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The German 'Kommen + Past Participle' Construction

asked Jun 19, 2014 at 6:37

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2 answers

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Do German irreals (counterfactuals) backshift?

asked Sep 17, 2015 at 7:23

11 votes

2 answers

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Understanding "Das ist allerdings schon seine dreißig Jahre her"

asked Jan 20, 2016 at 6:55

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3 answers

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Does German "sollen" ever function like English "shall" to indicate a future or possibility (no element of expectation)?

asked Jun 18, 2014 at 3:45

9 votes

3 answers

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Does "wollen" ever function like English "will" to signal a future event (no volition)

asked Jul 19, 2015 at 8:56

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1 answer

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Understanding “um so schneller” in this Kafka sentence

asked Dec 2, 2015 at 13:46

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3 answers

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In “die Bohnen fünf Minuten kochen lassen”, is “die Bohnen” the object of “lassen” or “kochen”?

asked Jan 14, 2016 at 14:43

7 votes

2 answers

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The missing subject in "Nun durfte aber im Dienst nicht geraucht werden"

asked Mar 19, 2016 at 15:33

7 votes

2 answers

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Why "hätten spielen können" cannot stay together

asked Mar 21, 2016 at 13:50

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1 answer

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Understanding "in der diese Einteilung befolgt worden wäre"

asked Mar 21, 2016 at 14:22

7 votes

2 answers

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"Der Vogel war aber kein gewöhnlicher, sondern so wunderbarer Art, daß..."

asked Apr 17, 2018 at 7:39

6 votes

1 answer

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German adjectives that end in an "e" such as "leise" and "lose"

asked Apr 23, 2018 at 15:48

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1 answer

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Gothic script in which letters seem to be all mixed up

asked May 10, 2017 at 2:27

6 votes

2 answers

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"Die du" in Beethoven's An die Hoffnung

asked Nov 5, 2018 at 9:48

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3 answers

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"es waren dies eine Taschenbibel, ..."

asked Apr 15, 2018 at 8:03

6 votes

4 answers

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Reference of "eigenen" in a Kafka sentence

asked Mar 22, 2016 at 14:42

6 votes

1 answer

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Finding verbs in this Kafka sentence

asked Dec 20, 2015 at 10:26

6 votes

2 answers

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Traditional grammar on “noun centered” phrases

asked Oct 14, 2015 at 4:04

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1 answer

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Subclauses in reported speech: subjunctive or indikative?

asked Jun 29, 2015 at 9:26

6 votes

3 answers

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A German relative clause that begins with "welchem in diesem"

asked Jun 20, 2014 at 12:16

6 votes

2 answers

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Pronunciation of short German ü

asked Dec 8, 2014 at 1:56

6 votes

1 answer

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The meaning of "wenn er... wollte"

asked Mar 20, 2015 at 13:12

6 votes

4 answers

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Why "mag" instead of in "möge" in "daß das richtig sein mag"?

asked Apr 13, 2016 at 7:45

6 votes

1 answer

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Understanding “dem Kind, das für den Vater fleht”

asked Apr 11, 2016 at 4:54

5 votes

3 answers

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Understanding “die bald lasen, bald exzerpierten, bald in ihre Aktentaschen einlegten”

asked May 10, 2016 at 15:15

5 votes

1 answer

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Understanding “später ist dann nichts mehr daraus geworden”

asked May 16, 2016 at 13:31

5 votes

1 answer

530 views

How to use “seit” and “vor” with “verschwinden”

asked Feb 1, 2016 at 8:53

5 votes

3 answers

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"das" vs "es" to refer to a long phrase or clause

asked Apr 13, 2016 at 7:57

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3 answers

160 views

"ganz gut auch" in this Kafka passage

asked Apr 7, 2016 at 13:22

5 votes

2 answers

759 views

What is the subject in “daß meinem Gesuch stattgegeben werde”?

asked Jan 15, 2017 at 12:50

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103 Questions

The German 'Kommen + Past Participle' Construction

Do German irreals (counterfactuals) backshift?

Understanding "Das ist allerdings schon seine dreißig Jahre her"

Does German "sollen" ever function like English "shall" to indicate a future or possibility (no element of expectation)?

Does "wollen" ever function like English "will" to signal a future event (no volition)

Understanding “um so schneller” in this Kafka sentence

In “die Bohnen fünf Minuten kochen lassen”, is “die Bohnen” the object of “lassen” or “kochen”?

The missing subject in "Nun durfte aber im Dienst nicht geraucht werden"

Why "hätten spielen können" cannot stay together

Understanding "in der diese Einteilung befolgt worden wäre"

"Der Vogel war aber kein gewöhnlicher, sondern so wunderbarer Art, daß..."

German adjectives that end in an "e" such as "leise" and "lose"

Gothic script in which letters seem to be all mixed up

"Die du" in Beethoven's An die Hoffnung

"es waren dies eine Taschenbibel, ..."

Reference of "eigenen" in a Kafka sentence

Finding verbs in this Kafka sentence

Traditional grammar on “noun centered” phrases

Subclauses in reported speech: subjunctive or indikative?

A German relative clause that begins with "welchem in diesem"

Pronunciation of short German ü

The meaning of "wenn er... wollte"

Why "mag" instead of in "möge" in "daß das richtig sein mag"?

Understanding “dem Kind, das für den Vater fleht”

Understanding “die bald lasen, bald exzerpierten, bald in ihre Aktentaschen einlegten”

Understanding “später ist dann nichts mehr daraus geworden”

How to use “seit” and “vor” with “verschwinden”

"das" vs "es" to refer to a long phrase or clause

"ganz gut auch" in this Kafka passage

What is the subject in “daß meinem Gesuch stattgegeben werde”?