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05/16/19

Feminines oder maskulines Substantiv + „darin“?

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05/15/19

What grammar form is "Es muss gemacht worden sein"?

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German

05/14/19

Construction with "sein" + infinitive?

In Harry Potter, the sentence > I'll send this with Hedwig when she gets back; she's off hunting at the moment. is translated as > Ich schick dir diesen Brief mit Hedwig, sobald sie... more

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German

05/14/19

Understanding “um so schneller” in this Kafka sentence?

What is the contribution of *um* and the comparative form of *schnell* to the meaning of this sentence in Kafka’s *Der Verschollene*? >Und da das Ärgste ausgesprochen war,... more

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German

05/12/19

Exceptions to "no articles before professions" rule?

Pretty simple question. I came across a sentence >Er ist zugleich ein Schüler und ein Lehrer. Questions of word choice aside, my gut feeling is that this is not correct usage of... more

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German

05/11/19

What's with the placement of "aber" here?

I was reading a grammar book's lesson on modal auxilaries and came across the following two sentences in a reading exercise (which, I should add, do not directly follow each other). > (1) Anna... more

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German

05/09/19

What is the sentence structure of these lyrics?

I’m trying to understand the following lyrics: > Eine Stimme aus dem Licht > Fällt dem Himmel vom Gesicht How does that second line work, syntax-wise? “Falls the sky from the... more

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German

05/09/19

Reihe von Institutionen or Reihe an Institutionen?

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German

05/09/19

The difference between "mein" and "meine"?

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German

05/08/19

Are “da”-compounds necessary for clauses?

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German

05/08/19

Exceptions to "no articles before professions" rule?

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German

05/08/19

Difference between Austrian and German?

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German

05/08/19

Can "nach" mean "about"?

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German

05/06/19

denn vs. "dann"?

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German

05/06/19

How do I use the word "da"?

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German

05/05/19

When to use "sein" and "haben" for verbs that allow both auxiliary verbs?

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German

05/05/19

peculiar verbal sentence opening?

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German

05/04/19

Article to go with plural accusative noun?

I found this sentence in a magazine: > *Herr Minister, sind Sie mit **den** Ergebnissen des EU-Gipfels am 28. und 29. Juni in Brüssel zufrieden?* I understand this as: >... more

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German

05/04/19