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Komma nach und vor Strich

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Was ist ein Zeitkonto?

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... führt zum Verweis des Bades

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What is the formal way to ask whether they have received my E-mail?

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Probleme mit deren Tochter

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What's the meaning of "Deine Mudda"?

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Zu + Infinitiv + Modalverb und das Ganze in Vergangenheit

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Hilfsverb "lassen" + passiv ohne "werden"

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Unterschied zwischen Ding und Sache

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Bedeutung von „Ich mach dich nicht null an“

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Komma innerhalb Striche

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"Kann Scholz Kanzler?"

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Überhaupt keines! / Überhaupt kein Wasser!

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Express uncertainty mood, using modal verbs

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"bieten" with the meaning of "to ensure"

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Wie nennt man eine "Pusteblume" in Standarddeutsch?

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Wann hat man aufgehört, im Perfekt Hilfsverben wegzulassen?

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When do we use prepositions “in” or “auf” with locations? [duplicate]

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Gibt es Regeln fürs Bilden von auszusprechenden Abkürzungen?

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Ich spreche keines

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zum Schweigen gebracht werden

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Does only the verb form change in the passive?

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What is the force of gesehen haben muss : You [one has] gotta see, You ought to have seen, or you must already have seen?

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German word for self-deception relating to competence?

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The usage of "an"

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Usage of "sei" in imperative sentences

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Equivalent of the English "Rise and shine!"

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"Penner" as an original etymology

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What is the origin and meaning of the expression "Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt"?

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sind for singular

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"Deutzer Freiheit"

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Numerus des Verbs bei Aufzählungen im Prädikativ

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Name der Eigenschaft der deutschen Sprache, viele bedeutungsverwandte Worte mit demselben Wortstamm zu bilden

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Etymologie und Gebrauch von Absahner(in) [closed]

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Ich weiß, dass(,) wenn meine Mutter das sieht, dann hat sie Ärger

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"Er schien nicht zu bemerken, dass er soeben in einer Straße aufgetaucht war"-Accusative "in" or Dative [duplicate]

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Etymologie der Dialektwörter "Iadi" (Dienstag) und "Pfingsti" (Donnerstag)

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Wie hört sich 'zuzumachen' an - als ein Wort oder drei?

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Please explain the use of the dative reflexive pronoun with aussuchen

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Warum sind manche Dialektwörter Bestandteile einer Standardvariation, andere aber nicht?

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any "wordfamily dictionary" OR "root words dictionary" for German language?

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Looking for a list of German word roots

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What is the German equivalent of "ing"?

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Erwirb Vaseline und Quark(,) bitte

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What is "man" doing in this sentence?

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Difficult to distinguish the pronunciation between "musste" and "müsste"

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Etymologie von "verwordakelt"; was bedeutet "teigeln"?

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Would “gefährliche Halbwahrheit” have a different meaning to “gefährliches Halbwissen” (assuming it exists)?

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