoun “des” used with proper nouns?
Is there a particular reason that one sometimes finds, for instance,
Mit dem Werke des Angelus Silesius
Die Leiden des jungen Werther
Die Karriere des Jürgen Klinsmann
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