Timeline for Which of these two is the correct translation for "Silly me"?
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| Aug 19, 2013 at 18:32 | history | edited | ix5 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
wiped out false statement. I am deeply sorry for this.
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| S Aug 18, 2013 at 8:31 | history | suggested | Peter Mortensen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Copy edited (ref. <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/German#Adjective>).
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| Aug 17, 2013 at 23:26 | comment | added | chirlu | @Martin is absolutely right, exclamations using question word order are very much possible and quite common: Bin ich blöd! Was bist du für ein Schussel! | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 23:24 | comment | added | ix5 | @MartinHansen You may be right there. What you mean would indeed be an Interjektion. They are mostly used in spoken language on a personal level. In written language, "Interjektionen" are used as stylistic devices for imitating orality, thus being a mean of colloquial communication. Feel free to correct me, but that is what I learned in school. | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 23:00 | comment | added | Martin Hansen | I have read it, but I'm not sure if it's incorrect, because it could be used as an interjection. Edit: Or as an "Ausruf" (don't know the english word), like "Ach!" or "Wie schön!" | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 22:57 | review | First posts | |||
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| Aug 17, 2013 at 22:55 | comment | added | Dustin | @MartinHansen No. From Lennart's answer: "...since sentences beginning with a verb should generally be questions." | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 22:54 | comment | added | Martin Hansen | I agree, but can't you say "Bin ich dumm!" with exclamation mark and it would be proper grammar? | |
| Aug 17, 2013 at 22:41 | history | answered | ix5 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |