Timeline for Where to place the "nicht" when there is an adjective AND a verb in the sentence
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| Apr 7, 2017 at 22:50 | comment | added | LotteIngwer | @CarstenS I guess that would require a certain knowledge of the rules of libraries in Germany, to know if music is allowed, loud or not. I think here the teacher expected us to answer Man darf nicht laut Musik hören. The chapter we're on is about expressing erlaubt and verboten things, so I don't think we were supposed to go that deep in interpretation yet. But I understand what you mean, I'm starting to see it clearer now. Thank you so much. | |
| Apr 7, 2017 at 20:30 | history | edited | Janka | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 7, 2017 at 18:50 | comment | added | tink | @janka: great elaboration, just one comment. In English one commonly "listens to music", similar difference as with "watching" vs "seeing". To say "one isn't allowed to hear music" would be very odd. | |
| Apr 7, 2017 at 17:09 | comment | added | Carsten S | There is nor really a difference in meaning, but I would say that in "nicht laut Musik hören" the whole phrase "laut Musik hören" is negated. To negate only "laut", I would say "Musik nicht laut hören". | |
| Apr 7, 2017 at 16:05 | comment | added | LotteIngwer | It was for an exam. It said: "In der Bibliothek..." and then we were asked to complete the sentence with darf nicht, muss or kann. And this precise item said "Man....laut Musik hören", so obviously the choice would be "darf nicht". According to what you said, here, we're talking about a library, so one must not hear or play or do whatever it is with loud music, so the option would be "Man darf nicht laut Musik hören". It was an excellent answer, I'm even about to print it, I'm sad I'm going to lose a point at the exam, but glad I understood how it works. Thank you! | |
| Apr 7, 2017 at 15:44 | vote | accept | LotteIngwer | ||
| Apr 7, 2017 at 15:24 | history | edited | Janka | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 7, 2017 at 15:13 | history | answered | Janka | CC BY-SA 3.0 |