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German
06/25/19
How to correctly form a sentence that has an “als auch” construct?
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German
06/22/19
um.. zu or "zu" in "help me wash my car"?
Suppose I want to say
> I want to find someone who can help me wash my car.
Can I say
> Ich will jemand/jemanden finden/suchen, der mir helfen kann, mein Auto zu waschen.
Do I need an...
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German
06/18/19
Relative clause confusion?
I know the general purpose of relative clauses and how to construct them, but lately I've seen them being used in this way, > Der Mann da, der guckt dich immer an to mean "That man over there...
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German
06/18/19
Placement of "nur" if referred to verb in a sentence with complements?
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German
06/17/19
Using verbs with same root but different prefixes in same sentence?
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German
06/17/19
German verbs vs English verbs?
Why do all English verbs have to start with "to" and German verbs don't? In English we say "to play" but in German we would just say "spielen". why don't we say "zu spielen"? Why don't we do this...
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German
06/17/19
When can one create a "zusammengesetzes Nomen"? When should one use genitive or prepositions instead?
German
06/17/19
Infinitive with "zu" after modal verb?
In an exercise, they ask to translate
> I like to sleep in my bed
which I'd translate as
> Ich mag in meinem Bett schlafen
However according to them my translation is wrong, and they...
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German
06/17/19
Usage of “welches”?
I came across the following sentence:
> Welches ist die zuständige Behörde?
I wondered why it is *welches* and not *welche* (using feminine for Behörde).
A quick...
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German
06/17/19
Word ordering in subclause "die Sache wäre entschieden gewesen"?
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German
06/17/19
is "wie geschnitten Brot" grammatically correct?
I came across this idiom in a sentence similar to this one:
> das iPhone verkauft sich wie geschnitten Brot
*geschnitten Brot* sounds wrong to me, shouldn't the adjective be declined?
I...
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06/14/19
Term describing the practice of anticipating dangers while driving?
When one is driving a car (or any other vehicle for that matter) there is a German term that describes the practice trying to predict situations that might occur. When attempting to translate it I...
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German
06/14/19
Word order for subclause with double infinitive "lassen" in past tense?
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German
06/13/19
What's the English equivalent to the German "Manufaktur"?
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German
06/12/19
Which preposition does one use to specify the price of something after verbs "ankaufen" and "verkaufen"?
If I want to say the price of something I sold or I bought, e.g.:
> Ich kaufte das Kleid mit zwanzig Euro an.
> Ich verkaufte das Kleid mit dreizehn Euro.
Is "mit" the correspondent...
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what is the difference between {2,4} and (2,4)
question from chapter sets
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German
06/10/19
How does "wem", "wen" and "wer" help to recognise the appropriate case?
I'm told a way to recognize the appropriate case is the following:
> Ich gab Ihm einen Kuss = Dativ; wem gab ich einen Kuss= Ihm
I'm having a hard time understanding how this helps. It...
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