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Feb 9 |
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Plural of Batch Could you give an example sentence in German? |
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Jan 26 |
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Two quotes (without quotation marks) in *one* sentence, introduced by two colons? Regarding your last paragraph: Yes, I know that "rule", but I thought it would be clearer for this question if I mix them. However, I think I'll better remove the outer quotes altogether. |
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Jan 24 |
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Komma vor “und” bei Aufzählungen mit Mehrdeutigkeit @polemon: Ja, würde ich auch (allerdings mit Gedankenstrichen, nicht Bindestrichen) |
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Nov 29 |
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Umgangssprache für «on second thought» Neben "obwohl" hört man auch: "Wobei, [kleine Pause] …" |
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Oct 31 |
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Is „Hochsee tauglich“ wrong? @celtschk: Hehe, that's true ☺ |
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Sep 9 |
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Grammatisch oder grammatikalisch? Sagt man statt „grammatisch falsch“ nicht besser „nicht grammatisch“ oder „ungrammatisch“? Genauso würde man doch sagen: „Dieser Satz ist sehr wohl grammatisch.“ und nicht: „Dieser Satz ist sehr wohl grammatisch richtig.“ |
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Sep 9 |
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How are mathematical expressions of this kind read in German (with fraction and root)? Oder man liest es vor: Klammer auf, a plus c, Klammer zu, zum Quadrat. |
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Aug 17 |
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What is the equivalent of “boyfriend” in German? @teylyn: I agree that in this case it would be unusual not to use the feminine form. But afaik it would be strictly considered correct. In other situations it might become more clear: "Jeder darf seinen Partner mitbringen" (most wouldn't think that only male partners are welcome). Even clearer with the plural: a boy that says "meine bisherigen Partner" (instead of "Partnerinnen") doesn't necessarily mean only male partners. –– de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generisches_Maskulinum |
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Aug 15 |
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What is the equivalent of “boyfriend” in German? @StephaneRolland: It depends on your operating system and/or keyboard layout. On Gnome (GNU/Linux) I can type it with Alt Gr + 1. You can find a list of some subscript/superscript characters on Wikipedia. Feel free to ask a question on Superuser, where it can be discussed in more detail. |
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Aug 15 |
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What is the equivalent of “boyfriend” in German? @elena: As far as I know »Partner« and »Gefährte« are 'generisch maskulin'. So if someone says »Da kommt mein Partner« it is not 100% clear whether it's a male or a female person. You can only be sure if it is a female person and the speaker uses the female form. But the speaker doesn't have to use it. If the »Partner« is a female person it would be still correct to say »Da kommt mein Partner«. But I see that "gender-neutral" is not the right term for it, because a female form can be used. |
