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Is there a difference between “anschalten” and “einschalten”
Is there a difference between anschalten and einschalten?
If I turn on the TV, oven, heat, start the car etc., can either verb be used?
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What is the difference between “nicht größere” and “keine größeren”
What is the grammatical difference between these two sentences:
Die Lehrer essen nicht größere Eier.
Die Lehrer essen keine größeren Eier.
Why the ending -n in the second sentence?
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“einander” vs. “sich” vs. “sich gegenseitig/wechselseitig”
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen „sich“, „sich gegenseitig“ und „einander“? Oder viel mehr: Was ist das Gemeinsame? Wann wird in den folgenden Fällen welches Pronomen verwendet?
„Sie lieben ...
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Unterschied zwischen die Quellenangabe und der Literaturnachweis?
Leo listet mehrere mögliche Übersetzungen für references, darunter
die Empfehlungen Pl.
die Hinweise Pl.
der Literaturnachweis
die Quellenangabe
Ich brauche das Wort für akademische ...
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Differences between “Nutzungsverhalten” and “Nutzerverhalten”
I'm struggeling to find a concrete explanation/differentiation for both terms, "Nutzungsverhalten" and "Nutzerverhalten". I've seen Nutzungsverhalten being used mostly in the context of ...
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Wann benutzt man “ob” und wann benutzt man “wenn”?
Ich habe drei Jahre Deutsch studiert. Ich habe natürlich "wenn" benutzt, aber ich habe nie "ob" benutzt. Ich weiß, dass beide auf Englisch "if" bedeuten. Ich habe "wenn" sehr oft gehört, "ob" jedoch ...
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What's the difference between “ehrlich” and “wirklich”?
During conversation, I've seen both words used singularly as a question:
Ehrlich?
And:
Wirklich?
In this context, are they both essentially the same as the English:
Really?
More ...
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What's the difference between “der Fehler” and “der Irrtum”?
Is there a difference between these two terms? I'm asking especially thinking about the grammatical/language sphere, but if you're aware of other important differences, you can post them.
My ...
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Differences between “Klausur”, “Prüfung” and “Examen”
Is there any differences in usage between Klausur, Prüfung, Examen, Test*, and (Klassen)arbeit*?
* Edit: added more synonyms based on answers below.
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Using “nötig” vs “notwendig”
What is the difference between "nötig" and "notwendig"? When would one be preferred over the other, or are they always interchangeable?
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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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2answers
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Is there a difference in the usage of “eben” vs. “vorhin”?
In the following examples both variants work:
Vorhin lief mein Rechner noch einwandfrei, jetzt bleibt der Bildschirm schwarz.
Eben lief mein Rechner noch einwandfrei, jetzt bleibt der Bildschirm ...
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3answers
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What is the difference between “verdachten” and “vermuten”?
What is the difference between "verdachten" and "vermuten" and am I using the proper words in my translations of the popular American songs:
(Du weiss) ich liebe dich, sehr geliebte
Jedes Tag ...
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What's the difference in usage between “machen” and “tun”?
Is there any rules or guidelines when to use which one?
Du darfst mir nicht sagen, was ich machen soll.
or
Du darfst mir nicht sagen, was ich tun soll.
I find a big overlap in their usage:
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What's the difference between “Dialekt” and “Mundart”?
Are "Dialekt" and "Mundart" exact synonyms, or is one more official, more colloquiel etc? Or are there regional differences in their use? Or maybe one is a broader term than the other and might cover ...
