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Why is the verb not in 2nd position in this sentence? [closed]

sentence-structure

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Adjectives written right before their nouns

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

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Numbers working as adjektives

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

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subordinate-clause infinitive

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Minimalpaar h ↔︎ ch

pronunciation

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Two possible meanings: identify how the sentence is meant

subject ambiguity

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

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Weird word order in a sentence

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

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

pronunciation standard-german bavarian place-names

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When is an adjective also an adverb?

adverbs

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Meaning of “an der Nase herumziehen” in Faust

expressions literature poetry

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Weird Nebensatz

subordinate-clause

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Where to put “nicht”?

word-order negation

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

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weird usage of “außer” [closed]

meaning prepositions

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Why do some attributive adjectives not get declined?

adjective-endings

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(Grund)Schule anfangen, kommen or beginnen?

word-usage word-choice

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

questions

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The exact German word for addressing a woman with higher academic/social status (The applicability of the term 'Frau')

salutation address

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(when) Can I omit the definite article?

grammatical-case grammaticality articles grammar-identification definite-articles

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“Die Deutschen machen am Liebsten alles in Vereinen”

spelling

answered Apr 11 at 20:34 Hubert Schölnast 100k

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

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Ego deflation phrase needed [closed]

meaning-in-context

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“No siehst Du.” meaning

meaning austrian low-german

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

adverbs comparison

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Which of the following sentences is correct? [closed]

sentence

answered Apr 13 at 21:48 Tim 355

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Schulter vs. Achsel?

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

vocabulary

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Was ist der im Deutschen verwendete Fachbegriff für “Beiname”?

etymology single-word-request scientific-language

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Construction I need help clarifying in Otfried Preußler's “Krabat”

idioms pronouns

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Bedeutung des Satzes: Richten Sie sich doch nur selbst aus dem Parlament

verbs separable-verbs

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Building type — “Gut” and “Gütchen”?

meaning

answered Apr 11 at 7:30 Hubert Schölnast 100k

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