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@tender trellis sollte "next friday" nicht auch morgen sein ? :c
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this != next
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mh macht sinn wenn dus so sagst
ist aber irgendwie kontraintuitiv
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Naja, ist halt so, wie die internationalen Konventionen sind
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jetzt weiß ichs ja danke 😄 ~~vermutlich werd ich dich beim nächsten mal wieder fragen 
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Introduction
1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)
Part 1 - Simple Sentence
1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions
Tips
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- Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
- For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
- You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
- Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
- Ask as many questions as possible
- Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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Passive Voice
In English and German, a verb can have one of two voices which describe the relationship between the verb and the subject. These voices are the active voice and passive voice.
Typically, we use the active voice, where the subject is the doer or agent of the action. For example:
The man eats the apple.
In this sentence, the agent (the man) is acting upon (by eating) the object (the apple).
In the passive voice, the subject is the receiver or patient of the action. This typically places the emphasis on the patient or action, and the agent can be left out altogether if it is unknown or irrelevant. For example, the above sentence converted into the passive voice becomes:
The apple is being eaten.
In this example, the patient (the apple) is being acted upon (by being eaten) by an unknown agent.
German offers two passive forms: the Vorgangspassiv and the Zustandspassiv. The Vorgangspassiv refers to the process of an action, while the Zustandspassiv refers to the state of an action. The Vorgangspassiv is more often used and relates closely to the active voice. See >explain Vorgangspassiv for an explanation of the Vorgangspassiv, and see >explain Stative Passive for an explanation of Zustandspassiv.
See Also:
https://bit.ly/2Nqu84t (dartmouth university)
https://bit.ly/2y6iy9D (canoo)
https://bit.ly/2RyEodX (Passive Voice on Pferd's blog)
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Vorgangspassiv
The Vorgangspassiv is formed with werden as the finite/conjugated verb and the past participle of the main verb (or action verb) in the active voice sentence.
For example, when we translate "The man eats the apple.", we get:
Der Mann isst den Apfel.
When this sentence is converted into its passive voice equivalent, several things happen:
- The finite verb becomes the equivalent conjugation for werden.
isst-->wird - The main verb is then converted into its past participle and placed at the end of the clause, when possible.
isst-->gegessen - The accusative object becomes the (nominative) subject.
den Apfel-->Der Apfel - The subject is indicated with the preposition
vonor simply left out altogether.Der Mann-->(vom Mann)
Putting this together, we create the passive voice sentence:
Der Apfel wird (vom Mann) gegessen.
‼ Only the accusative object of a verb can become the subject in a passive sentence. This means verbs that govern a dative, genitive, or prepositional object can never become the subject. Instead, the object remains as it was.
For example, the verb helfen governs a dative object. An example with it in an active sentence would be:
Der Mann hat dem Kollegen geholfen.
When converted to the passive voice, dem Kollegen does not change case:
Dem Kollegen wurde (vom Mann) geholfen.
This applies equally to verbs that govern genitive and prepositonal objects:
Der Toten wurde gedacht.
Über das Thema wird kaum gesprochen.
Tenses & Moods
Present: Der Apfel wird gegessen.
Simple Past: Der Apfel wurde gegessen.
Future: Der Apfel wird gegessen werden.
Present Perfect: Der Apfel ist gegessen worden.
Past Perfect: Der Apfel war gegessen worden.
Future Perfect: Der Apfel wird gegessen worden sein.
See Also:
https://bit.ly/2Quvo8q (Pferd's blog)
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How to get started
The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!
Introduction
1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)
Part 1 - Simple Sentence
1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions
Tips
- Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
- Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
- For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
- You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
- Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
- Ask as many questions as possible
- Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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Passive Voice
In English and German, a verb can have one of two voices which describe the relationship between the verb and the subject. These voices are the active voice and passive voice.
Typically, we use the active voice, where the subject is the doer or agent of the action. For example:
The man eats the apple.
In this sentence, the agent (the man) is acting upon (by eating) the object (the apple).
In the passive voice, the subject is the receiver or patient of the action. This typically places the emphasis on the patient or action, and the agent can be left out altogether if it is unknown or irrelevant. For example, the above sentence converted into the passive voice becomes:
The apple is being eaten.
In this example, the patient (the apple) is being acted upon (by being eaten) by an unknown agent.
German offers two passive forms: the Vorgangspassiv and the Zustandspassiv. The Vorgangspassiv refers to the process of an action, while the Zustandspassiv refers to the state of an action. The Vorgangspassiv is more often used and relates closely to the active voice. See >explain Vorgangspassiv for an explanation of the Vorgangspassiv, and see >explain Stative Passive for an explanation of Zustandspassiv.
See Also:
https://bit.ly/2Nqu84t (dartmouth university)
https://bit.ly/2y6iy9D (canoo)
https://bit.ly/2RyEodX (Passive Voice on Pferd's blog)
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Vorgangspassiv
The Vorgangspassiv is formed with werden as the finite/conjugated verb and the past participle of the main verb (or action verb) in the active voice sentence.
For example, when we translate "The man eats the apple.", we get:
Der Mann isst den Apfel.
When this sentence is converted into its passive voice equivalent, several things happen:
- The finite verb becomes the equivalent conjugation for werden.
isst-->wird - The main verb is then converted into its past participle and placed at the end of the clause, when possible.
isst-->gegessen - The accusative object becomes the (nominative) subject.
den Apfel-->Der Apfel - The subject is indicated with the preposition
vonor simply left out altogether.Der Mann-->(vom Mann)
Putting this together, we create the passive voice sentence:
Der Apfel wird (vom Mann) gegessen.
‼ Only the accusative object of a verb can become the subject in a passive sentence. This means verbs that govern a dative, genitive, or prepositional object can never become the subject. Instead, the object remains as it was.
For example, the verb helfen governs a dative object. An example with it in an active sentence would be:
Der Mann hat dem Kollegen geholfen.
When converted to the passive voice, dem Kollegen does not change case:
Dem Kollegen wurde (vom Mann) geholfen.
This applies equally to verbs that govern genitive and prepositonal objects:
Der Toten wurde gedacht.
Über das Thema wird kaum gesprochen.
Tenses & Moods
Present: Der Apfel wird gegessen.
Simple Past: Der Apfel wurde gegessen.
Future: Der Apfel wird gegessen werden.
Present Perfect: Der Apfel ist gegessen worden.
Past Perfect: Der Apfel war gegessen worden.
Future Perfect: Der Apfel wird gegessen worden sein.
See Also:
https://bit.ly/2Quvo8q (Pferd's blog)
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Stative Passive (Zustandspassiv)
The passive voice with werden (Vorgangspassiv) refers to the process of an action; it indicates that an action is taking place. The resulting state of this action can be indicated with a different version of the passive voice called the Stative Passive (Zustandspassiv). This form uses sein instead of werden as its auxiliary verb. For example:
Das Fenster ist zerbrochen. (The window is broken)
Transitive verbs that are valid in the Vorgangspassiv can typically be used in the Zustandspassiv and vice versa. The Zustandspassiv, however, tends to prefer verbs that have a clear end state, such as: zerstören, öffnen, schließen.
Vorgangspassiv vs Zustandspassiv
The difference between the two passive voice forms is best illustrated with an example:
Der Tresor war verschlossen, aber wir haben nicht gesehen, wie er verschlossen wurde.
The safe was locked but we did not see how it was locked.
In the first clause, the state of the safe is being discussed. The process of locking the safe was completed and the safe reached a condition of being "locked". The last clause concentrates on the process of locking the safe, namely how it was done. The safe has somehow reached a state of being locked, but this process was not observed.
As the Vorgangspassiv discusses a process, it often relates to the English progressive aspect, but this is never true for the Zustandspassiv. For example, the English sentence:
The product is being packed.
Can be translated as:
Die Ware wird verpackt.
But cannot be translated as:
Die Ware ist verpackt.
This loses the implication of a process, which the English progressive aspect and Vorgangspassiv possess. Instead, this sentence indicates that this process is complete and the product is now packed. Thus, it would be an acceptable translation for:
The product has been packed.
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The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!
Introduction
1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)
Part 1 - Simple Sentence
1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions
Tips
- Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
- Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
- For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
- You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
- Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
- Ask as many questions as possible
- Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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Introduction
1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)
Part 1 - Simple Sentence
1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions
Tips
- Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
- Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
- For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
- You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
- Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
- Ask as many questions as possible
- Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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The dative case (der Dativ) is one of the four cases of the German language. A case affects how a noun or noun phrase is inflected, and indicates the role of the noun or noun phrase in a clause.
🗨 How do I decline in the dative case?
Nouns, pronouns, and adjective declension is completely different compared to the nominative case. See >explain adjective declension for a full explanation.
🗨 When do I use the dative case?
The dative case has a great number of usages, many of which are idiomatic, but is mainly used:
- to mark the indirect object of many transitive verbs (the "indirect object" is that which receives the result of an action):
Ich habe dir ein Bier gekauft.
Sie gibt dem Mann das Buch.
Er zeigte ihm seinen Führerschein.
- to mark the object of some transitive verbs:
Dir fehlen die richtigen Materialien.
Sie hat mir nicht geantwortet.
Das gefällt ihr gar nicht.
- after some prepositions:
Ich komme aus den USA.
Komm mit mir.
Ich lerne seit vielen Jahren Deutsch.
The following prepositions are always followed by the dative case:
aus, außer, bei, gegenüber, mit, nach, seit, von, zu
- after two-way prepositions when they do not indicate movement:
Das Bild hängt jetzt an der Wand.
Er geht im Wald. (he is roaming in the woods)
Sie steht vor mir.
- to show possession, mainly of clothing or body parts:
Ich habe mir in die Finger geschnitten.
Er hat ihr die Nase gebrochen.
Die Mütze fiel mir vom Kopf.
- with many adjectives:
Ich war mir nicht sicher.
Ist dir kalt?
Er ist seinem Bruder sehr ähnlich.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWl5-kkqF3FQLDzrz8XLBJj7hvPFQK7MT5SYEDGK65E/edit
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The German “also”
This word means “so, therefore”. It is used in the beginning of a sentence to show that what you’re about to say follows from what you said before:
(1) Er war müde, also ging er schlafen. (He was tired, so he went to sleep.)
You can put it in the middle of a sentence too, then it shows that you’re going back a topic or are reminding of it:
(2) Ich habe also mit ihm geredet… (and so/as I said, I spoke to him…)
A very similar use is also to start a sentence with a dragged out aaalso (=aaanyway).
⚠ You cannot use so in these sentences!
The German “so”
So has a few uses. Most of them correspond pretty directly to English “like this/that”. Perhaps the most normal use of it is to answer a “how” (wie) question:
(3) Wie geht das? — So! (How does one do that? — Like this!)
You can of course also use it this way if no one asked you a question:
(4) Er lief so herum. (He walked around like that. [could indicate e.g. walking style or clothing, depends on context])
Together with an indefinite noun it indicates that you care about the properties of that noun, and not the noun itself:
(5) Ich will so ein Haus. (I want a house like that [but not necessarily this particular one].)
Note that here, the proper question is not wie but was für ein:
(6) Was für ein Spiel willst du spielen? — So eins. (What kind of game do you want to play? — One like that)
Another very common way to use it is for emphasizing a size or amount. Just like in English, you may drag out the so for a bit to emphasize it even more:
(7) Das ist so schön! (This is so beautiful!)
The English “also”
English “also/too” straigtforwardly translates to German auch. There is no relation to German so/also here:
(8) Ich habe ihn auch gesehen. (I also saw him. / I saw him too.)
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What is Swiss German?
Swiss German is the common name for the group of dialects native to Switzerland. It is closely related to the dialects of south-western Germany (e.g. Swabian), and to a lesser extent to the dialects of Austria and Bavaria.
What do you mean, group of dialects?
Because Swiss German is not standardized in any way, there is a lot of variety in how people speak. The differences aren’t large enough to impede understanding, but they are definitely noticable and range from vocabulary over different sounds being used to even differences in grammar!
If I speak German to a Swiss person, will I be understood?
Yes.
All Swiss German speakers have gone through several years of schooling held in Standard German and will definitely understand you without any problems. However, not all Swiss German speakers are very comfortable speaking it themselves, so keep that in mind.
If I want to move to Switzerland, do I have to learn Swiss German?
First of all, make sure to actually learn Standard German. You’ll need it more urgently. But if that’s out of the way, I would advise you to at least learn to understand it. Swiss people really appreciate it when they don’t have to speak Standard German. You don’t have to learn to speak it yourself to integrate. But feel free to try!
Where can I learn Swiss German?
Good question. If you find something, let us know… If you have questions, you can always ask in #dialects.
What does it sound like?
It’s been variously described as everything from melodious to throat cancer. Best you just listen yourself:
https://youtu.be/h5-If3WKqfg (Dialect of Graubünden)
https://youtu.be/Gz2S9iggdzM (Slightly over the top comparison)
https://youtu.be/PkGatIgXERI (Classic Bern German song)
See also: >faq Switzerland, >faq Dialects
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Accusative
The accusative case (der Akkusativ) is one of the four cases of the German language. A case affects how a noun or noun phrase is inflected, and indicates the role of the noun or noun phrase in a clause.
🗨 How do I decline in the accusative case?
Feminine and neuter nouns and adjectives are the same as nominative. Masculine nouns, adjectives (and weak nouns) gain an -en ending:
Ich esse den/einen/keinen kleinen Apfel.
Personal pronouns differ for:
ich --> mich
du --> dich
er --> ihn
wir --> uns
ihr --> euch
For a full explanation see >explain adjective declension
🗨 When do I use the accusative case?
The accusative case is mainly used:
- to mark the direct object of many transitive verbs
Ich lese einen Roman.
Er hat die schöne Frau ermordet.
Sie besitzen kein Auto.
- after some prepositions
Danke für deine Hilfe!
Ohne dich kann ich nicht leben.
Sie hatten keine Einwände gegen den Plan.
The following prepositions are always followed by the accusative case:
bis, durch, für, gegen, ohne, um
- to indicate movement in a particular direction in two-way prepositions
Er steigt auf den Gipfel.
Sie hängt das Bild an die Wand.
Ich gehe gleich ins Bett. (ins = in das)
- by adverbials of time and measurement
A definite length or point in time:
Ich habe den ganzen Tag geschlafen.
Sie kommt nächste Woche zurück.
A measurement:
Das Kind ist vier Jahre alt.
Das Tier ist einen Meter groß.
Expressing distance with verbs of motion:
Ich ging die Treppe hinauf.
Ich lief den ganzen Weg zu Fuß.
- in common greetings and wishes
Guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
Gute Besserung!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Here there is an implicit verb such as 'wünschen', where the greeting/wish is the direct object.
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sub bancallumclub
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Oh it's because I deleted the voice channel.
@tender trellis can you add an additional check, I don't want to remake the whole channel to fix my meme pls tnx. biglov
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skip
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If you see something like A1, B2 or C1, these represent the proficiency of a speaker in a language they're not native in, and are called CEFR levels. They are valid for any language, not only German!
Roughly speaking, A levels are beginners and C levels are experts. Remember that CEFR level are self-assessed and indicative!
You can see more specific names and descriptions on the Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages
🗨 How do I know what level I am?
If the table on Wikipedia is too generic for you, you can try using this one here:
https://rm.coe.int/168045bb52
Just check each column one at a time: if you can do all it describes, move to the next column. Your level is the highest where you can do the most things.
Alternatively, you can use this questionnaire to estimate your level more accurately:
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/sites/laits.utexas.edu.fi/files/Self Assessment Checklist European.pdf
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gr help
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[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in [72, 97, 99, 107, 101, 114, 109, 97, 110]]
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[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in [72, 97, 99, 107, 101, 114, 109, 97, 110]]```
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How to get started
The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!
Introduction
1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)
Part 1 - Simple Sentence
1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions
Tips
- Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
- Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
- For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
- You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
- Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
- Ask as many questions as possible
- Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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evalin
[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in eval("hackerman")]
evalin
[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in eval("[hackerman]")]
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[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in eval('[hackerman]')]
evalin
[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in ('hackerman'.split)]
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[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in ('h.a.c.k.e.r.m.a.n'.split('.')]
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[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in ('h.a.c.k.e.r.m.a.n'.split('.'))]
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[print(chr(x), end = '') for ord(x) in ('h.a.c.k.e.r.m.a.n'.split('.'))]
[print(chr(ord(x)), end = '') for x in ('h.a.c.k.e.r.m.a.n'.split('.'))]
[print(chr(ord(x)), end = '') for x in ('h.a.c.k.e.r.m.a.n'.split('.'))]
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[print(chr(x), end = '') for x in ('h.a.c.k.e.r.m.a.n'.split('.'))]
[print(chr(ord(x)), end = '') for x in ('h.a.c.k.e.r.m.a.n'.split('.'))]
I was trying to make a joke post but the bot hates me
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I had it
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Dunno how you overlooked this 4 times
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Ah, fair
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evalin
[print(chr(ord(x)), end = '') for x in ('h.a.c.k.e.r.m.a.n'.split('.'))]
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evalin
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "Yeet" << endl;
return 0;
}
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open summit
evalin
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
for(int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
cout << i << ": yeet" << endl;
return 0;
}
evalin
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
for(int i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
cout << i << ": yeet" << endl;
return 0;
}
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evalin
x=1:0.1:10;
plot(x, sin(x));
print -dpng some_name.png;
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evalin
x=-10:0.1:10;
plot(x, x^(2));
print -dpng some_name.png;
evalin
x=-10:0.1:10;
plot(x, (x*x-x+4)/(2x+2));
print -dpng some_name.png;
evalin
x=-10:0.1:10;
plot(x, (x*x-x+4)/(2*x+2));
print -dpng some_name.png;
evalin
x=-10:0.1:10;
plot(x, x*x-x+4);
print -dpng some_name.png;
evalin
x=-10:0.1:10;
plot(x, (x.*x-x+4)./(2.*x+2));
print -dpng some_name.png;
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sub Reading
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like that
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sub Reading/Grammar
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help roles
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role
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quote 35398154756659609
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help
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you know that feel when you suddenly realize ()() isnt a palindrome but ())( is
yeah.
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lil fucks a car, sorry lil its the future now 😔
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Wtf girls only want one thing and it's disgusting
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I explained the ways of the Flopbrain™ with a meme earlier today. https://i.imgur.com/XxwwkGW.png
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Fläppers
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brzrkr 🐾
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simple goblet
getrole a2
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Rif
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🤔
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You should've been telling me about your preferences earlier
kindred wyvern
I mean it doesn't say for certain that I am 
I think all the evidence points to the contrary as well
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👀
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"👀"
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ex beginner
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How to get started
The simplest way to learn German is to find topics you don’t understand yet and search for explanations of them. This list provides you with a guide for which topics to learn if you are completely new to German. Type the topic into Google (or YouTube) and start learning!
Introduction
1: Alphabet (especially ä, ü, ö and ß)
2: Basic greetings (hello, goodbye, etc.)
Part 1 - Simple Sentence
1: Noun gender & plurals
2: Nominative case (What are cases?)
3: Nominative pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
4: Verbs in present tense
5: Definite/indefinite articles
6: Accusative case (for nouns)
7: Accusative pronouns
8: Word order of simple sentences
9: How to ask questions
Tips
- Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn a new noun
- Learn to use a translation dictionary (e.g. dict.cc, leo.org)
- For listening and pronunciation practice, try watching movies or videos (incl. YouTube)
- You can listen to pronunciation for words on websites like dict.cc, forvo.com, and others
- Practice writing sentences every day (and asking people to correct them)
- Ask as many questions as possible
- Don’t be scared to make mistakes!!!! If you don’t let yourself make mistakes, you will never be able to learn German
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help
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help command
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help commands
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west carbon
@ruby gale i always wondered what kind of exciting word i could expect from this 🤔
ruby gale
@west carbon intransigent
ruby gale
once per day
ruby gale
und wie spricht man das aus?
vale walrus
wie geschrieben, kann die Lautschrift nicht
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Standarddeutsch -ig -> -ich
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@vale walrus Ja, aber diese Aussprache ist verwirrend
Die Aussprache von -ig als -ik hilft dabei, diese ähnliche Wörter besser zu verstehen, und keine Verwirrung zu haben
launisch / launig
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German nouns are sorted in three different genders: masculine, neuter and feminine. These have nothing to do with sex or social gender.
The first thing genders will influence are articles like der, das, die. Each word has its own and you better get it right: some words that look identical can have different meanings depending on the gender they're used with. For example:
die Band = the (musical) band,
der Band = the (book) volume,
das Band = the tape.
Some words, mainly trademarks and loanwords, have multiple acceptable genders while having no change in meaning:
der Jogurt = das Jogurt
das Virus = der Virus
These may vary by region or colloquiality.
💢 But WHY, German, WHY ⁉
Gender is actually quite useful! Since sentence structure is less rigid than in English, grammatical case helps you tell the various elements apart (with some practice), and that works through genders: each gender has its own forms, which makes everything a little less ambiguous. Besides, as you've seen with Band above, it allows us to make up words with different meanings that look the same but are not ambiguous, and if that's not magic, I don't know what is. ✨
🙀 But how am I supposed to tell them apart? 🙀
Check out >explain gender patterns. 😉
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