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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 ...
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Searching German Website with user feedback on regional usage of words and phrases
After seeing the question on the regional usage of a certain grammatical construction:
In welchen Regionen ist die dem-sein Form gebräuchlich?
I remembered that there is a German website that ...
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Ist das Märchen aus uralten Zeiten oder einfach aus alten Zeiten?
Ich bin dabei Heines Lorelei auswendig zu lernen und es ist mir aufgefallen, dass es anscheinend kleine Variationen des Textes gibt.
Am üblichsten scheint folgende Fassung zu sein:
Ein ...
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Looking for dictionary of synonyms *with usage notes*
I can describe the kind of reference work I'm looking for, although I can't give a precise name for it. It is similar to (though less comprehensive than) a thesaurus, but in addition to providing ...
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How does one say “illustrated dictionary” in German?
I'm looking for the German-language equivalent of the Petit Larousse Illustré, and, embarrassingly enough, I can't figure out what keywords to search for it with. Or rather, everything I've ...
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Books like “English Grammar in use” for the German language
"English Grammar in Use" - Cambridge University Press
is amazing. Is there any similar books for the German language?
[Update]:
"English Grammar in Use" is amazing because each unit spans ...
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Magazines and documentaries for speaking German with subtitles
Could you please name some documentaries, radio stations or magazines with easy German vocabulary and clear pronunciation?
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Reference request: irregular adjectives
Where can I find a decent list of irregular adjectives, i.e. gut - besser - am besten?
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Words Frequency List
I've searched the forum and found this question, but the list there is not very good for general purposes, I think. It's based on newspapers as far as I could tell and is thus irrevocably slanted ...
