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Das - demonstrative pronoun - can be used to point to a noun, but not after it's known

Duolingo sentence: "Dieser Kochlöffel ist schmutzig, aber der hier ist sauber." I also know you can use das as such: Das sind meine Bücher (A) / Das ist mein Arm (B). It was already made ...
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Bedeutung und Beugung von "einer" als Pronomen

Diese Woche habe ich ein Meme gesehen, auf dem zu lesen war: Ein Mikrobleistift einer meiner Schüler. Dieses "einer" kann ich als Nichtmuttersprachler überhaupt nicht verstehen. Hätte es ...
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"mich würde interessieren"

Yesterday I saw a comment on YouTube that went like this: "Mich würde mal interessieren, was die so verdienen ..." I know (from Hammer's German) that the personal pronoun es can be used to ...
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Einige for singular and Einige for plural

I'm not able to understand when to use the single form of einige and when to use it in plural form. From my understanding einige can be used only in plural form. https://www.verbformen.com/?w=einige ...
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Usage of comma after es in " ... ist es..." sentences

Example 1: Nach einem Event ist es nicht erlaubt um Preise zu bitten. [Source-Reverso] Example 2: In Deutschland ist es, anders als z. B. im asiastischen Kulturkreis,.... [Source-My grammar book] ...
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is "viel" a pronoun or adverb?

In the following, is "viel" a pronoun or adverb? Viel zu publizieren ist der Schlüssel zur Hochschulkarriere.
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Adjectives and adjectival nouns out of possessive pronouns

My question concerns adjectives and adjectival nouns derived from possessive pronouns. With regards to the former, my grammar book gives two ways of forming these, e.g., "der meine" oder &...
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... es zur Handlung des Hauptsatzes kommt

In the following definition of "indem," what does "es" refer to? verwendet, um einen Nebensatz einzuleiten, der ausdrückt, wie es zur Handlung des Hauptsatzes kommt
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Use of "einer" in the Genitive

So I've written another sentence and would appreciate if someone helped me make sense of the pronoun "einer" and its inflection. Das Konzert fand während einer der heißesten Wochen des ...
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Are da-compounds like dazu always necessary even when they seem redundant?

I am working on translating a video game into German and I am unsure whether I need to use da-compounds in certain contexts. I have sentences like Despite the wall's poor condition, you are still ...
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"Es" und "ihres" im gleichen Satz im Bezug auf "das Mädchen" benutzt

In Ein Landarzt, schreibt Kafka: »Hilf ihm«, sagte ich, und das willige Mädchen eilte, dem Knecht das Geschirr des Wagens zu reichen. Doch kaum war es bei ihm, umfaßt es der Knecht und schlägt sein ...
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Gender of nouns that resemble actions

I want to clarify something about nouns that resemble actions in German. For instance, "Bücherlesen". First, what gender is ascribed to such nouns? Furthermore, if I were to say in reference ...
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Reflexive pronoun order in a question

I found two different positions for a reflexive pronoun in a question. Hat sich Herr Kijmmel beschwert? Hast du dich geärgert? Would it also be possible to say: Hat Herr Kijmmel sich beschwert? ...
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Use of an accusative reflexive pronoun in the given context

Here is a sentence. Freust du dich auf das Fußballspiel? My question is why is the accusative reflexive pronoun used in the presented context, given how there already is an accusative object "...
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Can I also say: 'ich tut mir leid' instead of 'es tut mir leid'?

I have commonly heard 'es tut mir leid'. Can I also say: 'ich tut mir leid' instead of 'es tut mir leid'?
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Reference of "es" and "das" in a seemingly ambiguous context

By which (soft) grammatical rules is the object that es refers to sometimes the baby and sometimes its being hungry. I assume that this is objectively the case. (Das can refer only to the baby's being ...
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'Which' in German

Could you tell me, friends, how I am supposed to say the following which's in those sentences in German? That is, how to say the which that is referring to a certain sentence in German. My dad got ...
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What does this mean: “Also es gibt in Berlin auch Museen, die ich mag. Und es gibt ja dich!“

What does this sentence mean? Context: my ex partner and I started talking to each other again. He lives in another city and I live in Berlin. He said he wants to visit Berlin and said this sentence (...
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Wonach bestimmt sich hier das Geschlecht des Pronomens? [duplicate]

In der aktuellen ZEIT steht der Satz: Sophia ist ein quirliges Mädchen mit Zopf und Micky-Maus-Shirt und mit seinen bald vier Jahren [..] Wäre es genauso richtig zu schreiben "[..] und mit ...
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Meaning of „einen alles“ in a sentence

I am not sure what the meaning of "einen alles" is in the following sentence: Es mutet einen alles an, als wäre man bei einer alten Frau. My guess is that “einen alles” means each and ...
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Wann benutzt man Definite Pronomen wann Personalpronomen in den Situationen?

Kann ich für die Sachen "Personalpronomen" verwenden? Zum Beispiel: Sie riecht nicht mehr gut/sie ist abgelaufen. (Vorher wurde Die Milch erwähnt)? Soweit ich verstanden habe, werden ...
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How to spell the days of the week in Swiss German? [closed]

Came across a timetable that gives some of the days of the week in Swiss German spelling. How to spell the entire week? Please include which dialect you're spelling in in your answer, or provide all ...
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Possessive pronouns vs personal pronouns in genitive [closed]

Seiner liegt auf dem Tisch. Sein liegt auf dem Tisch. Do you happen to know what is the difference in meaning between personal pronouns in genitive and possessive pronouns? Does the position of the ...
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Why does accusative pronoun come before dative pronoun?

So according to my grammar book, when a sentence consists of two pronouns objects the accusative pronoun always precedes the dative pronoun: Ich kaufe dem Mann die Uhr. Ich kaufe sie ihm. Is there ...
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Auf was bezieht sich „den“ hier?

Die Rente vermindert sich um 0,3 von Hundert für den vollen Monat, den der Versorgungsfall vor Vollendung des 65. Lebensjahres eintritt. Auf was bezieht sich „den“ hier?
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Gottemeitschi is from which German language?

Gottemeitschi means godmother, but in which German dialect and region? What is the masculine form, plus granduncle, grand aunt, etc? And how do they compare to their high German, or formal, ...
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Bedeutung von einem Demonstrativpronomen

Ich bin beim Lesen eines Buches auf den folgenden Satz gestoßen: Für den Analytiker schließt er (Grundsatz der Abstinenz) die Regel ein, dem Patienten die Befriedigung seiner Wünsche zu versagen und ...
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Packt sie euch!

Ich habe Folgendes im Roman Mieses Karma von David Safier gelesen: «Packt sie euch!», schrie die Königin, und ich sah, dass die Wachen uns schon so gut wie erreicht hatten. Ich würde hier einfach «...
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Role of „euer selbst“ in a sentence

In a recent Linguee search, the following sentence appeared: Und ihr werdet als erstes euer Selbst finden oder erkennen. I am not sure the form and role of euer selbst. My guess is that euer Selbst ...
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What is "er's" construction?

For example Wenn jemanden etwas stört, sagt er's offen und direkt How is this different Wenn jemanden etwas stört, sagt er offen und direkt
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Martians are to Mars what Aryans are to? [closed]

"Terran" is to "Terra" what Aryan is to ______? "Venusians" are to "Venus" what Aryan is to ______? This question is about the etymological origin of the ...
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How should I translate archaic English verb conjugations such as "thou art" into German?

I am working on an English to German translation project -- the text of a fantasy video game -- where some of the original English includes phrases like "thou art" and "the battle hath ...
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Ambiguity in determining the owner of a genitive personal pronoun

I am new to German and am confused about the genitive personal pronoun. When considering the following sentence (from the Bible): Er gab ihn seiner Mutter. which is translated into He gave him to ...
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Why can't pronouns be a subject?

I wish to ask about this comment posted by Janka. You can deduce that in this case because a pronoun cannot be a description of the subject. Could someone explain why this is ? And then perhaps some ...
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Why "seinem" Mörder and not something with "ihr-"? [duplicate]

In the following sentence, why "seinem" Mörder and not something with "ihr-"? ihrem, maybe? Since we are talking about a girl here, how did we get seinem? Thank you. Schwer zu ...
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Can't tell if "Sie" means she or they in this specific sentence [duplicate]

I've recently started learning german. Some basic grammar and the difference between "sie" and "Sie" is sometimes confusing, especially in a weird exercise like this: "Sie ...
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Why "alle" is supposed to be put after a declensioned pronoun, but not before?

Writing a practical letter I've faced with next very simple sentence: Er liebt uns alle. And why is the only right word order "uns alle" and can't be written as "alle uns"? For ...
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What's the meaning of "an die" in this sentence? [closed]

Could you please tell me, what role or meaning "an die" serves in this sentence? Facebook sieht zwar inzwischen vor, dass man sein Profil nicht bloß deaktivieren, sondern für immer löschen ...
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How do you say, "either (of them)"

To translate It was the first time that either (of the two of them) had worn the suits. what is the difference in meaning between these possibilities? Or are some simply incorrect? Das war das ...
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Why "Allgemeinen" and not "allgemein"?

Why is the following sentence correct? Im Allgemeinen bin ich mit meiner Arbeit sehr zufrieden. and the following wrong? In allgemein bin ich mit meiner Arbeit sehr zufrieden. Why "...
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Trauert meiner nicht

I've encountered the following sentence on YouTube: Trauert meiner nicht. As far as I know, trauern has the form um jemanden trauern and in the screenshot there is such a peculiarity: only meiner ...
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Verwendung von "der" statt "er" in einem Zeitungsartikel

Dieser Absatz kommt aus dem Spiegel (Link): Für den Gipfel in Teheran verließ Kremlchef Putin eigens das erste Mal seit Beginn seines Krieges gegen die Ukraine den postsowjetischen Raum. Vor Ort ...
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Kein Mathe oder Keine Mathe? Kein Chemie oder Keine Chemie?

In school context, which is correct? Ich kann kein Mathe und ich kann kein Chemie. or Ich kann keine Mathe und ich kann keine Chemie. or an in-between? To me "kein" sounds just right (at ...
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Why "Ihre" and not "Ihrer"?

Why "Ihre" and not the genitive "Ihrer" in the following sentence? I thought that we have to use the genitive case to show possession? Ihre Katze war krank.
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das Verständnis jener Menschen, mit denen sie leben - Why "jener"?

Previously I thought that masculine genetive of "jeder" is "jedes" (which is also shown here), and after some searching about "jener" on Duden, there isn't any ...
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Can I use "einer" in the sentence below instead of "eine"

Durch die teilweise automatisch abgewickelte Bestellung müssen immer weniger Mitarbeiter in den Firmen beschäftigt werden und durch die Unterstützung in Form von Computern kann eine noch höhere Anzahl ...
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Using "es" to link a clause with infinitive

There are some German sentences with an infinitive clause that are used without a linking word. And there are other cases where a pronoun is used to link the infinitive clause to the main clause, e.g. ...
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What does "es" mean here?

The following is from Kafka's Der Proceß: Ich gehe über meinen Auftrag hinaus, wenn ich Ihnen so freundschaftlich zurede. Aber ich hoffe, es hört es niemand sonst als Franz, und der ist selbst gegen ...
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Diese Leiche und seine Umstände

I am reading "Der nasse Fisch" in German on my Kindle, (making much use of the German-English dictionary). This particular paragraph in the book confuses me: "Diese Leiche ist perfekt! ...
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Why "sich sich"?

From Grammatik Aktiv B1+ published by Cornelesen, chapter 1 exercise 3: Sie schreibt, dass sie sich sich in einer schwierigen Situation befindet, und bittet mich um Hilfe. As I understand "she ...
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