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Should we say “die ist sehr groß” or “sie ist sehr groß” when referring to a feminine object?

pronouns

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Verb + “mit” + “drin/dran/etc” similar to: “er hängt mit drin”?

verbs verb-usage

modified 3 hours ago Hubert Schölnast 99.9k

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Obwohl sich das nicht besonders anhört vs. Obwohl das sich nicht besonders anhört

word-order reflexives objects

modified 4 hours ago HalvarF 6,060

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Expressing “to do somebody a disservice” in German

meaning word-usage english-to-german word-choice german-to-english

answered 4 hours ago idspispopd 371

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Abbreviations of Entschuldigung?

single-word-request abbreviations

answered 8 hours ago amadeusamadeus 6,197

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Ich muss eingeschlafen sein. Why is the sentence built this way?

modified 11 hours ago guidot♦ 20.8k

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When the Nebensatz is object of Hauptsazt or preposition of a Substantive, should we use a pronoun for it in main sentence?

subordinate-clause infinitive

modified 22 hours ago choXer 1,982

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Wie ist die Struktur von “warst du schon spazieren?” zu verstehen?

sentence-structure grammaticality infinitive

modified 23 hours ago amadeusamadeus 6,197

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Zurich, [date] UNT. What does UNT stand for?

abbreviations

answered 23 hours ago amadeusamadeus 6,197

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Two possible meanings: identify how the sentence is meant

subject ambiguity

answered yesterday amadeusamadeus 6,197

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In/Im [City Name] [closed]

word-usage word-choice

asked yesterday Matthias 31

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Why is the Ch in Chiemsee & Cham not [h] but [k]?

pronunciation standard-german bavarian place-names

answered yesterday mach 5,479

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Minimalpaar h ↔︎ ch

pronunciation

answered yesterday mach 5,479

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Numbers working as adjektives

numbers adjektiv

asked yesterday Mario Bedoun 1,969

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Wieso or Wieso nicht? As a response to an unresolvable claim?

meaning-in-context

answered yesterday Henning Kockerbeck 8,733

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“Ruf mich bei deinem Namen”?

translation english-to-german prepositions vocabulary

answered yesterday guidot♦ 20.8k

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Meaning of “an der Nase herumziehen” in Faust

expressions literature poetry

modified 2 days ago Paul Frost 4,719

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Über den Ausdruck “Stand heute”

phrases

modified Apr 16 at 18:17 user unknown 21.7k

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When is an adjective also an adverb?

adverbs

modified Apr 16 at 16:19 HalvarF 6,060

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Psychisch oder Psychologisch?

semantics

answered Apr 16 at 14:49 Peter_Bornheim 1

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Passiv mit “von” und “durch”

prepositions passive

answered Apr 16 at 12:26 Markus G. 101

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Wann nutzt man “es” oder “das” und wann “die” oder “der” bei Bezug auf früheren Satz?

meaning grammaticality

modified Apr 16 at 11:06 HalvarF 6,060

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Can you say “Ich wurde (etwas) gegeben”?

verbs dative

modified Apr 16 at 4:27 convaldo 826

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How does “Freie und Hansestadt” work grammatically?

adjectives grammar-identification compounds

modified Apr 15 at 19:17 tofro 52.6k

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Why do some attributive adjectives not get declined?

adjective-endings

answered Apr 15 at 17:26 Allerleirauh 659

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Why does vormachen mean lying?

meaning etymology

modified Apr 15 at 10:26 Peter - Reinstate Monica 1,848

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Where to put “nicht”?

word-order negation

modified Apr 15 at 8:45 Björn Friedrich 18.7k

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Weird Nebensatz

subordinate-clause

modified Apr 14 at 22:20 Henning Kockerbeck 8,733

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Warum ist es “Wie ist deine Adresse” und nicht “Was”?

questions

modified Apr 14 at 21:07 SwissCodeMen 1,732

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(Grund)Schule anfangen, kommen or beginnen?

word-usage word-choice

modified Apr 14 at 21:07 SwissCodeMen 1,732

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Is it present perfect tense or passive voice or merely adjective?

passive grammar-identification

answered Apr 14 at 20:10 bmcfann 1

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Ego deflation phrase needed [closed]

meaning-in-context

asked Apr 14 at 17:50 Dave Dell 1

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(when) Can I omit the definite article?

grammatical-case grammaticality articles grammar-identification definite-articles

answered Apr 14 at 14:20 Henning Kockerbeck 8,733

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Are websites “Auf deutsch” or “In deutsch”

word-usage prepositions idiomaticity

modified Apr 14 at 11:01 Maurice 1

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Wörter mit drei Artikeln [duplicate]

articles dictionary duden

modified Apr 14 at 7:48 Ludi 6,556

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Adjectives written right before their nouns

adjektiv

answered Apr 13 at 21:59 Tim 357

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Which of the following sentences is correct? [closed]

sentence

answered Apr 13 at 21:48 Tim 357

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Weird word order in a sentence

sentence-structure grammar-identification

answered Apr 13 at 13:41 Paul Frost 4,719

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Can one omit the “um” in an “um…zu” construction?

grammar-identification

modified Apr 13 at 8:21 HalvarF 6,060

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»Anlieferung« vs »Lieferung«

meaning differences synonyms

modified Apr 13 at 6:01 Wrzlprmft♦ 21.2k

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Why doesn't the “ch” pronunciation rule occur for words such as “durch” and “manchmal”?

pronunciation

modified Apr 12 at 19:41 Martinho88 41

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List of 1000+ (most common) German nouns with plural form

nouns resources vocabulary

modified Apr 12 at 10:57 Rolf 3

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C2 Goethe certificate (module Writing + number of words) [closed]

vocabulary

answered Apr 12 at 9:49 Sokrates5 23

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weird usage of “außer” [closed]

meaning prepositions

modified Apr 12 at 8:03 Björn Friedrich 18.7k

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Low German, Upper German, Bavarian … Where are these dialects spoken?

dialects regional

modified Apr 11 at 22:50 amadeusamadeus 6,197

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“Die Deutschen machen am Liebsten alles in Vereinen”

spelling

answered Apr 11 at 20:34 Hubert Schölnast 99.9k

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Translating “just like any other” with “wie … auch”, confused about “auch”

adverbs comparison

answered Apr 11 at 15:47 RDBury 1,738

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What type of declension is used for the nouns `Deutsche` and `Verwandte`?

nouns declension declension-table

modified Apr 11 at 9:38 parml 133

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