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Wie heißt der Bereich zwischen Genitalien und Bein?

single-word-request

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How do you say: “Freundschaft, Genossen!” in English?

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Welche Form ist in diesem Satz richtig? “regelmäßiger” oder “regelmäßigen”?

dative accusative

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Genitive ending of proper nouns ending in “s” or “z”

genitive

modified 5 hours ago Glorfindel 1,059

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das or was: Relativpronomen

word-choice grammaticality

modified 5 hours ago Glorfindel 1,059

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„Ich frag mich wer wir sind“ aus dem Lied „Wir sind Wir“ des deutschen DJs Paul van Dyk

pronouns lyrics interrogatives

modified 5 hours ago Glorfindel 1,059

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Warum erhalte ich folgende Fehlermeldung? [on hold]

word-order

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Explain yourself!

english-to-german

answered 6 hours ago Heinrich 111

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Use of “dran” in this sentence [on hold]

word-usage

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Ursprung von „Das wäre doch gelacht“?

etymology idioms

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What does “Ende Gelände” mean?

meaning meaning-in-context

answered 12 hours ago jonathan.scholbach 7,618

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Use of vor in this sentence

word-usage

answered 13 hours ago Martin Zeitler 241

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Why is perfect tense used in this sentence?

usage grammaticality perfect-tense

modified 19 hours ago guntbert 211

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How to say ‘do you think that my German has improved’ in German [on hold]

english-to-german

answered 20 hours ago Paul Frost 627

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Wie heißt die Langform der Abkürzung “Co”?

meaning-in-context abbreviations

modified 22 hours ago peterh 1,095

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How to render “have ideas above his station” into German

english-to-german expressions

modified yesterday LangLangC 6,215

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Frage zu doppeltem Genitiv

genitive

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German word for “climbing move”

english-to-german

modified yesterday unor 2,153

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Sie waren mit die Ersten im Raum

meaning

modified yesterday petitrien 369

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How to paraphrase this “Es ist so lange her” sentence?

nuance

answered yesterday user unknown 18.4k

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Verwendung der Präposition „zu“

meaning german-to-english

modified yesterday user unknown 18.4k

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Rücksicht and Stellung

meaning-in-context

answered 2 days ago Florian 176

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Why does “auf der Strecke bleiben” mean “to fall by the wayside”?

expressions

modified 2 days ago Frank from Frankfurt 2,177

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How would you translate “insured for your peace of mind”?

translation english-to-german phrases phrase-request

modified 2 days ago Florian 176

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Zeichenhäufigkeit des Deutschen

big-list

modified Aug 16 at 14:31 David Vogt 8,804

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What is the German word for “mind”?

translation english-to-german

answered Aug 16 at 11:56 R'n'E 1

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Preposition “spezialisieren”

verbs prepositions

modified Aug 16 at 1:27 user unknown 18.4k

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gestehen vs. zugeben

differences

modified Aug 16 at 1:17 user unknown 18.4k

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Wie nennt man einen weiblichen Nazi?

usage gender

modified Aug 15 at 15:27 Paul Frost 627

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Does “nur zu” have the same encouraging tone as “more power to you” in English?

expressions

answered Aug 15 at 10:21 guidot 13.4k

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einsetzen in + Dat./Akk

grammatical-case

modified Aug 15 at 8:23 The Awful Language 1,814

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Idiomatic for “I suppose”, “I imagine”, “I guess”

word-choice idiomaticity

modified Aug 15 at 6:43 Kilian Foth 9,748

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Two second-person pronouns in the first sentence of the dedication from “Faust”

word-usage pronouns

modified Aug 14 at 23:47 Janka 39k

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Warum heißt es “hat gebrannt” statt “ist gebrannt”?

verbs past-participle auxiliary-verbs sein-or-haben

modified Aug 14 at 22:04 Janka 39k

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What is the difference between notwendig and erforderlich?

colloquial comparison

modified Aug 14 at 20:36 jonathan.scholbach 7,618

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Do English and German languages share 60 % of their vocabulary?

standard-german vocabulary writing english speaking

modified Aug 14 at 17:53 Hubert Schölnast 78.4k

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In German, how to say “We would never hear the end of it”?

expressions

modified Aug 14 at 17:42 user unknown 18.4k

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Negation order in the sentence when it's emphasized. Is it after or before adverb?

sentence-structure word-order negation

modified Aug 14 at 16:51 Christian Geiselmann 23.5k

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Trennbare Verben und Präpositionen (Wortstellung)

differences

modified Aug 14 at 9:58 mtwde 6,340

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“Stellung” - Einstellung or Position?

meaning-in-context

answered Aug 13 at 20:15 RalfFriedl 1,404

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“Kommt ein Mann in eine Kneipe…” - Wieso haben Witze diesen besonderen Satzbau?

grammar jokes

modified Aug 13 at 19:59 TaW 544

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What is the proper way to greet an unknown person and using a handshake? [closed]

salutation speaking

modified Aug 13 at 18:26 Christian Geiselmann 23.5k

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Is there a reason why Germany (Deutschland) is called so many different things in other European languages?

etymology

answered Aug 13 at 12:49 Xeoff Baloch 439

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Umkehroperation zum Substantivieren

single-word-request terminology morphology denominalization

modified Aug 13 at 12:45 The Awful Language 1,814

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When to use “reichen” vs “ausreichen” (in the sense of “to be enough”)

usage

answered Aug 13 at 11:38 Kuechenzwiebel 31

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Which word is more harsh to use: “geh raus” or “Hau ab”?

meaning-in-context speaking

answered Aug 13 at 11:33 Kuechenzwiebel 31

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