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Dasselbe vs. das Gleiche, what's the difference?

meaning meaning-in-context

Jun 26 '18 at 10:27 user33499 1

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Ursprung des Punktes bei Ordinalzahlen

Jul 19 '15 at 14:22 Community♦ 1

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Weshalb werden manche Wörter mit Doppelvokal gedehnt („aa“, „ee“, …)?

spelling

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What makes the German language sound so harsh?

sociolinguistics phonetics

Apr 9 '16 at 2:09 Community♦ 1

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Why does German have so many modal particles in comparison to other languages?

Mar 14 '17 at 14:39 Wrzlprmft♦ 20.8k

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German translation of “case sensitive”

translation english-to-german compounds

Mar 4 '17 at 20:50 Community♦ 1

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Why is n! called “n Fakultät”?

etymology mathematics

Sep 12 '18 at 13:44 c.p. 29.1k

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Warum “-en” in “Einparteienstaat” oder “Einparteiensystem”?

etymology

Jul 16 '15 at 10:37 Faded Giant♦ 12k

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Vermeiden von Anredeformen

salutation politeness terminology

Mar 5 '15 at 20:12 Faded Giant♦ 12k

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Where don't we use an article with God

articles

Aug 16 '15 at 11:17 Community♦ 1

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Wieso heißt es „Universität zu Köln“?

differences word-choice

Dec 22 '15 at 13:05 Faded Giant♦ 12k

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In an academic context, does the German “Artikel” mean the same as the English “article” or “paper”?

english-to-german meaning-in-context

Jun 28 '19 at 10:00 O. R. Mapper 6,082

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Frequency of the majuscule ß (ẞ) in modern German

spelling typography eszett

Jun 29 '17 at 13:19 Wrzlprmft♦ 20.8k

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The loanwords of which languages are to be faithfully pronounced when speaking German?

pronunciation loanwords phonetics

Aug 23 '15 at 11:33 Community♦ 1

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Zum „Hieressen“, „hier Essen“ oder „Hier-Essen“?

adverbs spelling compounds nominalization

Mar 6 '15 at 16:01 Community♦ 1

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Why is the stress of lebendig on the second syllable?

pronunciation stress

May 3 '15 at 8:34 Wrzlprmft♦ 20.8k

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Anführungszeichen bei fremdsprachigen Zitaten

typography quotes

Aug 2 '15 at 15:23 Community♦ 1

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Ist Praxist ein deutsches Wort?

vocabulary neologism

Jul 11 '15 at 22:57 Community♦ 1

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Deutscher Ausdruck für „guilty pleasure“?

english-to-german single-word-request phrase-request

Dec 16 '17 at 7:06 user unknown 21k

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“Don't show a half-built house to a fool.” - German proverb?

translation english-to-german proverbs

Jul 12 '16 at 19:43 Tom Au 11.9k

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Which colour is “rosinfarben”?

meaning adjectives history

Feb 28 '15 at 17:03 Community♦ 1

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Why is “Mittwoch” not named after Odin in German?

etymology sociolinguistics time

Sep 13 '15 at 12:28 Hubert Schölnast 92.8k

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What is the difference in pronunciation of the letters E and I?

pronunciation

Jun 24 '15 at 11:44 Bartłomiej Zalewski 8,507

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Evolution of the digraph “ae” in the German language during the centuries

history umlaut typography

Jun 28 '15 at 17:06 Community♦ 1

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Der Hund bellt, aber die Krähe …?

word-choice single-word-request

Mar 30 '17 at 9:42 Hubert Schölnast 92.8k

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Ist „von wegen“ unhöflich?

slang interjections

Feb 20 '15 at 19:50 Community♦ 1

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Meaning of the abbrevation “o.g.” and position in context?

german-to-english sentence-structure abbreviations

Sep 13 '14 at 8:19 Wrzlprmft♦ 20.8k

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Woher kommt der »Schirm« im »Bildschirm«?

etymology

Sep 27 '16 at 23:07 Matthias 18.5k

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Is “Weltschmerz” an untranslatable word?

translation german-to-english

Sep 7 '16 at 23:30 Mark A. Zalenski 11

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Parallelismus mit Genitiv

grammar genitive parallelism

Jan 12 at 8:58 Glorfindel 1,289

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Dasselbe vs. das Gleiche, what's the difference?

Ursprung des Punktes bei Ordinalzahlen

Weshalb werden manche Wörter mit Doppelvokal gedehnt („aa“, „ee“, …)?

What makes the German language sound so harsh?

Why does German have so many modal particles in comparison to other languages?

German translation of “case sensitive”

Why is n! called “n Fakultät”?

Warum “-en” in “Einparteienstaat” oder “Einparteiensystem”?

Vermeiden von Anredeformen

Where don't we use an article with God

Wieso heißt es „Universität zu Köln“?

In an academic context, does the German “Artikel” mean the same as the English “article” or “paper”?

Frequency of the majuscule ß (ẞ) in modern German

The loanwords of which languages are to be faithfully pronounced when speaking German?

Zum „Hieressen“, „hier Essen“ oder „Hier-Essen“?

Why is the stress of lebendig on the second syllable?

Anführungszeichen bei fremdsprachigen Zitaten

Ist Praxist ein deutsches Wort?

Deutscher Ausdruck für „guilty pleasure“?

“Don't show a half-built house to a fool.” - German proverb?

Which colour is “rosinfarben”?

Why is “Mittwoch” not named after Odin in German?

What is the difference in pronunciation of the letters E and I?

Evolution of the digraph “ae” in the German language during the centuries

Der Hund bellt, aber die Krähe …?

Ist „von wegen“ unhöflich?

Meaning of the abbrevation “o.g.” and position in context?

Woher kommt der »Schirm« im »Bildschirm«?

Is “Weltschmerz” an untranslatable word?

Parallelismus mit Genitiv