Questions tagged [standard-german]
Standarddeutsch – questions relating EXPLICITLY to the supra-regional German used in written language. Please read the tag wiki before applying this tag.
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Sollte es is meaning should or if
What is this meaning:
Sollte es Ihnen nicht besser gehen, kommen Sie bitte in drei Tagen hierher.
When I want to translate this sentence I replace "sollte es" with "if".
Why we ...
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viele oder viel for Verwandte [closed]
i saw in A2 book they write viele Verwandte ?
Der Verwandte und in plural we have Die Verwandten
why we write Viele verwandte
regards
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How to describe the location (North, South, East and West) of a country/city with respect to another country/city
I have read the following ways of telling the location of a city within a country. So, which one of these is common and correct?
Die Stadt liegt im Süden von Deutschland.
Die Stadt ist im Süden von ...
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Formal or familiar address in Combat?
I sometimes watch the 1960s series Combat! and there is a lot of German spoken on it. In one episode a supposedly dead German soldier is found by some of his comrades and as they assume he is dead and ...
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War das gesprochene Deutsch vor 500-1000 Jahren ähnlicher dem Hoch- oder dem Plattdeutsch?
Ich weiß nicht, ob es eine genaue Antwort auf diese Frage gibt, aber ich möchte gerne wissen, wenn man heutige deutsche Dialekten mit Altdeutsch vergleicht. Welcher Dialekt blieb dieser Sprache am ...
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why is there no -es after 'neu' in the sentence - Das neue Buch ist da? [duplicate]
I have just started learning German on my own through online material. On one website I found an example which used -es with the adjective 'neu':
Ein NEUES Auto
From what I have understood, the ...
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Wie geht's? in a formal situation?
I came across a conversation like this in Menschen German A1 kursbuch:
As far as I know, in German culture it is not proper to address an elderly person informally unless you are a very close friend (...
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Adjective with or without ending (declension)
Weich gekochte Eier esse ich gern.
Eier is plural so why is it weich and not weiche.
Original question:
Eier ist plural.
Weich gekochte Eier esse ich gern.
Warum haben wir "weich" ...
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Ist die Aussage "es geht an" eine Redewendung oder was?
Guten Tag, alle. In letzter Zeit habe ich die am 22. April,2023 gesendete "logo!" gesehen, um Deutsch zu üben. Und darin gibt es eine Aussage also "Im Fastenmonat sollen Muslime so oft ...
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der Wand oder die Wand [duplicate]
(Die Wand)
An der wand hängen Bilder. (Menschen A2.1 Buch)
Das Bild an die Wand hängen. (Dictionary)
We need to use Dative because we want to know the location of the Bild oder Bilder but in the ...
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Can "online German course" be a valid response for "Wo studieren Sie?"?
For an A2 German speaking exam, with the topic "Studium", if the question asked is "Wo studieren Sie", can the response be
"I am doing an online German course" - "...
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All three words mean same but is there any particular rule when to use which one?
Karriere, Berufslaufbahn, and Werdegang mean career.
Can we use any word alternatively or they need to be used depending on any specific context?
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How come bold part of the sentence is subject?
Personalchefs stört ein Berufs- oder Studienwechsel der Bewerber nicht so sehr.
I thought I am good at identifying subject, akkusativ and dativ until I came across this sentence.
The part I have ...
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Why is "Null" Plural?
You would say
Es sind null Grad.
which is Plural.
Why can't you say
"Es ist null Grad."
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wichtige oder wichtigen [duplicate]
Wir haben hier wichtige Informationen für Sie.
haben make accusative so why we cannot write
Wir haben hier wichtigen Informationen für Sie.
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What's the difference between annehmen and akzeptieren?
This is the example:
They will not accept your registration.
I have used akzeptieren.
Sie werden deine Anmeldung nicht akzeptieren.
Translator shows:
Nehmen sie Ihre Anmeldung nicht an.
As a ...
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Unexpected reply to "Alles gut?"
Today I asked a colleague if everything is ok, "Alles Gut?" I was expecting a usual "gut, und dir?"
But the response was unexpected and I didn't understand it. It was something ...
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Grammar help - zusehen/anrufen, why is it Dative and not
Translating this sentence "The parents are watching their children"
Die Eltern sehen ihren Kindern zu.
ihren Kindern is dative because of "zu" right? zusehen since the ...
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How to know when to use " war" and ""worden to say "was"?
Wegen guter Leistungen bin ich zur Teamleiterin Buchhaltung befördert worden.
The above sentence means:
Because of good performance, I was promoted to team leader accounting.
I know " war" ...
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When to use "weil" and when to use "obwohl"? [closed]
Zum Wassertrinken müssen die Giraffen ihre Beine weit auseinander stellen, weil/obwohl sie so einen langen Hals haben.
Which one is correct between the sentence, weil or obwohl?
It is somehow logical ...
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Useful Languages for Tourists in Southern Bavaria?
How useful/usable is Standard German in southern Bavaria, outside of Munich?
How useful/usable is English in southern Bavaria, outside of Munich?
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Is there a database for german words with their pronunciation?
I found many databases with most of the german words, but non of them contained the pronunciation of the words. (In Phonetic spelling)
Something like:
Hund - Húnd
OLivenbaum - oˈliːvn̩ba͜um
would be ...
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What word do Germans use for recharge?
In some countries, in English to charge a battery is "charging" , in German for charging it is "aufladen". In English, to pay the prepaid bill is "recharge".
For example: ...
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in einer isolierten Umgebung zu lernen
I am a newcomer to the German language. I wish to say that it is very hard to learn a foreign language in an isolated environment. By "isolated environment", I mean you are living in a ...
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Ableitungen von Anglizismen
Gibt es eine bestimmte Bezeichnung für Ableitungen bzw. Abkürzungen von Anglizismen oder würde man das als Scheinanglizismus bezeichnen?
Wie zum Beispiel bei dem Wort Pullover: Pullunder wird (bei ...
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erreichen sein or haben?
I know that sein is used when there is transformation. I have read that "erreichen" has "haben" as it's auxiliary verb.
Aufbauend auf der Idee, dass Bildung nicht ohne Erziehung ...
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An unserer oder unsere Entwicklung
Ich bin mir bei diesem Text nicht genau sicher, ob der Akkusativ oder Dativ genutzt werden sollte.
Der Text lautet:
a) Ein Dank an alle Mitarbeiter für ihren Beitrag an unserer erfolgreichen ...
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen den beiden Sätzen?
Kann mir jemand kurz erläutern, was der Unterschied der folgenden zwei Sätze ist?
Die Möglichkeiten bestehen unter Einhaltung der Regelungen des zur Anwendung kommenden Rechnungslegungssystems.
Die ...
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Impression in German (Doch , Noch etc.) [closed]
How Can I use doch, noch, na ja and gar inside the sentences for showing impressions correctly?
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Länderadjektive
Servus miteinander,
könnte mir jemand bitte erklären, wie die adjektive der Länder bestimmt werden? Gibt es eine Regel dazu?
Beispiele:
England > englisch
Irland > irisch
... aber ...
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Why are foot and feet both "Fuss" in German? [closed]
Foot is singular, feet is plural. Why does Google translator fail to distinguish the difference and return "Fuss" for both?
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When are adverbs placed before verb?
While studying German I encountered a sentence:
Wie lange wohnst du schon hier?
and the translation of this sentence was given as follow:
How long have you been living here?
Since I am new to ...
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Was bedeutet aufsinken in dem Satz unten?
Was bedeutetet aufsinken?
Beispiel: Ein Tauchboot sank um 156m auf nun 233m unter dem Meeresspiegel.
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How and when to use this dienen verb?
As I checked the dictionary there are different meanings for it which are unrelatable with each other.
I came across this sentence in book:
Neue Zeiten brechen an, denn in Zukunft können etwa zum ...
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Forming a subordinate clause after "Du bist dran..."
Du bist heute dran mit dem Kochen, nicht?
Is it wrong to write
Du bist heute dran zu Kochen, nicht?
I don't understand the use of mit dem kochen. Can't I use zu Kochen instead?
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List of words that demonstrate all German consonant and vowel sounds
Is there a list of words that demonstrates all German consonant and vowel sounds, including the rule that applies and its IPA representation?
For example:
short and long vowels
diphthongs
ending d
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German word for towel or a fabric that helps dry baby's skin after bath starts with "Wasch_"
I am watching German video on how to bathe a newborn baby, The lady explaining asks for "towel" (the word I am trying to find) to be ready. I looked it up in a few dictionaries but couldn't ...
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What is the best verb to use with Termin-booking ,geben oder anbieten oder bieten?
Whats best to say in formal german:
Können Sie mir bitte einen Termin geben/anbieten/bieten/vorschlagen?
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Difference between "Seite öffnen" and "Öffne die Seite"
Seite öffnen - Open the page
Öffne die Seite - Open the page (present tense imperative?)
The same applies to:
Fenster schließen - close the window
Schließe das Fenster - close the window (present ...
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Why some compound words have hyphens? [duplicate]
I'm learning German, and I also like to study World War II, so every now and then I stumble upon hyphenated words in German that I'd like to syntactically understand better.
For instance, why Prinz-...
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Wo kommt der Ausdruck "Im Laufe" her?
Das Verb ist laufen, der Nomen ist der Lauf (die Läufe, Pl.).
Also warum schreibt man "Im Laufe des letzten Jahres" anstatt "Im Lauf des letzten Jahres".
Wo kommt "Laufe" ...
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Bei or von: difference and how to use
Could someone explain what is a difference "Bei den Fachleuten werden gennant" oder "von den Fachleuten werden gennant"? Which one is correct?
original my sentence: Bei den ...
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Table vs bullet style in German
I am writing an essay and using a lot of tables to compare data I use.
I would like to rewrite some of them by using bullet style, but I don’t know how to start such sentence in German.
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How to know which conjugation wird, when used for different examples that coincide with ist?
I am combining my previous posts to this question. My comments were not notified with right tags to the people who answered my questions, so I deleted comments and I am creating new question here.
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geborgen vs sicher
To say that the place is safe and secure which verb will be used : geborgen or sicher?
I have generally seen sicher adjectiv while reading.
I tried using geborgen adjective as in this sentence:
It's a ...
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Direct and Indirect Akkusative Dative Spielen
Playing is the movement then why do we not consider the object used with it as Akkusativ .
EGg
Ich spiele am Computer. Why not an den Computer?
While using translator to verify articles, I noticed it ...
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What are the Grammar rules in gesucht haben könnte
Yesterday, I watched a episode of Tatort. I didn't understand the structure of following sentence.
Gibts einen Hinweis, wonach der Täter gesucht haben könnte.
I checked konjunktiv 2 Vergangenheit ...
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Question about position of words in a sentence
Also ich habe es geschafft
or
Also habe ich es geschafft
To me the second one sounds more like a question. And first one would be a more "spoken way".
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What’s the best way to actually test yourself in German?
I am currently learning German and have a friend from Morocco who understands a little. Most of the time when I have a conversation in German people seem to understand what I’m trying to say. But I ...
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Subjekt "man" bei mehreren Prädikaten
I've got three sentences with the same problem:
"Geht man von zwei Sätzen aus und verbindet (man) sie mit einer Konjunktion, dann erkennt man, dass [...]."
"Betrachtet man eine Menge X ...
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