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word-usage

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comma

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translation english-to-german

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standard-german

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english-to-german gerund

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How to ask someone to make an offer for an item? [closed]

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meaning etymology

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Does German use contractions in this way?

contractions

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Isn't it demanding to ask for something with "Ich möchte"?

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German by natural approach

learning book

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standard-german proficiency-tests

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meaning differences

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Wie durchgängig muss der Konjunktiv in einem Satz verwendet werden?

usage subjunctive verb-usage

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Warum wechselt dieser Schriftsteller vom Konjunktiv I zum Konjunktiv II?

meaning subjunctive

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Why is hätten used here?

subjunctive

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"Sabbelwasser trinken"

translation

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troublesome Gothic script word in Bible inscription

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dative lyrics music

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Richtige Kommasetzung bei "..., oder, falls nicht, ..." oder doch "..., oder falls nicht, ..."

comma

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"Meine Tochter geht in Berlin zur Universität." Why does "in Berlin" come first?

word-order

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Deciphering of difficult Kurrent (?) handwriting [closed]

handwriting kurrent

answered Oct 13 at 16:07 Helge 481

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viel schön vs viel Schönes

adjectives

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Subjekt "man" bei mehreren Prädikaten

standard-german grammar-identification subject

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Meaning of the word "Altleichen" [closed]

meaning nouns

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I don't understand the following sentence because of the genitiv "der Tageseinnahmen"

genitive

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Why do the Swiss pronounce Schweiz "Schweez"?

pronouns swiss-standard-german swiss-german vowels

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Why is "Ich kaufe in einem guten Geschäft ein" and "Ich fahre in ein schickes Hotel"? [duplicate]

grammatical-case grammar-identification

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Diffference between früh and früher

differences

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Komma oder kein Komma?

comma

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Bildung des Perfekts mit manchen Verben

perfect-tense

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Altes Haus and alte Schachtel

german-to-english slang

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Bedeutung von "alle seien sich dem" in diesem Kontext?

meaning grammar-identification

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Deciphering of difficult handwriting

handwriting kurrent

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Wie spricht man den Namen Pahl aus?

pronunciation person-names

answered Oct 10 at 16:44 fdb 3,158

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"to hit one's funny bone"

single-word-request

answered Sep 27 at 19:25 choXer 2,679

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Why is the section sign (§) placed so prominently on the QWERTZ layout of keyboards?

history

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How to use greeting "Moin."

meaning

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What is the reason for this word order?

word-order

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On The General Form of Passive Sentences (and a few active ones)

word-order grammaticality

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"Zu Hause arbeitet Peter am Wochenende gerne" oder "Zu Hause arbeitet Peter gerne am Wochenende"?

sentence-structure

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Bedeutung von "Au warte"

phrases

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