Timeline for When are 'all-' and 'manch-' singular or plural?
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| Aug 20, 2020 at 4:47 | comment | added | Björn Friedrich | @Nicholas, countability does not play a role. All I say, also with the examples, is that it can be used singularly. Wasser is singular, so you can say manches Wasser. That in addition Wasser is uncountable, is not relevant here. | |
| Aug 20, 2020 at 4:03 | comment | added | Nicholas | Wait. Is manch also used singularly with 'uncountable' things? So, for example, I could say something like manches Wasser? It's singular since a person can't really 'count' water, but it is still 'some'. | |
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| Aug 14, 2020 at 20:43 | comment | added | Nicholas | Also, I don't really mind if you can't find a corresponding example similar to manch if I can know how to use it properly. Is there some kind of condition (similar to the uncountable singular with all) that I can use as an indicator of what is appropriate? | |
| Aug 14, 2020 at 20:38 | comment | added | Nicholas | Presumably if I am talking about something like sand, time, water, light, etc. which cannot be divided into separate counting units, I would use the singular. I'm still not 100% sure when you would use something like alle Macht vs all die Macht though. Would the meaning change? | |
| Aug 14, 2020 at 20:32 | comment | added | Nicholas | I think I understand when all- is used singularly now. It's for stuff that isn't really countable on it own (I'm guessing that the context of 'power' in your example means influence and if you said "all powers", it would mean having every ability). | |
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| Aug 14, 2020 at 10:17 | comment | added | πάντα ῥεῖ | Im talking about the use of all, e.g. "All die Macht die er besaß, konnte ihn nicht retten." | |
| Aug 14, 2020 at 7:58 | history | answered | Björn Friedrich | CC BY-SA 4.0 |