Nomen – Questions on the grammar and usage of nouns IN GENERAL. Do not use this for questions on the meaning, etymology, translation or similar of specific nouns.
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Origin of the word “Abenteuer”?
The other night for one reason or another, I started thinking about the word "Abenteuer", (eng: adventure).
I saw how close "Abenteuer" is to the words "Abend" (evening) and "teuer" (expensive).
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Nouns in a particular case, additional letter
Why some nouns in a particular case get an additional letter, is there a special rule, and does it pertain to all nouns?
For example:
Ich wohne in einer Villa mit zehn Zimmern.
das Zimmer, G. ...
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Weibliche Form zu (Lego-)Männchen
Kleine Spielzeugfiguren werden ja mitunter als Männchen bezeichnet.
In der Zoologie ist der weibliche Gegenpart zu diesem Begriff das Weibchen.
Aber ich finde, Lego-Weibchen hört sich irgendwie ...
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Rules for when ~s or ~es are mandatory in the genitive?
There are various heuristics as to when to use ~s or ~es with a noun in the genitive case.
However, if you look up most nouns in a dictionary you'll see ~(e)s, i.e. it seems largely a stylistic ...
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“Geheimnisvoll” Nomen / noun
Is there a noun for geheimnisvoll, for example "Geheimnisvollheit" or "Geheimniskeit" or "Geheimnisheit".
I don't mean "Geheimnis".
Especially in the sentence "Land der Geheimnis....." (not "...
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Omitting an article before countable nouns [duplicate]
I have seen some sentences in the last few days that have raised the question - Is it possible or perhaps obligatory to omit an article before countable nouns? For example in these sentences in ...
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The strong, weak and mixed declension of nouns in German [closed]
Can anyone help with the rules on the strong, weak, and mixed declension of nouns in German? I am particularly interested in those not mentioned in most textbooks.
Also, most people say that there ...
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“Ich hatte manches Schöne mir vorgestellt”
In Nana Mouskouri's "Küsse süßer als Wein", according to any lyric site on the net I visited including the artist's personal website, she sings:
Ich hatte manches Schöne mir vorgestellt
I am ...
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Two different nouns without articles requiring “nicht” and “kein”
It is my understanding that nouns with indefinite or no articles are negated with "kein"
Example - Ich habe keinen Hunger
Why does "kein(en)" becomes "nicht" when we have another noun such as "...
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…, die Gegenstand ist?
I am a beginner in German and this is my first post.
I encounter the following sentence in a German article:
In vielen Fällen folgt diese Eigenschaft aus Satz 1, die Gegenstand dieses Kapitels ist....
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Ein (gutes) Stück Wegs
This post is on Wegs as found in this excerpt from Die zwei Brüder as collected by Brothers Grimm.
Als der bestimmte Tag kam, schenkte der Pflegevater jedem eine gute Büchse und einen Hund und ließ ...
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“Der Vogel war aber kein gewöhnlicher, sondern so wunderbarer Art, daß…”
This post is on the two words as highlighted in this excerpt from Die zwei Brüder as collected by Brothers Grimm.
Der Goldschmied war klug und listig und wußte wohl, was das für ein Vogel war. Er ...
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Translation for a “male Adult” [closed]
Does the German translation for the noun "Adult" end in "e" or in "er"? Both endings are shown in various online dictionaries, such as dict.cc or leo.dict.org.
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„Es ist sehr aufwendig, doch es ist die/der Anstrengung wert“?
Sind diese beiden Formulierungen zulässig und sehe ich das wie folgt richtig?
Im Satz
Es ist sehr aufwendig, doch es ist die Anstrengung wert.
bezieht sich der Artikel „die“ im Akkusativ auf das ...
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Wie verwende ich das Wort “Apostroph” morphologisch richtig?
Anlässlich einer wiederkehrenden Frage in dieser Runde zur Verwendung des Auslassungszeichens (') bei der Schreibung bestimmter Wörter oder Wortfügungen stoße ich auf das Problem, dass ich nach wie ...
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When does “nicht” stand before and when after a direct object expressed by a noun? [duplicate]
I understand that objects expressed by pronouns usually go in front of "nicht" and objects expressed by a noun or a pronoun with a preposition usually go after "nicht", but what should I do with ...
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Gender of complete titles for books/songs/movies etc
How does one determine the gender when referring to the complete titles of books, songs, movies, etc.?
Do they follow the underlying das Buch, der Film, die Theorie, etc.? Or do they follow the ...
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'Die Benutztere'. What is this? Does it really exist?
I was trying to translate my English documentation into my own, wonderfully terrible, German when I noticed that this sentence:
Der Benutzter muss nur einige Informationen über ... geben
was being ...
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Eines Tages, is it Genitive form?
I see stories starting with "Eines Tages,". Why is it not "Ein Tag"? Is "Eines Tages" a genitive form here? meaning "Of one day"? I am a beginner on German.
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“Wir folgen den Steinen” – why “Steinen”? [closed]
I know, the plural form of Stein is Steine. But why is it Steinen in the following?
Wir folgen den Steinen.
It looks like Steine also gets inflected to accusative form.
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Handy Etui – Zusammen? Bindestrich? [duplicate]
Wäre es ganz falsch, wenn ich es wie ein Kompositum zusammen schreiben würde → Handyetui?
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Substantiv für Teilnehmer eines Tutoriums/Tutorats?
Existiert ein Substantiv für einen Teilnehmer eines Tutoriums/Tutorats einer Universität?
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How to translate “I am French”
I would like to know how to express one's citizenship in German. Whether one has to use a noun or an adjective. For example would you say
Ich bin französich.
or
Ich bin Franzose/Franzosin.
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Clarifying the German Academic Ranks [closed]
I presently wish to understand more fully the literal meaning, etymology, or grammatical features of the ranks used in German academia [1]:
Hilfassistent/innen: Undergraduate research assistant / ...
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Nouns made from Verbs - Exceptions to the rule of neuter nouns?
I have read a general rule that nouns formed from verbs are neuter. Why can the noun derived from arbeiten be both das Arbeiten and die Arbeit? Is there a difference between these two?
Can one ...
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Naming a German style beer
I am the brewer at a small brewery and I am planning to brew a Berlinerweisse -style beer next. I want to call it "Trout Weisse", only in German. It is my understanding that the German word for "trout"...
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What's the correct plural form of “Cappuccino”?
I am learning German with a teacher in Braunschweig. Although she is native and very experienced in German teaching, sometimes her suggestion was not the same as those in our textbook, which was just ...
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What should I use instead of “menschenwelt”? [closed]
I am doing a review on Marx's "Ökonomisch-philosophische Manuskripte" and I must write about the Menschenwelt, but I do not think "the man world" is a suitable term for 2017. I need to change it ...
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Bedeutung von “Moderteppich”
In einem Computerspiel habe ich folgenden Dialog gesehen :
Untoter: Ein Ungläubiger im Hort des Meisters! Verdammnis über dich!
Held: Verdammt sein wirst DU, stinkender Moderteppich!
(Der ...
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Warum heißt es Bauchnabel? Gibt es ein anderes Wort mit Nabel?
Warum sagt man nicht einfach nur Nabel anstatt Bauchnabel?
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Does German have an equivalent of “love” in the context of tennis?
What would be the term used in a no score situation, or if there's a new game?
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Difficulty with Götz Aly's “Hitlers Volksstaat […]” passage
Could you help me breakdown the following passage from Götz Aly's "Hitlers Volksstaat. Raub, Rassenkrieg und nationaler Sozialismus":
1937 verlieh Hitler dem Grafen mit Goldenen Parteiabzeichen die ...
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What is »Trööt«?
The word Trööt appears in the title of the article “Bundesregierung im Fall Yücel. Protest ohne Trööt.” from Der Spiegel.
For context purposes, here is the introductory paragraph of the article:
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Why is “Auserkiesung” not an official word?
In the Duden there's that nice verb "auserkiesen". Why is there no "Auserkiesung" and what's the official noun for that verb?
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Anliegen vs. Angelegenheit
What are the semantic differences between Anliegen and Angelegenheit? For example, where can one be used where the other can't?
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Why is it “der Mond”? [closed]
According to the rules of nouns in German language,
der is used for masculine nouns,
die is used for femenine nouns,
and das is used for neuters nouns.
Mond (Moon) is a neuter noun. So, it should be ...
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Welche Deklination folgt auf „alles“?
Wie beugt man Substantive nach alles?
Welche der folgenden ist korrekt
Ich bin von alles Deutsche fasziniert
Ich bin von alles Deutschem fasziniert
Ich bin von allem Deutschen fasziniert
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zum Lächeln vs. um zu lächeln
Diese Frage betrifft den folgenden Satz aus Kindergeschichten von Peter Bichsel.
Ich will von einem alten Mann erzählen, von einem Mann, der kein Wort mehr sagt, ein müdes Gesicht hat, zu müd zum ...
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Are ‘in die Stadt fahren’ and ‘ins Zentrum fahren’ the same?
Please explain whether in German the phrase in die Stadt fahren is the same as in das Zentrum fahren. My course’s exam today had shown both these places as the same. I had thought Stadt and Zentrum ...
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-n-Deklination für welche Substantive?
Ich habe zwei Sätze:
Der Revolver gehört dem Polizisten.
Der Rotstift gehört dem Lehrer.
Warum wird im ersten Satz das Wort Polizist dekliniert mit der Endung -en und in dem zweite Satz nicht?
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Is it acceptable to omit genitive noun endings in some cases?
I read this sentence on a news website (bild.de) today:
Die beiden riesigen O-Buchstaben des Wahrzeichen von Los Angeles
waren mit weißen und schwarzen Planen jeweils zu einem E abgewandelt
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Noun pairs in the anarthrous singular
The question is on the nouns highlighted in these excerpts from translations of Camus's The Stranger. They seem to be in the singular and without an article (anarthrous). Also they are all paired up....
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Warum kriegt z.B. “Student” die Endung “-en” in dem casus obliquus?
der Student, des Studenten
Woher kommt die Endung -en bei Wörtern für Personssubstantive lateinischen und griechischen Ursprungs (oder ist das nicht die Regel)?
Ich kenne keine solche Endung im (...
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Genitive of time with or without an article, “Morgens” vs. “eines Tages”
The question is on the instances of "genitive of time" found in this passage from a translation Albert Camus's The Stranger (by Uli Aumüller)
Auf meinem Tisch stapelte sich ein Haufen ...
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What is a tower crane in German
What do you call tower crane in German? It is a noun.
I found a corresponding Wikipedia page named Kran. I am now wondering whether to use Kran, Drehkran or Turmdrehkran.
My hypothesis: Kran is a ...
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What does “Rückkoppelung” mean in this context?
I received an e-mail ending with
Gib mir bitte eine Rückkoppelung zu diesem Thema.
Does it mean Antwort here?
I looked it up in a dictionary and it did not help
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Declension of “Kinder” in “nicht nur für, sondern auch von Kinder(n)”
Ich suche nach der korrekten Deklination des Nomens "Kinder" in diesem Satz:
Es stellte sich heraus, dass die Spielzeuge nicht nur für, sondern auch von Kinder(n) produziert werden.
Oder ist das ...
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What is “Magen Darm”?
I just saw a friend write this in Whatsapp:
Ich hab mal wieder Magen Darm
I guess she is trying to say that her tummy hurts, but I do not get why she wrote it like this. Magen is stomach and Darm ...
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Deutschpräsentation vs Deutsch Präsentation
Should I write Deutschpräsentation or Deutsch Präsentation? Are both correct? Is one simply more used than the other? Or does the first word not even exist? Please be specific in your answer so I can ...
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nouns derived from separable verbs [closed]
I am looking for a list of German nouns derived from separable verbs. For example:
abholen: Abholung
anfangen: Anfang
abnehmen: Abnahme
Does anything like this exist? Do these nouns have a specific ...
