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Java Software Developer located in Germany, hobby programming languages are Scala and Haskell.


Aug
14
comment Warum heißt es “Ruderin”, nicht “Rudererin”?
Dann müsste es auch "Zurückkehrin" heißen :-)
Jul
17
comment For a foreigner in Switzerland, how much practical value is there in being able to speak German?
If a German tries to speak Schwyzerdütsch, it might be considered funny, strange or even impolite in Switzerland.
Jun
28
comment Literal translation for “Mist”
I know "verfickt" as harder version of "verdammt", and use "verfickte Schweinescheiße!" for more serious swearing myself.
Jun
9
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Jun
9
awarded  Nice Answer
Jun
8
comment What is the difference between “Wie spät ist es?” and “wie viel Uhr ist es?”
@Tara: Of course you're right (see The_Fritz' answer), but they don't differ much either.
Jun
8
awarded  Enlightened
Jun
8
awarded  Nice Answer
Jun
7
answered What is the difference between “Wie spät ist es?” and “wie viel Uhr ist es?”
Jun
4
comment Double consonants in German
More: ist / isst, Rate / Ratte, beten / betten
May
28
comment How are words categorized into masculine, feminine and neutral
However, there are some uncertainties for some (mostly foreign or artificial) words: der/das Blog, die/das E-Mail, die/das Nutella, der/die/das Joghurt. Some words have (sometimes just slightly) different meanings depending on the article, e.g. der/das Gummi, der/das Teil, der/die Partikel.
May
25
comment Sind die Wörter “laut” und “lauter” verwandt
"lauter" hat noch eine weiter Bedeutung, z.B. "Lauter kluge Leute...".
May
23
comment What does “Schmuck” mean in German?
That makes a lot of sense, as you can address the male parts jokingly as "Kronjuwelen" etc...
May
21
comment 'y' as a vowel in German
@HendrikVogt: I'm sorry, I don't know about.
May
21
comment 'y' as a vowel in German
@HendrikVogt: I'd say Ymir ( de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir ) isn't a loan word, as it comes from German(ic) mythology.
May
21
answered How would you translate “mind you” in German
May
14
comment 'y' as a vowel in German
By the way, "y" as "j" may occur in the middle of the word as well, e.g. "Maya" or "Mayonnaise".
May
14
comment 'y' as a vowel in German
There are more words like "Yeti", e.g. "Yoga".
May
12
comment “Faxen dicke” haben - woher kommt das?
Ob "fickfacken" auch für "Fix und Fax" ( ddr-comics.de/fix.htm ) Pate gestanden hat?
May
9
comment Translation for “Und dass sowas von sowas kommt”
No, this was just a speculation.