questions-2

[swift bough]

like you could just have online german lessons

German has multiple words for this so context is key

[narrow pier]

but i think to talk about to classes , you have to talk about them collectively right?

so how do you refer to your classes outside of school

[swift bough]

outside of school it is pretty much just a Kurs but some people might still say Unterricht if it is not a private lesson and is in person in a classroomn

but like when you say "heute habe ich Unterricht" this means "I have class today", in english this means the same thing

you have at least one, but maybe more to attend that day

i am gonna be afk so i will help more later or someone else can help

[narrow pier]

ok thanks for the help

[proven sphinx]

TIL 😂

[narrow pier]

is there a German translation for ( I was wondering ) like in ( I was wondering if you can help me as to how can I study at home)

[mellow nova]

Ich habe mich gefragt/Ich wollte nur wissen/Könnten Sie mir bitte sagen

[narrow pier]

thank you so much

[narrow pier]

they are not considered rude, or impolite right?

[mellow nova]

not as far as I know; the third is especially polite

[regal rover]

does rangehen mean answer as only answer to a phone call?

[half arch]

Yeah

[celest pollen]

Morgen gehe ich zum Friseur und er wird alles Harre von meinem Kopf rasieren❌ ✅

[exotic charm]

Morgen gehe ich zum Friseur und er wird mir alle Haar von meinem Kopf rasieren

[long whale]

Morgengehe ich zum Friseur, um mir den Kopf kahlrasieren zu lassen. ;)

[fossil otter]

What is the difference between 'noch' and 'auch' in usage?

[thorn warren]

I think noch is used if u for example say We "still" have more stuff to do. And auch i would say is used for " We should "also" do the other task for example.

[serene lodge]

Yeah, "noch" is used mainly as "still", whereas "auch" is mainly used as "too".

[fossil otter]

Oh, okay! Thank you so much!

[ancient pulsar]

Ich gehe gern mit den Kindern sie besuchen.

would this sentence be correct?

the order

[mellow nova]

`just making sure: the sie you wrote is meant to be diff than 'die Kinder' ya?

[exotic charm]

"Ich gehe sie gerne mit den Kindern besuchen" oder "Ich besuche sie gerne mit den Kindern"

[exotic charm]

oh, didnt think bout that

[ancient pulsar]

sie is Oma here

[mellow nova]

just checking sometimes ppl accidentally double the pronouns necessary and stuff

[ancient pulsar]

what about Ich gehe gern sie mit... besuchen

[exotic charm]

"Ich gehe gern sie mit den Kindern besuchen" is also ok

but i would not recommend it

[ancient pulsar]

sie is accusative here right

[exotic charm]

yes

[ancient pulsar]

so, then to change it wholly, Ich trinke den Tee gern or Ich trinke gern den Tee

assuming what you said, it is the former

[exotic charm]

Ich trinke gerne den Tee is better

But ich trinke den Tee gerne good aswell

but remember to write gerne instead of gern

sounds better

[ancient pulsar]

well, there is only 1 verb here, and 2 in my first question, maybe not a good comparison

[mellow nova]

Also, eko, you know 'gehen besuchen' is about leaving one place to go and visit them, ya? It's not future 'I'm going to visit them (in a few days/in a week/whatever)

[ancient pulsar]

yes yes ik

i mean gern clarifies that

i just thought gern and verb would stick

*gerne :D

In the original example, it was Ich gehe sie mit den Kinder gerne besuchen.

and i always thought gerne and verb would be together

[mellow nova]

i mean if you want it together it goes to the conjugated verb

not the random verb at the end

[ancient pulsar]

wdym?

[ancient pulsar]

it goes to the end here, tho i know it belongs to conjugated verb

[mellow nova]

how you wrote it is not good

the gern should go where yuumi said

[ancient pulsar]

yeah, i just gotta change a bit the way i think

Ich besuche sie mit den Kindern gern

is this natural?

[serene lodge]

I would use "Ich besuche sie gerne mit den Kindern."

[ancient pulsar]

thank you all

that was helpful

[serene lodge]

You're welcome

[fervent kernel]

Say you are much older than your professor. Do you call them by "Sie" or by "du"?

[serene lodge]

Because the professor is "higher" than you (because he teaches you things), you wouldn't be wrong to use "Sie"

[fervent kernel]

Danke! 🙂

[serene lodge]

Gerne :)

[mellow nova]

I was talking about this yesterday, the natives said position trumps age when it comes to sie/du

[serene lodge]

Exactly, generally you probably aren't doing anything wrong by using "Sie" over "Du", because that seems to be more polite

[fervent kernel]

Thanks. My native language also differentiates between "Sie" and "du", but I just imagined this situation and I noticed it kinda bugged my brain 😆 Since I never lived any situation like that, I don't know how I would react.

[mellow nova]

ya just don't respond to someone duzen'ing you with Sie

[vapid cradle]

Hallo Leute, ich verstehe nicht was ist der unterschied zwischen diesen Sätze, "du sollst zum Arzt" und "du solltest zum Arzt". Beide Sätze hat die gleiche Bedeutung ? Und wann sollen wir Präteritum oder Präsens benutzen in diesem Fall.

[mellow nova]

Kannst du Englisch

[vapid cradle]

Ja

[final marlin]

😳

[mellow nova]

Du sollst = more or less an order. It's similar to the (now archaic) "You shall"
Du solltest = a suggestion "You should"

also sollten in this context is Konjunktiv II, not Präteritum :)

[vapid cradle]

Ah okay now I got it 👍🏻 Thank you so much 😌

[mellow nova]

[final marlin]

I also got it. 🙂

[mellow nova]

Ich treffe zwei Personen.
Die eine Person ist älter als ich.

Warum würde man dies sagen, anstatt 'Eine ist älter als ich'? Ich verstehe nicht, wann man 'das eine/der eine/die eine/das ein/der ein' usw. verwenden sollte ein neues Konzept für mich

[young salmon]

if you say "eine Person" it could be any person

by saying "Die eine Person" you specify that its one of the two

[mellow nova]

Is 'Eine' by itself here not a pronoun referring to the people you met though

I didn't say 'Eine Person' but rather just 'Eine'

maybe you would have to say 'Eine von ihnen' and 'Die eine Person' just sounds better?

[young salmon]

exactly

[mellow nova]

ahh that makes sense ty

[young salmon]

[young salmon]

Another example for you "Ich treffe meine zwei Freunde. Eine(r) von beiden ist älter als ich."

[mellow nova]

Hmm, is there a reason die eine Freunde sounds worse here? Like is there any reason you choose one or the other?

[long whale]

Huh? What were you trying to say? You wrote die eine Freunde :)

[narrow pier]

1- Sind Menschen in Deutschland freundlich, oder du kannst nicht sagen es allgemein, 2 - Ich werde deutsch mit du sprechen, könntest du bitte langsam sprechen wegen ich besser verstehen kann , 3- Ich weiß dass Sie beschäftigt ist mit der Hausarbeit Deshalb ich hatte selbst die Vorbereitungen zu dem Ferien gemacht , wie ( neue Kleidung einkaufen, die sonnencreme einkaufen uns ), hi I wrote these sentences which I know contain mistakes maybe a lot, if anyone can please correct me,

[mellow nova]

Freundin, sorry

or der ein(e?) Freund

[long whale]

Sure, you've got various options. :)

... zwei Freunde. Einer von ihnen/Einer von beiden/Der eine... - all good. :)

[mellow nova]

So going back to my original question, there's no reason to choose one or the other? It's interchangeable?

changing pronouns and articles to fit the situation ofc

[long whale]

Do you mean "no reason to choose die eine over eine"? Probably not. Except we'd rather specify, that's why we'd use the definite article. :)

[mellow nova]

well i think I kinda get it now, ty both

[long whale]

Yes, they do contain quite a few errors. That's why it might be better if you posted 1 sentence at a time. 1 - You can't use "du" for "general you". German's got an extra pronoun for this: "man" (not to be confused with the English word "man" and not to be confused with the German word "Mann", either). And it works just like "er/sie/es", i.e. 3rd person singular. :)

[light crane]

Man translated is "one" like, "One should not do that" of course no one says that in English, as we would just say "you should not do that"

[narrow pier]

thankd

Sind Menschen in Deutschland freundlich, oder kannst man nicht es allgemein sagen ( whats the errors please )

[long whale]

Didn't you understand my comment? This one: You can't use "du" for "general you". German's got an extra pronoun for this: "man" (not to be confused with the English word "man" and not to be confused with the German word "Mann", either). And it works just like "er/sie/es" (or "one" in English), i.e. 3rd person singular.
Apart from that, word order is off in the 2nd part: "oder" takes Pos. 1 -> the conjugated verb comes directly after "oder", the infinitive is placed at the very end.

[mellow nova]

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/opli-2018-0015/pdf
just wanted to mention this is actively being changed and studied by linguists

Not the most relevant as it's not something a learner should worry about but it's cool nonetheless

[long whale]

You're right, it is interesting. :) Still, I'd say using "du" doesn't make much sense in the sentence we're talking about. For one thing, because it would have to include the speaker, for another because there's the "allgemein" there. :)

I feel a question like "Kannst du das nicht verallgemeinern?" simply wouldn't make much sense in German.

(As opposed to a statement like "Das kannst du doch nicht verallgemeinern" which would work.)

[mellow nova]

ah interesting I don't think i get the difference so I'm just gonna stick with man

[narrow pier]

hi, is ( hätte + partizip ) used often to wishes z.B ( Ich hätte ganz gerne gewusst ) = ( I would really liked to have known ) ,

?

[long whale]

Konjunktiv II (Präteritum or Plusquamperfekt) is often used to "soften" requests, therefore, depending on context, "Ich hätte gern gewusst" would probably translate to "I would like to know", instead of "I would have liked to know"

[narrow pier]

it was for this question ( what secret of humankind would you like to know )

[narrow pier]

that makes more sense cause its also used in orderin things

[long whale]

By the way, "ich hätte gewusst" = Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt. "ich wüßte" = Konjunktiv II Präteritum :)

[narrow pier]

i didnt understand this one But i will watch vedios on it

thanks

[long whale]

Mm... It seems to me it's not that different from English. I mean, a question like "Can you give a general answer to that?" doesn't really feel like a general question (particularly not when written), does it? It looks like I'm asking you in particular, doesn't it? 🤔 So, I guess you'd try to avoid that by phrasing the question differently, wouldn't you? And in German, on top of that, you get the "kann", which doesn't really work, because of course you'd be able to generalize, the question is: would you? Or : would you want to? Does that help?

[long whale]

(Edited because I realized my example didn't work. sigh)

[fervent kernel]

In the book "The Problems of Philosophy," Bertrand Russel was discussing the supposed truism, "We cannot know that which we don't know." When trying to explain how it's not a truism, he highlighted that the first know is in the sense of having a descriptive knowledge, or the know in "knowledge," but the second know is in the sense of being acquainted with something. He says that the difference is like that between the German words "wissen," and "kennen."

How exactly do you differentiate between those two words?

[plain umbra]

faq wissen und kennen

[stoic mauve]

wissen und kennen

The verbs wissen and kennen both translate to know. However, in most cases they are not interchangeably.

You should use wissen with information or facts, for example:
(1) Ich weiß, dass er Peter heißt. (I know his name is Peter.)
(2) Ich weiß nicht, wie alt er ist. (I don't know how old he is.)
(3) Ich weiß, wo er wohnt. (I know where he lives.)
(4) Ich weiß es. (I know it.)

🌟Note that wissen almost always requires a subordinate clause which starts with either dass, wie, wann, wo, wer, or warum.

The verb kennen is used to express that you are familiar with a person, place or simply a thing, for example:
(5) Ich kenne Maria. (I know Maria.)
(6) Ich kenne diesen Fluss. (I know that river.)
(7) Ich kenne das Buch. (I know the book.)
(8) Ich kenne ihn. (I know him.)

🌟 Note that kennen almost always refers to a noun or pronoun.

‼ As with every rule, there are certain exceptions, in which you can use either, for example:
(9) Ich weiß/kenne den Weg. (I know the way.)
(10) Ich weiß/kenne deinen Namen (I know your name.)

Although they are often used interchangeably in this context, the general rules explained above still apply to them.
The wissen sentence is purely about knowing the way/name, while the kennen sentence also means that you already went that way a few times or have heard that name somewhere before.

[plain umbra]

@fervent kernel

[fervent kernel]

Viel dank.

[half arch]

Ich wusste nicht, dass es so viele FAQs gibt haha

[final marlin]

Is he the one ?? 👀

[celest pollen]

Wir baden gerne und**__ freuen uns über die Wellen. __**
For what i can this translate? Idk

And we are happy cuz we have waves
We cant wait to see "waves"

Freuen confusing me

[exotic charm]

We like to swim and enjoy the waves

[icy flax]

Ich freue mich über die Wellen.
|| i get happy for the waves!!||

Ich freue mich auf die Wellen.
||i cant wait for the waves!! Uwu||

[exotic charm]

second one is pretty good, better than mine, but the first one sounds a bit cracked, UWU

[hollow ether]

Des Teufels rechter Arm.
Der Teufels rechte Arm.
Der rechte Arm des Teufels.

Are all three of these correct?

[wise pendant]

2 isn't

[hollow ether]

So adding the "s" to the Besitzer only works when its article is also in the Genitive form?

[wise pendant]

If you have an article. You could also leave the article, but then the adjective also needs to be in the right case, ie. rechter

[mellow nova]

I didn't see the reply but yes that does make sense

[icy flax]

Oh, Yummi, wie würdest du apropos auf Englisch "ich freue mich über etw." sagen? Das Gefühl für mich ist "ich bin sehr glücklich dafür!".

[exotic charm]

"Im happy about something"

[icy flax]

¡Muchas gracias!

[exotic charm]

por favor

wait its not the same language is it ?

[mellow nova]

unlike german, por favor doesn't mean both please and you're welcome 😆 afaik at least

[exotic charm]

i dont know myself what it means exactly

[mellow nova]

muchas gracias - thank you very much
por favor - please

[exotic charm]

oh ok

[exotic charm]

now this also makes sense

[mellow nova]

[icy flax]

||De nada!||

[exotic charm]

Well, i was in spain once but i just spoke english there

But thank you

[mellow nova]

||spoke||

[exotic charm]

[exotic charm]

are you a native speaker in english ?

[mellow nova]

yer

[exotic charm]

good to know, because my english sucks, so if there is something wrong, could you pls correct it ?

[mellow nova]

lol of course 😆 but don't worry that's a "mistake" that many native speakers make which is the only reason I corrected it

it's a bit of a pet peeve :v

[bright stream]

hallo leute

😃 bitte, ich brauch hilfe

2- was mussen wir noch einkaufen?

3-will Leon seine Mobel mitbringen?

4- am WE mochte ich wegfahren

kannst du mir die sätze korrigieren 🙏

[mellow nova]

Mobel and mochte is wrong

[bright stream]

o mit umlaut

aber sind meine Antworten auf die Übung richtig?

3-will Leon seine Möbel mitbringen?

4- am WE möchte ich wegfahren

jetzt ist es ok?? bitte

[fluid flower]

ja, alles richtig, und dazu noch "müssen" mit Umlaut, und Großschreibung am Satzanfang

[bright stream]

danke schön 🙏

[knotty hare]

Hallo! Ist das richtig geschrieben? "Ich möchte einen großen Fan zum Sommerfest mitbringen, denn ich sehr schnell heiß fühle." thank you

[potent cloud]

If I am not mistaken, the word for fan is Der Ventilator

[knotty hare]

ahh, so "Ich möchte einen großen Ventilator zum Sommerfest mitbringen, denn ich sehr schnell heiß fühle." would be correct?

[potent cloud]

denn introduces a Hauptsatz(verb in 2nd position)

[serene lodge]

The last part isn't completely correct. I would say "Ich möchte einen großen Ventilator zum Sommerfest mitbringen, da mir sehr schnell heiß ist."

[knotty hare]

what if i were to use "weil" instead of "denn"?

[potent cloud]

weil introduces a Nebensatz, so verb in the end

[knotty hare]

i see, thank you

[knotty hare]

thank you

[split oak]

is there a set of special rules on verbs starting with aus auf ge be etc?

there seems to be some kind of a pattetrn

[long whale]

I suggest you have a look at https://www.dartmouth.edu/~deutsch/Grammatik/Wortbildung/Inseparables.html Please keep in mind there is one chapter on inseparable prefixes and another one on separable ones. I only linked to the one about inseparables. :)

[split oak]

thx

[snow bloom]

Hi, is there a list of verbs or situations where it's more common to use Pretäritum in spoken language? Aside from sein and haben. If it depends on the region, then is there at least a list of verbs or situations that don't sound weird when using them in Pretäritum when speaking? For example, I found the below kind of "rule" on reddit.

But if you are using one of the more metaphorical meanings of "gehen" (like in your case), then Präteritum is much more common, almost to the point of being obligatory. You would pretty much always say "Mir ging's gut" or "Ich wollte X, aber das ging nicht" or "Das Buch ging um einen Mann" rather than "Mir ist es gut gegangen" or "Ich wollte X, aber das ist nicht gegangen" or "Das Buch ist um einen Mann gegangen."

[long whale]

All modal verbs would be on this list. For more info, check >faq Präteritum and/or >faq Perfekt :)

[ancient pulsar]

aufgeregt is excited-nervous combination right?
Then if i said Ich bin ein bisschen aufgeregt in the context of writing an exam, would that be proper? Cuz i kinda feel it might also imply that i am looking forward to writing the exam, and i don't want to mean that

[serene lodge]

No, in that case it doesn't mean that you look forward to it, it simply means that you're nervous

[mental furnace]

hallo leute. Ich habe eine Satze gelesen aber verstehe ich gar nicht am Ende des Satzs.

"ıch verstehe nicht, dass wir angesichts der vorhandenen technik nicht einen schnelleren Aus-bzw. " Was ist hier aus-bzw ?

[undone verge]

bzw. ist eine Verkürzung...geht der Satz zufällig weiter?

[open jolt]

bzw. bedeutet ja beziehungsweise

[undone verge]

bzw. = Beziehungsweise

[open jolt]

ich denke Mal schon, dass der Satz weiter geht, sonst würde es keinen Sinn ergeben

[mental furnace]

okay werde ich direkt die Satze schreiben. es ist ein kurzer Text

[potent cloud]

||Sätze||

[mental furnace]

ıch verstehe nicht, dass wir angesichts der vorhandenen technik nicht einen schnelleren Aus-bzw. Umstieg schaffen. Statt in die zweifelhafte Sicherheit nuklearer Energie zu investieren,sollte das Geld besser in den Ausbau alternativer Energieressourcen fliessen. In Wınd und Sonne liegt noch eine Menge Potential.

[undone verge]

ja, also versuch mal den Satz zu lesen, aber ersetz 'aus-bzw. Umstieg' durch 'Ausstieg und Umstieg.'

kannst du dann daraus Sinn machen?

[rich totem]

Ich verstehe nicht, wieso wir

Technik*

[mental furnace]

asooo jetzt begreife ich

[undone verge]

verstehe ich*

man muss etwas begreifen.

[mental furnace]

keine achnung es ist aus Goethe B1-Modeltest

[undone verge]

zumindest....denke ich 🤔 jetzt bin ich mir nicht sicher

[mental furnace]

so kann ich sagen,dass " jetzt begreife ich dies Satz" ?

[undone verge]

jetzt begreife ich diesen/den Satz

[rich totem]

Ja, du wirst aber langsam merken, dass "wieso" viel besser passt, wenn du deinen ersten Satz nochmal liest.

[undone verge]

ne, ich glaube du liegst da falsch.

[mental furnace]

was meinst du ?

[icy flax]

Beide sind transitiv, verstehen und begreifen.

[rich totem]

"Ich verstehe nicht, wieso wir angesichts der Technik nicht einen schnelleren Weg schaffen, statt in die zweifelhafte Sicherheit nuklearer Energie zu investieren. Das Geld sollte besser in den Ausbau alternativer Energiequellen fließen, denn in Wind und Sonne liegt noch eine Menge Potential"
So würde ich persönlich den Satz besser finden.

[undone verge]

Ich habe nie in meinem Leben den alleinstehenden Satz 'Ich begreife' gelesen.

[mental furnace]

eigentlich klingt es gut hier der Wort "wieso". aber ich bin unsicher...

[undone verge]

und ich habe gerade einen Muttersprachler gefragt. Er meinte auch, dass 'ich begreife' sich sehr komisch anhört und dass 'ich verstehe' besser wäre.

[rich totem]

Du begründest deine Aussage "Ich verstehe nicht" im nächsten Teil des Satzes, also passt "wieso" auch besser.

[potent cloud]

Kann jemand mir bitte helfen? Wie benutzt man (Es kommt zu + Dat) in einem Satz?

[mental furnace]

es ist logisch. bestimmt

[icy flax]

transitiv = das Verb benötigt der Grammatik zufolge ein Objekt.

ich begreife es
ich verstehe es
trotzdem wird im Alltag ja gesagt Dinge wie "verstehe", ohne Subjekt, ohne Objekt.

in anderen Worten, ja, wir sind beide im Einklang, feiner Herr Hierchen.

[undone verge]

oh ich dachte, es wäre genau andersrum. 😅 es lässt sich ja merken, dass ich diese Begriffe weder gelernt noch benutzt habe

[icy flax]

Portugiesischmuttersprachler hier. Wir haben Syntax in der Schule und lernen solche fachsprachlichen Begriffe. Nur daher kenne ich es, hehe.

[undone verge]

Ich weiß nicht einmal, ob wir dieses Konzept im Englischen haben T_T falls ja, bin ich mir sicher, dass viele Muttersprachler*innen (vor allem wir Amerikaner) die falsch benutzen.

[tired beacon]

Hello, I have a question regarding the verb conjugation in a sentence. Confused between two alternatives.
a) Der große Verlierer unter den Freizeitaktivitaten ist persönliche Treffen
or
b) Der große Verlierer unter den Freizeitaktivitaten sind persönliche Treffen
I know in English at least the sentence will be "The biggest loser among free-time activities is personal meetings" but wanted to know about the german

[rich totem]

Should I answer in english?

[tired beacon]

yes please

[sage hare]

I think it should be option b) because "Treffen" is in plural, and you're talking about the meetings?

[rich totem]

Ok, so the sentence could be written a bit better, BUT in this case b) would be correct as "persönliche Treffen" is plural.
"ist" is for singular and "sind" is for plural in this case.

[tired beacon]

I see

So the subject is "persönliche Treffen" and not "Der große Verlierer" then yes?

Like, in english, the subject would be the biggest loser, which is the cause for my confusion

[rich totem]

It's "Treffen" as "persönliche" is a adjective which just indicates that it's a personal meeting.

[tired beacon]

Ah ok

Yea I think I got it now, much thanks

[rich totem]

Aight, no problem

[snow bloom]

Thanks! Where do I check that? Sorry, I haven't been here in a long time 😄

Ok I found the bot channel, but those 2 commands don't work :/

[mellow nova]

it's >faq past tense

[celest pollen]

I remember you = Ich erinnere mich an dich ?✅ ❌

[bold bronze]

Wie viele Fragen sind zu viele Fragen? 😆
If one were to send a picture to someone with the caption "Du" would that come across as meaning this represents you, and then if the person wanted to respond, "Very much so"... would you translate this directly or is there an appropriate idiom for this type of situation?

[potent cloud]

I am not 100% sure about this, but I see a lot of very much so's be translated as 'sehr sogar'
https://context.reverso.net/übersetzung/englisch-deutsch/very+much+so

@bold bronze

[nimble viper]

Hey (C1+ or native speakers), I'm embarking on this topic of research of my own choosing, with the following question:

Wie und mit welchen Folgen sind seit dem 21. Jahrhundert das Vokabular, die Sprachkonventionen, und die Gender/Geschlecht?-Einstellungen des Englischen in die deutsche Sprache übernommen* worden?

I was wondering 1. if this question makes sense, 2. if there are better verbs than einführen that could make this question stronger. I am trying to convey that such things have simply 'become a part of the German language' and I'll be looking into whether this has been a positive or negative thing for my research topic.

[long whale]

The verb you're looking for is "etwas von jemandem/etwas übernehmen"

[nimble viper]

Ah silly me I know this verb. Only ever used it with Verantwortung übernehmen

The rest makes sense? Would you use Gender or Geschlecht (trying to say gender attitudes)

[long whale]

To my knowledge (!), you'd have to use "Gender", since "Geschlecht" = "sex". I'm not sure what you mean by "Gender-Einstellungen" but that may be simply because I'm not really following the debates. :)

[thorn zodiac]

I have a question on why these verbs are formed like this? I understand what its saying but idk why its like this. I thought maybe its a shortend version of "was machst du gerade" but maybe its like a colloquial thing or something? I checked the tables for the verb and that didnt clarify it either

"und was machste gerade?"
und
"oh was haste gegessen?"

[safe mesa]

It's a shortened version of "was machst du gerade". It's often used in speech and also now more and more often used in writing. :)

[thorn zodiac]

danke

[hardy zinc]

Hallo, ist das richtig
Ich will gut kochen. Ich kann gut kochen. Ich soll gut kochen.
Wir wollen Nickolas helfen. Wir können Nickolas helfen. Wir sollen Nickolas helfen.
Seit wann kannst du schwimmen? Seit wann willst du schwimmen?
Wann könnt ihr heute zu mir kommen? Wann wollt ihr heute zu mir kommen?
Stefan kann diesen Artikel lesen. Stefan will diesen Artikel lesen. Stefan soll diesen Artikel lesen.
Du sollst heute das Essen machen. Du willst heute das Essen machen. Du kannst heute das Essen machen.
Wann wollt ihr nach Deutschland fahren? Wann könnt ihr nach Deutschland fahren?
Die Studenten können viel lernen. Die Studenten wollen viel lernen.

Ich lerne Modelverben

[long whale]

Yup, all correct. (And they even make sense, that's a bonus. ;) )

[hardy zinc]

Thanks (it was homework to fill in a modal verb so ig XD)

[hardy zinc]

Ist das richtig: "Unser Lehrer ist viel besser als euer Lehrer."?

[half arch]

Yup

[hardy zinc]

Any tips on what could be here:
"Was wächst ___ Haus herum."
(don't tell the answer, just give a tip)
Die Aufgabe ist, richtigen Possessivpronomen zu setzen. Aber ich weiß nicht, was ich hier setzen soll

I don't even understand why it's a correct statement, like, shouldn't it be a question? Also "wächst" corresponds to "du", but then it doesn't make sense, does it?

[undone verge]

wächst corresponds to 'was'

[hardy zinc]

I mean that's a form of verb which needs "du" right?

[delicate tiger]

Yes, it's a question, "Es wächst ___ Haus herum." is the non question version

[hardy zinc]

Okay this confuses me even more

How do you do "Es wächst" and what does it mean

[delicate tiger]

"Das Efeu wächst ___ Haus herum." -> "The ivy grows __ the house."

[hardy zinc]

Ehhhhh

??? lol

I mean without bounds I'd say "by" or something

But I'm supposed to put possessiv pronomen here

Here's the task

Setze die richtigen Possessivpronomen (als Begleiter / Ersatz) ein.

5. Entlang ______ Hauses wachsen Sonnenblumen. Was wächst
   ______ Haus herum.

[delicate tiger]

||Entlang des Hauses wachsen Sonnenblumen. Was wächst
ums [=um das] Haus herum?||
not sure how to explain it more without giving the solution (in the spoiler)

[hardy zinc]

I didn't get even with the spoiler 😦

What is "um das" here?

And des?

[lavish marlin]

um etwas herum is a two-part preposition

des is the definite article in Genitiv (masc. or neut.)

entlang takes genitive if it's before a noun

[hardy zinc]

Okay, thanks!

[lavish marlin]

btw since it's asking for a Possessivpronomen I don't think "des" should be used

so maybe "meines", "deines" etc.

[charred fog]

is there like a website or something where you can get the infinitive version of a word from a conjugated version

or just tell me what the infinitive of abgesäbelt is

[hardy zinc]

Maybe absäbeln?

I use https://de.wiktionary.org

Wait we use Nominativ for haben right?

right....?

The accusative case is always used after the verb "haben."
💢

fukc

sheiße

[undone verge]

yes

check the agreement of your adjective with the nouns they precede.

[vast violet]

wächst comes from wachsen, and is both the 2nd person as well as 3rd person singular conjugation

[olive sluice]

Gibt es eigentlich einen Unterschied zwischen „an etw verlieren“ und „etw vorgehen“?

Ihm vergeht das Bewusstsein.

Er verliert an das Bewusstein.

[pale oriole]

In diesem Kontext nicht, allgemein hat vergehen aber auch andere Bedeutungen

[plush pelican]

I found this sentence on Reddit: "Verstehen wird dich auf jeden Fall jeder wenn du Hochdeutsch sprichst."

What is going on here? I know you can rearrange German sentences, but

1. I didn't think you could move the main verb from the end to be the topic, and

2. I didn't think the subject could be pushed so far away from the topic--I thought if anything took the place of the topic, the subject pretty much always was in position 3 right after the verb/helping verb.

To be clear, I understand the base form of the sentence to be: "Jeder wird dich auf jeden Fall verstehen, wenn du Hochdeutsch sprichst."

[undone verge]

1. you can. but it isn't super common

it emphasises the 'verstehen'

[plush pelican]

Do you have any links that talk about this? This is my first time encountering it.

[undone verge]

as for the order of the rest of the worlds....I can't think of any other answer except that it would sound awfully odd if you tried to put the jeder before dich here. 👀 which isn't at all helpful

[mellow nova]

I learned this recently too, I don't think there's any link really. I've seen news articles even put the past participle first

[undone verge]

it is the same concept as those resources which tell you that any part of the german sentence can be moved to the first position (except the conjugated verb, and ignoring questions etc).

[undone verge]

https://deutschegrammatik20.de/wortposition/verb-position1/

here, at the end

[mellow nova]

those resources usually just say that anything but the infinite verb x_x

[plush pelican]

A very good link. On the other hand, in all of those examples, the subject is still in position 3, so there remains that mystery.

[undone verge]

I assume it has something to do with 'dich' being an accusative pronoun and 'jeder' also being a weird type of pronoun. Because if the subject were 'er', then you would write it:
Verstehen wird er dich auf jeden Fall, wenn....

[mellow nova]

ya same thing as Könnte mir jemand

[plush pelican]

What about other weird pronouns?

[undone verge]

indefinite pronouns, that's what it is.

jemand, jeder, alle, einer, etc

[plush pelican]

What about demonstrative pronouns, like jener or dieser?

[undone verge]

all of these would pop to the end like that

yeah, those too I think

[plush pelican]

What about "man"?

"Verstehen wird dich auf jeden Fall man"?

[undone verge]

I cannot speak with authority here, but for me 'man' would work like er instead of like einer.

it would go before the dich

[plush pelican]

Thanks for your efforts

[mellow nova]

not that Deepl is a definite source, but they have plenty of 'Verstehen würde man dich' options and no 'Verstehen würde dich man' options

[plush pelican]

würde, not wird?

[mellow nova]

same thing ofc

the helping verb doesn't affect the concept I don't believe

[plush pelican]

I mean, at this point I'm not ruling anything out xD

[mellow nova]

😆 true

[long whale]

Yup, just confirming you're right. :) @plush pelican

[plush pelican]

Can you talk at all about how the Subject can get pushed so far to the end of the sentence?

How usual is that, and do you have any grammatical explanations about why certain pronouns would tend to be position 3, and others tend to be end of sentence?

[pure basin]

In English there are multiple ways to say a past participle (I think that's the right term) such as 'I did' and 'I have done' is there anything like that in German or is it always ich habe gemacht/getan?

[undone verge]

I did --> corresponds to the german präteritum (Ich tat)
I have done --> corresponds to the german perfekt (Ich habe getan)
They are used relatively interchangeably (prät. is more common in written language)

[mellow nova]

Präteritum, Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt are the most common past tenses

you can see all of them (i believe) by typing >faq past tense in #botchannel

[pure basin]

Thanks

To say German, in German it's Deutsch, but if I say 'the German man' it becomes Der Deutsche mann'' why does an E get added to Deutsch?

[mellow nova]

faq adjective declension

[stoic mauve]

Adjective Declension

A Brief Guide to Memorizing German Noun and Adjective Declension by Basementality
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWl5-kkqF3FQLDzrz8XLBJj7hvPFQK7MT5SYEDGK65E/edit

[long whale]

I'll gladly check for you later (have you had a look at Hammer's?), but I bet you anything, if and when you do find it, it'll say "... except when the subject is an indefinite pronoun, in which case..." - As to how common it is, I'd say it's one of those features it's good to know about, so you won't be thrown when you encounter it. But I don't think there's ever going to be a moment where you'd actually be required to use this construction yourself. There are other ways of emphasizing the verb, after all: Gesehen habe ich ihn, aber nicht mit ihm gesprochen/aber gesprochen habe ich nicht mit ihm = Ich habe ihn zwar gesehen, aber nicht mit ihm gesprochen (for example).

[plush pelican]

Keep in mind, it's "der deutsche Mann"-- all nouns are capitalized, but "deutsche" here is an adjective, which are not capitalized in German.

Also, you could actually use the adjective and make it into a noun, adjectival nouns, in which case it just becomes "der Deutsche"

https://www.dartmouth.edu/~deutsch/Grammatik/AdjectivalNouns/AdjectivalNouns.html

I would recommend you read about adjective declension and learn that before trying adjectival nouns, though

[plush pelican]

I'll take a look at Hammer's. Isn't "man" an indefinite pronoun, though?

[mellow nova]

i survived almost all the way to b2 without learning substantiated nouns

[mellow nova]

yes but it's special

[long whale]

Oops, yes. :)

[plush pelican]

That's the bit that's particularly mysteriös xD

[mellow nova]

honestly if you ever read any rule about indefinite pronouns you can basically exclude man

it works differently most of the time

[long whale]

Oh yes. "an etwas (Dat) verlieren" means something lessens. "Der Wagen verlor an Geschwindigkeit" = the car lost (some of its) speed, i.e. it was moving less quickly, not: it stopped. -> You could only say "Er verlor das Bewusstsein"

[near folio]

hier ist eine mögliche Antwort auf 2:

[night dagger]

ist halt ne Art von Konditional-Satz, glaub ich.
z. B.
wird der Konjunktiv II verwendet, klingt praktisch alles höflicher.
wenn man den Konjunktiv II verwendet, klingt praktisch alles höflicher.
beides geht.

[mellow nova]

that's a different concept

[dry olive]

are events recorded? I’m interested in the tense & aspect event but i probably cannot be there as it is scheduled

is there some way i could view it afterwards?

[celest pollen]

Ich kann mich auf mein Geburtstag nicht freuen = I can't wait to my birthday ?❌ ✅ Correct if not

[half arch]

"Ich kann meinen Geburtstag nicht mehr abwarten"

Oder: "Ich freue mich auf meinen Geburtstag"

[half arch]

^^

[final marlin]

Wirklich? Wann ist es ?

[half arch]

Er war vor 3 Wochen

[olive sluice]

Danke für deine Hilfe! :))

[willow marlin]

Is "ich hab'" or "hab' ich" always acceptable

[old iron]

sorry

wrong channel

[worldly portal]

It's informal, so no

[willow marlin]

But when I'm with friends, grammatically speaking, it'll always work?

[vast violet]

yep

while speaking its quite normal to shorten the "e" at the end of most words to nothing

[prisma vigil]

Hallo ich habe eine Frage wegen in und im: welches ist richtig? Entweder Badest du gern im heißen Wasser? Oder Badest du gern in heißem Wasser? 😱

[half arch]

Generell geht beides.
"Im" spezifiziert das wasser etwas

[wise pendant]

in -> unbestimmt / indefinite (siehe ein, eine, etc) [The indefinite article can be left out if theres an adjective taking the ending]
im -> in dem -> bestimmt /definite (siehe der, die, etc) [the definite article is always present; in this case hiding in "im"]

See also am -> an dem

[rough furnace]

Guys can you tell me if I made any mistakes in my sentences.

1. Zürich ist die größte Stadt in der Schweiz.
2. Der Rhein ist Deutschlands längste Fluss.
3. Österreichs höchste berge ist Großglockner.
4. Deutschlands kelinste Bundesland ist Bremen.
5. Oktoberfest heißt das größte Volksfest in Deutschland.
6. 2021 war Vincent Kriechmayr Österreihcs bekannteste sportler.
7. Im Moment ist Rammstein die populärste Musikgruppe in Deutschland.

[wise pendant]

yes you did

[prisma vigil]

@half arch @wise pendant Danke schön! Also wenn z. B ich jetzt die mit Wasser gefüllte Badewanne sehe und frage, dann benutze ich "im" heißen Wasser..habe ich richtig verstanden..?

[half arch]

Yup

[delicate tiger]

1, 5, 7: ✅ ; 2, 3, 4, 6: ❌

[fervent kernel]

2. Der Rhein ist Deutschlands längster Fluss
3. Österreichs **höchster ****Berg **ist **der **Großglockner.
4. Deutschlands kleinstes Bundesland ist Bremen.
5. 2021 war Vincent Kriechmayr **Österreichs ****bekanntester **Sportler.

Oh and in 5. its größtes Volksfest

[potent cloud]

no no

it has definite article in front

[fervent kernel]

oh dear, yes you're so right

[onyx totem]

how can i join to the voice call?

[stoic mauve]

@onyx totem, please read the Roles section in #getting-started for info on how to join VC and more.

[rough furnace]

Better now?

[delicate tiger]

nothing really wrong, just some improvements: 1: in 7: Musikgruppe->Band

[fervent kernel]

Very good job but do u just want to practice grammar or spelling too?( iam from germany so just ask if u want lol)

[mental furnace]

Hallo Leute. Ich würde gerne lernen,ob oder und beziehungsweise austauschbar sind. ıch habe noch nie bisher das Wort gesehen, das "beziehungsweise" ist.

[wise pendant]

You use beziehungsweise whenever you want to correct or more precisely reformulate a previous thought.
"Ein Boot bzw. ein Kutter"
"Ein Mann aß einen Kuchen, bzw. sah er ihn nur an und biss zwei Mal ab."

[long whale]

*einen Kuchen ;)

Full stop after bzw. - right?

[wise pendant]

ofc thx!

[ivory loom]

Why is beziehungsweise used like this? What does it have to do with the words beziehung and weise?

[reef gust]

Idk but I think google knows the answer ^^

[final marlin]

Aber dein Profibild sagt etwas anders. Dass du sicher bist.

[reef gust]

Wdym

[dusk sinew]

Do Germans say “kann ich bitte ____ bekommen” when ordering something the same way in English people say can I please have ________

[wise pendant]

It just is. Etymology can be confusing.
Even though etymology can help as mnemonics, it often isn't as helpful as it seems.
Accepting the current state of things and getting used to it is often the best course of action.

Though in this case it's "von Weisen der Beziehung" -> "by means of relation"

[long whale]

You'd usually say kann könnte, but yeah. :)

[long whale]

What does "respectively" have to do with "respect"? ;)

[final marlin]

You respect the order of the words.... in which they are occurring maybe 🤔🤔🤔. You give them a definite order.

[bleak nebula]

I’m reading many books in German as a method of learning. This might be a dumb question but occasionally the word “Wow” will appear. Is that the English word “wow” or would I say that as “vov” (ping me bc I don’t regularly look at discord)

[half arch]

It's just the english word "wow"

[half arch]

@bleak nebula

[bleak nebula]

Alright thank you

[half arch]

[long whale]

And yeah, itis the English word, with the same meaning.

@bleak nebula

[bleak nebula]

Oh ok

Is there not a direct translation for it?

[half arch]

No

[bleak nebula]

Oh ok makes sense

[half arch]

Well, if there was, it would be "wow"

As its in the duden

[bleak nebula]

Yea it would be strange to say “vov” for wow

[half arch]

Basically the same word

[bleak nebula]

Alright that clears things up

The book I’m reading is like a thing for vocabulary

And it didn’t explain wow

[unkempt urchin]

If a noun is neuter, do you use ein or eine?

[half arch]

I'd use "ein"
E.g. das Auto-ein Auto

Das Licht-ein Licht

Etc.

[unkempt urchin]

Ah

I see

Danke

[celest pollen]

Ich stecke mein Handy von den Ladegerät aus

Ich habe mein Handy von den Ladegerät ausgesteckt

[long whale]

von aus

And why would you think the case changes with the tense? 🤔

[celest pollen]

hmm

[long whale]

You'd most probably say "I'm pulling the plug off/from the..."

Not that I don't understand, it's just not very idiomatic. :)

[celest pollen]

and idk it is AKK or DAT
akk - motion
dat - ""where""

[long whale]

Where's the problem? You know which case "aus" requires, don't you?

[celest pollen]

aaaaaaaaa

dat

So
Ich habe mein Handy aus dem Ladegerät ausgesteckt

The translator also showed the word "trennen" instead of "ausstecken", but it sounds so strange to me

[long whale]

Well, I distinctly remember suggesting "to pull". How about that?

[celest pollen]

might be

[long whale]

What's a mobile got to do with horses, hm?

@celest pollen

Try again!

[celest pollen]

Ich habe mein Telefon vom Ladegerät getrennt

idk I can"t find - "to pull" in German that relates to mobile

Well, let's leave it as it is, because I'm making a fuss unnecessarily

[celest pollen]

same number of letters

[celest pollen]

Where is the difference
stecken / einstecken

[celest pollen]

I dont get it

[potent cloud]

It says, how you can tell that your burger is overpriced

[celest pollen]

But what does this "rope" mean

[potent cloud]

it is not a rope, it is a kind of fancy 'toothpick' some burger places use to stab their burgers with, haha

[dusk sinew]

Thank you

[tame cairn]

Wir haben **einfach **Antworten auf **schwierig **Fragen.
You can make bold words Komparativ-Superlativ-Elativ what should I do?

[long whale]

Komparativ: We have simpler answers to more difficult questions. Superlativ: We have the simplest answers to the most difficult questions. ;)

[potent cloud]

Susana, it has already been answered in the first channel

Like completely

[final marlin]

Na ja, ich habe gelernt, dass man immer sagt: "Meine zukünftige Frau" und nicht "meine künftige Frau". Der zweite Satz ist falsch.

Habe ich recht ?

[long whale]

I think the difference is in the grammar: Der Stecker ist eingesteckt. (the plug is plugged in - no mention of what it's plugged into) vs. Der Stecker steckt in der Steckdose. (the plug is plugged into the socket). :)

[final marlin]

@long whale was denkst du daran ?

Basically, the difference between "künftig" and "zukünftig".

[long whale]

Both work, but I think "meine zukünftige Frau" is more common. :)

[final marlin]

Then I guess they have same meaning .

Like Delli said.

[long whale]

Yeah. If you look at https://www.dwds.de/wb/künftig, they're simply synonyms. :)

[long whale]

Heck. Like - nobody told them not to post the same qu in various channels? sigh

[potent cloud]

My boyfriend (German) told me that to him it means(feels) that künftig is something that exists from now, like the moment we're talking and for the future, and zukünftig starts "existing" from a point in the future and from there on... I don't know if it is completely correct but...

[mellow nova]

how does something in the future exist now

what does that mean

[potent cloud]

The difference is in the starting point of it

Sorry it's late

[mellow nova]

so "from now on " vs "in the future"?

[potent cloud]

Künftig -from now
Zukünftig -from some point in the future

[mellow nova]

hm idk if that's the actual definition but connotation is important too

[long whale]

Mm... yeah, it happens. There are 2 different words (and we're often accustomed to using one much more frequently than the other - at least in certain contexts), so, we think "There must be a difference, else, why would we have 2 different words?" But apparently, in this case - no. 🤷

[potent cloud]

Seems like more people are feeling this way about it...https://hinative.com/de/questions/19768062

[long whale]

Mm... I agree with the guy that we wouldn't say meine Künftige for my future wife or Unterlassen Sie das zukünftig, but what he says about future generations is frankly nonsense. :)

[potent cloud]

Ah okay

Yeah sometimes they are synonyms but it seems like they carry slightly different "feelings"

[cinder dirge]

Most likley a stupid question, but if you're born in germany, but raised else where and someone speaks german around you, are you going to be able to understand what they say, or no?

[mellow nova]

I mean that depends heavily on if you were even taught german and if you practice it

[cinder dirge]

Okay

Thanks

[fervent kernel]

Is there any helpful links for learning about pronouns in german

Like when to say he, she, his, hers, etc.

[sleek bone]

Is it fine to say gerade after a verb? Like "Ich ruhe gerade mich auf meinem Bett aus"?

[swift bough]

entspannen is a better verb for this imo and you can but it is definitely wrong to put it before mich like that

Ich entspanne mich gerade auf meinem Bett / ich ruhe mich gerade auf meinem Bett aus

[sleek bone]

Thank you for the advice. I appreciate it.

[plush pelican]

Saw this sentence within a YouTube comment from a commenter who had a German name (and so I assume is German):

Ich bin der Meinung desto öffters man Deutsch spricht ,macht man auch weniger Fehler !

First: is this correct German?

Second: Is this some sort of valid variation on the je....desto.... compound conjunction?

[long whale]

The answer is no and no. :) Generally, youtube comments aren't really the best place to learn German. ;)

[plush pelican]

So how does a native speaker make that level of mistake, then?

I mean, I see people making mistakes in English online, but usually there's the possibility that it's someone who learned it as a second language or something.

[dusk sinew]

How would I say “we have a reservation under the name ____”

[long whale]

Nah... I used to have to read really tons of stuff written by English native speakers, and the variety and number of errors (in the sense that I'd been taught: this is wrong!) never ceased to amaze me. ;)

(Film scripts, in case you're interested.)

[plush pelican]

oh god, film scripts? You really shouldn't be making errors in those

[mellow nova]

i think films and books are some of the only places where recorded mistakes are fine, no? Imitating real people and whatnot

[long whale]

I remember finding "there was a lot at steak" in one of the first scripts I ever read...

[mellow nova]

ok that doesn't count in what I meant

[stuck raft]

Anyone know if Boxen is German slang for something?
ive heard it in a few songs

[long whale]

I'd use "auf (+ Akk)" for "under" in this context. :)

[stuck raft]

@long whale

can you help?

[long whale]

Definitely not without context. :)

@stuck raft

[stuck raft]

its just in general rap

like they talk about music and "boxen"

@long whale

[long whale]

Look - this is rather like someone asking "What does the English word "boxes" mean?" I.e. the word has various uses/meanings to begin with. :)

[stuck raft]

I understand, but thats why i havent found anything online telling me the answer

ill send a line containing it

Die Boxen sind zu laut und sie holen wieder Polizei

[long whale]

= speakers (no slang, just the plural of "die [Lautsprecher]Box" (a dictionary might have helped ;) )

[stuck raft]

Thank you

[stuck raft]

Do you know any good online dictionaries?

[long whale]

I prefer Pons (but it's not that good on mobile devices). There's also linguee, leo.org, wordreference.com and dicct :)

[stuck raft]

Danke schön :)

[plain umbra]

Please only ask the same question in one channel at a time. It's difficult for people to answer if you ask the same question in multiple places.

[stuck raft]

sorry

[swift bough]

it literally also means to box, as in the sport

but can also just mean to punch

[hardy zinc]

Correct please (practicing Possessivpronomen als Ersatz)

1. Ist das ihre Tasche? Neun, das ist meine
2. Ist das ihr Lineal? Neun, das ist meins
3. Was hast du mit deinem Essen gemacht? Ich habe meins gegessen
4. Was machst du mit deinem Frau? Ich reise mit meiner
5. Rufen Sie ihren Mann? Ich hat schon meinen gerufen

[long whale]

no = nein, 9 = neun ;) - 1, 2, 3 are fine. 4 - Check gender of "Frau", case required by "mit" 5 - Check conjugation of "haben" for "ich", and "schon" comes after "meinen", not before. :)

@hardy zinc

[hardy zinc]

Thanks. Yeah, should be "deine Frau". Also, "Ich habe", of course. Thanks

[long whale]

*deine Frau" is correct in Nominativ. Here, you need it in Dativ, though. :)

[hardy zinc]

AH right, deiner Frau

[hardy zinc]

please check

1. Ich habe meiner Freundin gerade eine SMS geschrieben. Hast du deiner heute auch schon eine SMS geschrieben?
2. Die kleine Lisa hat ihren Libeblingsspielzeug mit in den Kindergarten genommen. Der kleine Otto hat seines zu Hause vergessen.
3. Mein Lehrer ist viel besser als eurer.
4. Sie füttern gerade ihren Hund. Unserem haben vir vorhin schon Fressen gegeben.
5. Entlang deines Hauses waschen Sonnenblumen. Was wächst um dein Haus herum?
6. Die Nachwelt wird nicht nur meiner Geburtstages degenken, sondern auch ihrer.

[half arch]

2.: Lieblingsspielzeug
4.: "Unserem haben wir..."
5.: "wachsen Sonnenblumen"
6.: meines Geburtstages; ihres

I'd say the rest is correct

And maybe try #corrections next time

[hardy zinc]

Thanks, so many typos. Except 6th. Can you explain?

[hardy zinc]

I was told that #corrections is not the channel for that

[long whale]

Check gender of Spielzeug and spelling of "favourite". 4 spelling of "we" 6 Gender of Tag? Spelling of verb. :)

[stuck raft]

sorry its a beginner question

[sly ferry]

@half arch @hardy zinc it's #writing
See #channel-directory or #writing-info

[stuck raft]

when do you use mir?

[half arch]

Ok thanks

[long whale]

Also, I suppose you wanted to leave out "Haus" in the 2nd part of 5? Change ending in this case.

@hardy zinc

[hardy zinc]

Oh yeah. So "Was wächst um deins herum?"

But I honsetly don't get why we use genetiv in 6

Shouldn't it be regular possessive pronouns?

I mean in the first gap

[long whale]

The construction required by the verb, its Rektion is "jemandes (Genitiv) gedenken" :)

[hardy zinc]

Like this

Die Nachwelt wird nicht nur meine Geburtstagen degenken, sondern auch ihrer
?

[half arch]

It's used when something belongs to you
So: "Wem gehört das Fahrrad? -- Es gehört mir."

[stuck raft]

danke

[hardy zinc]

It's just Dativ of "ich" isn't it

[long whale]

No. Either "meines Geburtstages" (singular) or "meiner Gebutstage" (plural)

[hardy zinc]

So "Du gibst mir" works too

[half arch]

I'm not that good with grammar

But thanks

[stuck raft]

Sie sind sehr hilfreich

[hardy zinc]

._.

[hardy zinc]

But why genetiv?

[long whale]

I said: #questions-2 message

:)

@hardy zinc

[hardy zinc]

Oh

My bad

I misinterpreted

aaaa who invented German and why

Thanks

[stuck raft]

Is there a good way of saying "i know, right"

[half arch]

"I know, right?" or "I know, (you're) right"?

[stuck raft]

"i know, right"

like

"aaaa who invented German and why" "ikr"

to agree with them

[half arch]

That'd be "Ja, ich weiß"

[final marlin]

Actually, it doesn't has that essence of being really like amazed like IKR has. It is simply like agreeing. Don't you all have some common phrase for something like this.

Actually I think "Ja, echt" or "Genau" would be a more suitable translation to interpret the feeling as well.

[half arch]

I think thats actually a better way to say it, thanks

[junior flame]

Is there a difference between zuvor, davor and vorher, or we can use them interchangeably?

[undone verge]

davor = 'before that'
zuvor = 'before/previous(ly)'
vorher = 'before/previous(ly)'
I can't think of a reason why the last two wouldn't be interchangeable. I can only say that I hear vorher much more often than zuvor. They are not always interchangeable with 'davor.'

[half falcon]

could somebody tell me the difference between "nachgedacht" and "gedacht"? is it possible that all verbs can be prefixed with "nach"? and if so, what does it mean?

[narrow pier]

hi could anyone tell me the website which told you only the gender, more nouns are available i suppose

[undone verge]

über etw. nachdenken implies that you really thought something over in your mind. It is a more thorough form of thinking. gedacht is just thinking any thought. At least that's how I have experienced the difference.

[light ivy]

So, I have some questions for my AP European History exam, in particular on German Nationalism from 1848-1871. The appropriate place to ask those questions would be #archived-sensitive-topics? Just wanted to make sure

Thanks

[half falcon]

so, nachdenken basically means to think systematically. Thanks!

[fervent kernel]

Are you still alive? I thought Stalin killed you

[frank comet]

what is something i can watch on youtube every day to improve my german?

[keen mortar]

If you have basic knowledge, I'd say just general German videos. I learned my English basically just by media

[fleet bridge]

Why is it das Haus not dem Haus?

[narrow pier]

did it take you a long time?

for me, english did

[keen mortar]

Welllllll I'm still learning and I've started pretty early, like around 10 years old but I knew the basics prett, quickly just by media

[narrow pier]

me too

[split oak]

can someone help me on the sentence "ich hab angefangen vor 13 tagen zu deutsch lernen"?

why doesnt it use habe angefange?

or even if it uses hab, why no angefangen?

[wet dawn]

The propper sentence would be: Ich habe vor 13 Tagen angefangen, Deutsch zu lernen.

[split oak]

lmaooooooo

it was a correction that someone sent me

[wet dawn]

Ich hab .... is street talk for .. Ich habe

[split oak]

thanks so much

[wet dawn]

caution: I am not native German!!

[split oak]

eh its ok neither i am

[steel patrol]

It kinda depends on your current level and personal needs. I find that at the B level stage it's good to have a mix of things in your YT recommendations -- being videos from channels that aim to teach German as a foreign language (Lingoni German, Easy German, DeutschLera, etc.), various news publications that provide you with the most up-to-date information about Germany and the world at large, and lots of different creators who make videos about the topics that interest you personally (such as, I don't know, fashion, interior design, ecology and whatnot...) That's what I've been doing for a while now and have found that my comprehension and speaking/writing abilities have already improved a fair bit. It also does wonders for expanding your vocabulary in quite a natural manner. 🙂

[undone verge]

you are putting the bike behind the house. (Wo stellst du das Fahhrad hin?) hence the accusative article.

im Gegensatz zu, z.B., 'das Fahrrad steht hinter dem Haus.' (It's just sitting there.)

[lean bridge]

Will be I able to completely learn german in 2 yrs?

[undone verge]

you will never completely learn german. Assuming you mean reach a good level of fluency: it's possible if you put in the time. It really depends on how efficient you are and how many hours you put in per day/week.

[lean bridge]

Oh danke schön

[green parrot]

i put 10 hours a day and i still couldnt scratch the tip

[mellow nova]

you should look up some courses or something then

you're definitely not doing effective learning if you're not getting anything with that much time investment

[ancient pulsar]

?

10 hrs

is that an exaggerated number?

[green parrot]

nope

[ancient pulsar]

what were you doing?

[green parrot]

i am doing this book. and i just started german last week

problem is. the whole book is german. so i have to translate what the book wants me to do

[ancient pulsar]

are you studying for 10 hours by yourself?

[green parrot]

yes 🙈

[ancient pulsar]

i assume it is not like continuous 10 hrs, but spread over the day

[green parrot]

yep

i am a slow lerner

need time to do even one page.takes 1+ hour

actually 1h a page is too quick

[ancient pulsar]

[green parrot]

[ancient pulsar]

with that pace, if you have average skills and you are pretty efficient, then you can easily start conversations in 3 months

[potent cloud]

well for absolute beginner it is not so helpful if it is exclusively in german i guess

You need to understand what it says and you will save so much time for something more important and go forward

[hardy zinc]

Do we put indefinite article before number of something?

Like

Ich habe [...?] zwei Flasche Bier

[potent cloud]

the indefinite article is ein, eine, which literally means a, or one. So it wouldn't make a lot of sense if you said in English :I have a two bottles of beer, would it?

[hardy zinc]

it wouldn't

Just making sure

[potent cloud]

Yup

[hardy zinc]

Thanks

[potent cloud]

🌸

[edgy lotus]

Hi guys, can I send here some sentences I translated? So that you can tell me if they're wrong

Translate these sentences with Perfekt

1. It rained yesterday, but today it is sunny.

• Gestern hat es geregnet, aber heute ist es sonnig.

2. My trip lasted 3 hours.

• Meine Reise hat drei Stunden gedauert.

3. Today I woke up at 9 am, I washed my teeth, I got dressed, and I went to the swimming pool.

• Heute habe Ich Um 9 Uhr aufgestanden, Ich habe mich die Zähne geputzt, Ich habe mich angezogen und Ich bin nach dem Schwimmbad gegangen.

4. My friends met yesterday night at 9 pm.

• Meine Freunde haben sich gestern Abend um 21 Uhr getroffen.

5. The kids were very tired and they fell asleep soon.

• Die Kinder waren sehr müde und sie sind sofort eingeschlafen.

6. It snowed a lot yesterday: we can go skiing next Saturday.

• Gestern hat es viel geschneit: Am Samstag können wir Skifahren gehen.

[river dew]

the third sentence is: Heute bin ich um 9 Uhr aufgestanden/aufgewacht, Ich habe meine Zähne geputzt, Ich habe mich angezogen und ich bin zum Schwimmbad gegangen.

or ich habe mir die Zähne geputzt

the other sentences are all right

well, i guess id translate "soon" into "bald"

[edgy lotus]

thank you!

how do I know where to put time or the day?

Like in the first phrase I put gestern at the beginning, but in the 4th I put it after the verb

are both ways correct?

[potent cloud]

It depends on if you want to emphasize the time or not

Yes

[edgy lotus]

oh I see

thank you again!

[potent cloud]

🌸

[hardy zinc]

Ist das korrekt?
"Sie hat aus dem Auto aus gestiegen"

[potent cloud]

aussteigen takes sein in Perfekt, not haben

@hardy zinc

[hardy zinc]

Ohhh I see

Also I think I messed with its perfect form right?

Should it be "ausgestiegen"?

[potent cloud]

yes

[hardy zinc]

So
"Sie ist aus dem Auto ausgestiegen"

richtig?

[potent cloud]

sounds okay to me

[proven sphinx]

Yep, it's correct.

[hardy zinc]

Danke

[proven sphinx]

It may sound kind of weird to you to say "aus" twice, but the sentence would be ungrammatical otherwise.

[hardy zinc]

Yeah I understand that "aus" is part of the verb

[proven sphinx]

The Präteritum version is even weirder: Sie stieg aus dem Auto aus.

[hardy zinc]

ig the present tense has the same thing right

Sie steigt aus dem Auto aus

[proven sphinx]

Yep.

Exactly.

[hardy zinc]

I haven't reached past tense yet 😛

[potent cloud]

Pass auf dich auf, another example..I guess there are way more like that

[ancient pulsar]

I would say Steh mal auf instead of Steh auf to a friend right

[proven sphinx]

The modal particles tend to soften your speech, so yeah, "Steh mal auf" sounds less forceful than "Steh auf", which is a direct order.

[ancient pulsar]

even in an informal context would Steh auf be a possibility, is it rude or is it in other contexts for just giving orders

[proven sphinx]

It just sounds pretty much like an order. If you're used to ordering your friend around, I guess it wouldn't be too out of place. 😂

"Steh mal auf" can also carry a tone of annoyance, as in "Won't you just get up already!"

[ancient pulsar]

yeah i can imagine it depends on the type of the relation you have with your friend

[proven sphinx]

Yeah, exactly.

[ancient pulsar]

interesting, tone is important as usual

vielen Dank

[proven sphinx]

https://voca.ro/1gwXBlYzGGaX

The first is more neutral, the second is annoyed.

[ancient pulsar]

oh thank you very much, that makes it clearer

[fervent kernel]

What would neuter in a grammatical sense be in german

Because in deepl and google translate all I found was castration lol

[mellow nova]

sächlich?

do you mean the german term for 'neuter' or what

[fervent kernel]

Yes

[split oak]

hello, in the below examples:

Alle Menschen sind gleich.
All humans are equal.

Ich habe das gleiche Fahrrad wie du.
I have the same bike as you.

is the gleiche fahrrad used as an adjective?

and is the menschen sie gleich as adverb?

[mellow nova]

They're both adjectives

same way you can say 'Das Fahrrad ist blau' blue is an adjective right?

same concept

[split oak]

I got another question

i decided to get into reading but it goes really slow

what should I do?

I know that I shouldn't translate everything

but the problem is i dont know anything

its difficult

[acoustic breach]

Read something easier, or have patience

And do you not understand the vocab, or the grammar?
If its vocab, i think It's all right to translate the single word, or better: use a dictionary

If it's grammar, you could look up for the grammar in the internet or ask around

[hardy zinc]

Setzen wir Perfekt Verb vor oder gemäs einem Nebensatz?
Do we put the perfect form of a verb before or after Nebensatz?

I mean,
"Sie hat [gesagt?], dass das fantastisch war, [gesagt?]"

[mellow nova]

before

[hardy zinc]

So, "Sie hat gesagt, dass das fantastisch war"?

[blazing vault]

yes

[hardy zinc]

danke

[steel patrol]

Is there a difference between "Ich stimme dem zu" and "ich schließe mich dem an"?

[celest pollen]

Seit langes zeit habe ich nicht gut ausgeschlafen✅ ❌

[blazing vault]

Seit langer Zeit habe ich nicht gut ausgeschlafen.

[night dagger]

ich glaub, die Verwendung von "anschließen" wäre wohl ein bisschen gehobener, zumindest im Vergleich zu "zustimmen"

anschließen hat auch andere Bedeutungen :)

[steel patrol]

Aha, okay! I was just watching a video about commonly used expressions in Germany (in German), "sich (DAT) anschließen" came up and I matched up the lady's explanation of it with "(DAT) zustimmen", so I wanted to compare the two. Vielen Dank, @night dagger! :)

[celest pollen]

Mich ärgere das selbe auch, wie Liza
Ich mag nicht sehr, wenn der Bus auf der Strecke zum Hause megavoll ist✅ ❌

[blazing vault]

Mich ärgert das gleiche, wie Liza. Ich mag es nicht, wenn der Bus auf dem Heimweg/auf der Strecke nach hause so voll ist.

[mental jetty]

Is the sentence „Ich habe früher geschlafen.“ correct?

[blazing vault]

wenn du früher geschlafen hast und jetzt nicht mehr, ja. wenn du damit sagen möchtest, dass du heute/gestern früher ins bett gegangen bist, nein.

I think it's like Once I slept.

[mental jetty]

How could I say „I have slept earlier“?

[blazing vault]

Maybe, Ich bin früher ins Bett gegangen?

[mental jetty]

Ich war früher geschlafen?

[blazing vault]

Ich bin früher Schlafen gegangen.

[mental jetty]

What‘s gegangen?

[blazing vault]

perfekt form of go/gehen

[mental jetty]

I go to sleep earlier?

[mental jetty]

Is this like the direct translation then?

[blazing vault]

Maybe, I went to bed earlier.

[mental jetty]

Oh ok

Danke!

[night dagger]

das wäre mehr wie "i went to sleep earlier.", glaub ich. "ich hab früher geschlafen" passt vielleicht besser zu "i have slept earlier".

ist vielleicht aber ein pedantischer Unterschied :)

[undone verge]

hart ins Gericht gehen = to be tough on someone, yes it is an expression and doesn't translate word-for-word into english

mit jdm* obviously

[somber marten]

Der beste Ort in Berlin Vielen Dank an euch alle für eure unglaublichen Dienste. is this sentence correct ? if it's not correct it please!! Thank you

Der beste Ort in Berlin Vielen Dank an euch alle für eure unglaublichen Dienste. is this sentence correct ? if it's not correct it please!! Thank you

[azure brook]

Hallo zusammen! Wie geht es euch?Bitte jemand, der Zeit hat, sich diese Übung anzusehen. 😁

[final marlin]

I think, that 7 and 9 are wrong and others are correct. But it could just be me being very tired.

7.) nach dem
9.) Bei

[azure brook]

Danke schön 🙏

[final marlin]

Wait it's weird.

[undone verge]

2 is wrong. Check the gender of Bank. Also: there's more than one way to say 'in the bank.' Oddly, 'auf der Bank' is used.

3 is wrong in the second blank

at least I would say 'am Stadtrand'

5 is wrong

think of the name of the city Frankfurt

it is not Frankfurt im Main

but rather Frankfurt ?_ Main

7 is wrong, but @final marlin 's solution is also wrong

it cannot be dative.

check the declination of the adjective.

12 is wrong

?_ Haus herum
and auf die Terrasse because sich setzen is a movement. Accusative

[azure brook]

Okay. Danke schön 🙏🙏

Ich werde alles berücksichtigen 😊

[upper ember]

Auf die südlichen Länder, nein?

[blazing vault]

I'd say in südliche Länder

[formal axle]

Hallo zusammen! Wir geht's euch?

[fluid yoke]

Hallo!

[formal axle]

I have a question!! Is there any simple way yo understand da- and wo word for example,, dazu, darüber,,, worauf, woraus. Vielen Dank im voraus!!

[upper ember]

warum?

[blazing vault]

weil alles andere seltsam klingt

[upper ember]

Ich dachte, man müsste ein Artikel benutzen. In diesem Fall ginge das aber nicht.

[acoustic breach]

those prepositions mean differently in different contexts

basically dazu/wozu = da + zu / was + zu and so on

however prepositions changes its meaning, e.g.:
Das ist ein Tisch. Der Apfel liegt darauf (darauf = auf dem Tisch)
ich freue mich darauf, dass du bald kommst (the verb is sich auf etwas freuen, so I am here freue myself auf whatever i said in ”dass bla bla bla“)

so could you explain what you mean by "understanding the da- wo- stuff“😅

[formal axle]

I understand that much, but it need a lot of effort to read a sentence with that, it like reading normally and then stop to under what darüber means, i would be like ( its über das ) and goes one but it took to much time to understand the whole context haha

I was looking for a magic trick in here haha

[acoustic breach]

It falls back to the understanding of prepositions and their usage.

Like you said, it's "über das", nothing more. then you need to find out if the "über" is part of a verb stuff (like über etwas sprechen) or it's the location kind of preposition (like "over" the road)

That's all I could say 😂

[formal axle]

Yeahh i guess haha, i guess i still need more time to fully understand it haha

[formal axle]

Thank you very much bro ^^

And since its german there's no magic trick u should say hahah

[ancient pulsar]

How do you say What about [issue]; What (how) about [suggestion] in German.
I know these, Wie ist es mit..; Was ist es mit...; Wie wäre es mit...
can you elaborate on the differences?
Afaik, the first two are for issues, and the third is for suggestions

[undone verge]

wie wäre's mit = what about
wie ist es mit... = what is the situation with something

was ist mit Johnny? = what's up with Johnny (he looks angry or sad)

[ancient pulsar]

• I can't let you in.
• What about John?

would you use wie wäre's

[river dew]

you can say all of them

but was ist mit john is what is used the most

[undone verge]

in this situation, I think I would not use any of them but just ask if John could do it, but out of the three I would say 'Was ist mit John? Kann er mich reinlassen?'

In that sense (at least how I understand it), it kinda implies 'what's John doing/would he have time?'

[ancient pulsar]

so here Was ist mit Johnny, can also have a different meaning depending on the context

[olive sluice]

hallo, Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen „für etw. sorgen“ „zu etw. führen“ und „etw. zur Folge haben“?

XXX hat für Empörung gesorgt

XXX hat zu Empörung geführt.

XXX hat Empörung zur Folge gehabt.

[long whale]

Not in this context, no. "für jemanden/etwas sorgen" also means "to take care of (animals, babies, grannies), though. :)

[hardy zinc]

So kann man fragen
"Worüber spricht ihr?"
in the sense of "what are you talking about?"?

[wise pendant]

*sprecht

[hardy zinc]

danke

Other than that, is it ok?

[celest pollen]

Ich muss mich um nichts Sorgen machen✅ ❌

The translator suggests "mir"
but it totally doesn't fit to the grammatical case and his question for me

[cunning orchid]

Weil es Abend was, er hat ruhig Lied spielen. - Is this way of writing this good, or should it be - Er hat ruhig Lied spielen, weil es Abend war

[celest pollen]

Weil es Abend was war, er hat ruhig Lied spielen.

[cunning orchid]

ah thanks

[celest pollen]

but
|| i can be wrong ||

[cunning orchid]

mistype lol

hope ur right

[wise pendant]

Both these sentences are possible
"Ich muss mich um nichts sorgen"
"Ich muss mir um nichts Sorgen machen"

[long whale]

"Lied" is countable. Countable nouns are rarely used without any article whatsoever. Plus, the ending of the adjective must be in accordance with the noun (Adjektivdeklination) :)

[cunning orchid]

so

ruhiges Lied?

[long whale]

Correct. And please use the indefinite article, too. :)

[cunning orchid]

ein ruhiges Lied

[long whale]

And since the subordinate clause (weil-clause) comes first, it takes Pos. 1 -> your main clause starts with the verb.

@cunning orchid

[cunning orchid]

Weil es Abend war, hat er ein ruhiges Lied spielen?

[long whale]

You need the past participle of "spielen", not the infinitive. Apart from that, it's now correct.

[cunning orchid]

ahh right, i blame future tense exercises for that one, thx for help hahaha

[ancient pulsar]

How common is meines Erachtens?

compared to meiner Meinung nach, meiner Ansicht nach

[half arch]

I'd say its just as common as the other examples you mentioned...

But it sounds more... intelligent?

Or Formal

[wise pendant]

more sophisticated

[half arch]

I have no idea what that is

[half arch]

K, thanks

[ancient pulsar]

what about when writing an article?

[half arch]

There I'd use erachtens rather than the others

[ancient pulsar]

yh i also thought so

Danke euch beiden

[charred fog]

Is there a difference between kratzen and zerkratzen and quetschen and zerquetschen?

[long whale]

Of course: https://www.dartmouth.edu/~deutsch/Grammatik/Wortbildung/Inseparables.html#zer ;)

[charred fog]

thank you so much!!!

this is exactly what ive been needing!

[short harbor]

I got a weird question
Das Poster ist schön -> This is nominativ right
Das ist ein schönes Poster -> this sentence is nominative or akkusativ ?

[hollow ether]

Theyre both nominative

With the verb "sein" it's nominative

[long whale]

das Post doesn't exist. :)

[short harbor]

sorry, that was typo

[short harbor]

ah thanks
so below sentence is right then I hope
Das ist ein großer Mann
not -> Das ist einen großen Mann

[hollow ether]

Yep

[solar olive]

Do beachten, betrachten, bedachten all mean the same or is there differences?

[long whale]

They aren't even all infinitives. And of course they're different verbs. They just have the same prefix. https://www.dartmouth.edu/~deutsch/Grammatik/Wortbildung/Inseparables.html#be

(It's rather like asking whether "to look at" and "to jump at" are the same verbs. ;) )

[spiral vapor]

[since my question got buried in the other channel]

"Es gibt natürlich auch diese Themen, die hier durch alle sozialen Medien gehen, dass Kinder von ihren Eltern getrennt werden, wenn sie positiv sind"
It that last "sie" referring to Eltern or Kinder? Can you actually tell just from this sentence or is it ambiguous and requires more context?

[long whale]

No, you can't. 🤷

[hardy zinc]

Ist das korrekt? "Preise haben letztes Jahr stark gesunken."

[long whale]

No. Add in definite article for "Preise", and check auxiliary for "sinken". :)

[hardy zinc]

Danke. "Die Preise sind letztes Jahr stark gesunken"?

[hardy zinc]

@long whale do I need no preposition there?

[long whale]

Where would you like to put a preposition, and which one would you choose?

[hardy zinc]

No idea. I never learned them. In English I wouldn't use one here at all, but not sure about German

[long whale]

Well, it's fine the way it is. :)

[hardy zinc]

Got it, danke schön!

[long whale]

Perhaps I should explain about the definite article: you can drop it with plural words (and uncountables), but only when making a general statement about something. E.g. "Preise steigen, Preise sinken" (rising and falling are general characteristics of prices), or "Obst ist gesund" (healthy is a general characteristic of fruit) :)@hardy zinc

[hardy zinc]

Ah I see, makes sense. Well... like in English, yeah

[long whale]

(Except saying "Prices have dropped over the last year" would be fine. German is more finicky about it - as per usual. ;) )

[narrow pier]

hallo, wie ist der Unterschied zwischen fest und hart , beide bedeutungen (hard) ist`?

und wie kann man sagen ( so basically ) ist es ( so, Prinzipiell) ??

[potent cloud]

You can think of it as this:
fest means firm, tight
hart means hard, like something has high density(a material)

[narrow pier]

i get you ,

is there a cooler way to say ( ich verstehst du gut )

[potent cloud]

Well you can say, Ach so.

That is one way

[long whale]

Yeah, the correct way is definitely cooler: Ich verstehe dich gut

[narrow pier]

i think you mean thats wrong

correct me please?

[long whale]

Yes. - I already did. :)

[potent cloud]

And about this, I think you can say also,.... and then whatever you want to say...so in english does not translate to the german so, unfortunately.

[narrow pier]

oh, i thought i wrote it that way

[long whale]

Nope. 🤷

[narrow pier]

so it becomes ( also, Prinzipiell )??

[potent cloud]

I am not so sure about prinzipiell (it is an adj. so it is not capitalized)

[narrow pier]

okay

thank you

[hollow ether]

Im Prinzip, im Grunde genommen, grundsätzlich, prinzipiell

These are some more options

[narrow pier]

those are better

[hardy zinc]

Hallo, please check these Sätze:
2. Mozart ist um 36 Jahre gestorben
3. Hat der Lehrling einen wichtigen Brief eingeworfen?
4. Habt ihr eine Functionsweise begriffen?
5. Hast du kleinen Finger geschnitten?
6. Habt ihr um Gelb sich gestritten?

[delicate tiger]

✅ : 2, 4(minor spelling error); ❌: 1, 3, 5, 6

[hardy zinc]

Hmmm. You mean 2 by 1, right?

[long whale]

They meant there's a pretty big error in 2. (wrong preposition)

[hardy zinc]

Oh, well again, I have no idea what preposition should be there. Guess I'll be asking my tutor

[long whale]

You use "um" for "at" in "at 6 o'clock" = um 6 Uhr. I'm sure there'll be something in your notes about "at the age of..." ;)

[hardy zinc]

not really

Could you give some tips about errors in other sentences?

I'm practicing deklension of adjectives, Perfekt, and building questions

[long whale]

5 - the verb is reflexive, and you need a preposition for the finger

6 - Check table of reflexive pronouns for the correct form corresponding to "ihr"

[hardy zinc]

Thanks, lemme correct...

[hardy zinc]

Wait, what preposition?
Looking at the examples of using "schneiden":

Der Nonnenmacher schneidet die Ferkel

It also doesn't use reflexive form...

[long whale]

Where did that example come from? 👀 - Anyway, you can say things like "I'm cutting the carrots" = Ich schneide die Möhren/Karotten. But unless you're cutting your finger into lots of small discs, this will not work in your sentence. :)

[hardy zinc]

From here: https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/schneiden

But unless you're cutting your finger into lots of small discs, this will not work in your sentence
Oh I see, let me see..

"Die Kleine hat sich an einer Kante Papier in den Finger geschnitten" another example

Yeah I see

Ok so. I fixed 5 and 6, not sure about 3rd one. Please see
3. Hat der Lehrling einen wichtigen Brief eingeworfen?
5. Hast du dich in kleinen Finger geschnitten?
6. Habt ihr euch um Gelb gestritten?

[long whale]

Those are correct, except for the finger still needing the def. article. (No idea why, since most people have got 2, it just needs it)

[hardy zinc]

I didn't fix the third one though

[long whale]

Nothing to fix there.

[hardy zinc]

oh ok

And why do you need def article for Finger?

nvm

I thought it's "keinen" lmao

wait wtf does it evcen mean

"did you cut your little finger"??

[long whale]

Did you cut yourself in[to] the little finger - yeah, sounds weird. Nevertheless, it's correct in German. 🤷

As to Mozart, we use "mit" for "at the age of", and you know which case "mit" requires, right? -> Change the ending of "years".

[hardy zinc]

Dativ yeah

I didn't yet come to declension of nouns though

[long whale]

Dativ plural = add -n to noun

[hardy zinc]

Mozart ist mit 36 Jahren gestorben

danke

so...
To like, Killed in action, Please, Suit

universal word

[long whale]

Ehh - no.

fallen, fiel, gefallen (fall, fell, fallen)

gefallen, gefiel, gefallen (to please, pleased, pleased; to suit, suited, suited)

@hardy zinc

[hardy zinc]

... thanks, I hate it

Hmmmm

Can it be used in the sense of "takes place"?

[long whale]

Don't. Be grateful for having to learn fewer words.

[hardy zinc]

True

[long whale]

Huh?

Are you thinking of "geschehen"?

[hardy zinc]

I have this

gestrig, Konzert – gefallen – Publikum
trying to make a sentence out of it

[long whale]

Yesterday's concert pleased the audience

[hardy zinc]

Ah right, thanks

[long whale]

Well, actually: The yesterday-ish concert was pleasing to the audience (depending on how garbled you'd like your English)

[hardy zinc]

Yeah so, "Gestrig" right?

"fell from tree" do I need "aus" here?

[long whale]

No, rather "fell of[f] tree"

[hardy zinc]

🤔

[long whale]

von + Dativ

[hardy zinc]

Ah, thought so XD, thanks

Please, check
7. Warum seid ihr so erschreckt?
8. Gestrig Konzert hat das Publikum gefallen.
9. Ein Apfel ist von dem Baum gefallen.
10. Das Bild hat noch nie an dieser Wand gehängt.

[long whale]

8 - Look, I tried so hard to show you what the sentence ought to look like in German: #questions-2 message 😿

10 - you'll need to check the past participle: https://www.dwds.de/wb/hängen#1

@hardy zinc

(There are 2 kinds of "hängen". 1 is transitive: ich hänge das Bild an die Wand, ich habe das Bild an die Wand gehängt, you needed the other one, the intransitive version)

And btw, you seem to have a knack for finding the most complicated verbs - or your teacher does. ;)

[hardy zinc]

my teacher ig

[hardy zinc]

Oh I missed the prep

Thanks

[long whale]

No, you also missed the def. article. 👀

[hardy zinc]

It uses gehängt here: https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/hängen 🤔 oh, nvm

[long whale]

And the correct case (which is even worse)

[hardy zinc]

[long whale]

Thank you for trying to teach me German. This participle simply does not work in your sentence, okay?

[hardy zinc]

yeah sorry, just understood (I edited)

[long whale]

So, what about 8? Will you show me the corrected version?

[hardy zinc]

I'm working on it 😅

ahhh you used "to" to show the Dativ Kasus, not the prep

[indigo kayak]

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[celest pollen]

Könntest du mehr hoflich zu mich bist?✅ ❌

[rare jetty]

Watch MrWissen2Go

[rare jetty]

Könntest du höflicher zu mir sein? <- Would be correct :D

[celest pollen]

Why sein if we have du

[proven sphinx]

"können" is the verb being conjugated here. The other verb is in the infinitive.

Basically, you only conjugate one verb in the sentence and the other verb is left in the infinitive.

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[rare jetty]

Respekt, krasse Antwort

[narrow pier]

hi, Ich habe eine Frage

wenn man sagt ( A1 level or B2 level ) muss man sagen ( A1 Stockwerk und B2 Stockwerk ) oder ist es besser ( A1 Niveau und B2 Niveau ) zu sagen??

[wintry geode]

Ein Stockwerk is used for buildings :)

[narrow pier]

I was told that by german, he must have missunderstood me

[wintry geode]

For CEFR Level you can say something Like: "Mein CEFR Level ist B1", "Mein CEFR Niveau ist B1"

[narrow pier]

so is the Niveau correct ( btw, if you say in a polite way " you have missunderstood me " ?

[narrow pier]

that clears it up

[mellow nova]

das war nur ein Missverständnis

[narrow pier]

Danke schön

[long whale]

nur ;)

[mellow nova]

why can't I say nur?

[long whale]

Well, of course you can, but why would you? Like... if your mother asked for tea without sugar, but you bring her sugared tea, and she makes a remark about it, why would you say "It was only a misunderstanding"?

[mellow nova]

that's a pretty common phrase in english (or "just"), it lessens the severity and puts less blame on the other person but I guess that doesn't translate well evidently

[long whale]

Well, yeah, your mother might add in "only" if you apologized, but would you, if you were at fault?

[mellow nova]

Maybe I misunderstood the context but the person that misunderstood was the person zhyako was talking to so that's the same thing, no?

and still, if you're correcting someone you can say something like 'no worries, just a misunderstanding' even without apology (imo it insinuates no apology is required)

[rough furnace]

Did I make any mistakes?

[long whale]

Maybe I did - I thought they'd asked how to very politely say: I misunderstood you (in general). - And yeah, that's what I meant: if you're correcting someone (who may be apologizing all over the place), you might say "Es war [doch] nur ein Missverständnis". I wouldn't use it if it were the other way around, though. 🤷

[long whale]

Georg findet, München [verb] die ideale Stadt... ;)

The rest is correct. :)

[harsh fox]

Can someone help on when to use Was or Wie? Like for example I was to make a question and I put "Was ist deine Telefonummer?". But it was labeled wrong and that it should be "Wie".

[long whale]

In some of these very frequently asked questions (What's your name/phone number/address?), German uses Wie instead of Was. Just try to remember that. :)

[harsh fox]

Thank you.

[long whale]

I realize it's not a very satisfactory answer from a learner's point of view. I don't think there's a real explanation for this, though. It's simply that German is its own language, not just English using different words. :)

@harsh fox

[mellow nova]

Idk if it's the reason but I remember it through 'Wie lautet deine Telefonnummer' and lauten is always wie afaik

[rough furnace]

How about those?

[blazing vault]

Zum ersten: bei "so + adjektiv" ist egal ob ein "nicht" davor steht oder nicht, es ist immer (?) wie und nicht als. Ansonsten gilt, afaik, anders = als und gleich = wie

Zum zweiten: Körpergröße ist groß, bzw. größer, nicht hoch.

[celest pollen]

Kleine Läden sind schöner als große Supermärkte.

Das finde ich nicht. Ich finde, dass große Marketen schöner als kleine Laden sind.
Zum Beispiel in den große Galerien haben wir mehr interresantes dinge zu machen. Wie Kino, Kleidungsgeschäfte und so weiter
✅ ❌

[covert moon]

"Was ist deine Telefonummer?" isn't actually wrong. it's correct & everyone gets it.

[rough furnace]

Who answered whom?

[half bloom]

whats the difference between Kleber and Leim

[covert moon]

"Leim" is usually used in combination with wood

"Kleber" is more like a general term / synonym for "Klebstoff"

[half bloom]

danke

[fervent kernel]

what is the noun for radfahren

[dense obsidian]

Radfahren