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German word for 'feeling no particular way' without negative connotation?
I'm trying to hunt down a word I can't seem to find anywhere. In English the feeling would be put 'feeling no particular way,' or simply existing with emphasis. Emptiness isn't the right meaning, as ...
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Are both these German phrases grammatically correct?
Are both these German phrases valid? My translator app came up with both of these somehow but I'm not sure what the difference is.
My translator app translated "What are other ways to say 'How ...
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„Saisonende“ or „Saisonabschluss“?
Mein Team hat eine Einladung zum „Saisonabschluss“ oder „Saisonende“ erhalten.
What is better ?
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Ton vs Klang vs Geräusch for sounds electronic and electrical devices make?
Especially for unseen mechanism. Examples:
a ventilator on the wall stops working and doesn't make any sound anymore
a hard drive inside the laptop is failing and making screeching noise
In both ...
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Does "Geht los!" mean the same as "Los geht's"? And is "Geht's los!" a wrong use of "'s", i.e. "es"? Why so?
I understand that Los geht's! means "It's on!" "Here we go!" (https://qr.ae/pGcQL4).
Does Geht los! mean the same as Los geht's!?
Is it incorrect to say Geht's los!? (i.e. 's is ...
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Begreifen vs verstehen [closed]
What is the difference between "begreifen" and "verstehen". As far as I know they’re both means understand. And what are their usage.
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What is the difference between "das gibt" and "es gibt"?
I've seen "es gibt" and "da ist/sind" a lot, but I was looking at the lyrics of "99 Luftballons", and it says "Das gab ein großes Feuerwerk". According to the ...
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen saugen und lutschen?
From: Daumenlutschen - Wikipedia
Daumenlutschen ist eine Angewohnheit von Menschen und anderen Primaten, den Daumen in den Mund zu stecken und daran zu saugen oder zu lutschen.
What is the difference ...
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How to tell the difference between groß = tall or big
I recently started learning German through Duolingo and Busuu.
I came across the word groß a few times now but I'm not sure how to tell the difference between:
The man is tall vs The man is big (heavy ...
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What different ways are to say fractions in German?
When dealing with fractions in German we normally say "drei-viertel" or "3/4". Another example would be "sieben-zwanzigstel = 7/20". But is there another way of saying it?...
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Why do some words, when spoken informally, have the ending -chen?
I've often heard some of my German friends use the ending "-chen" when talking, in an informal manner. For example, "Hallöchen", "Kärtchen", "Liebchen", etc ... Formally one would say "Hallo/Guten Tag"...
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Is Altestadt a variation of Altstadt?
I just wonder if being an adjective the word Alt in the word Altstadt would be correct in the inflected form as Altestadt? Clarifying, I was asking why the prefix (alt) doesn’t follow the inflected ...
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Gibt es vielleicht einen Unterschied zwischen „wundern“ und „verwundern“
Es wunderte mich nicht, dass er zur Party nicht gekommen ist.
Es verwunderte mich nicht, dass er zur Party nicht gekommen ist.
In diesem Kontext und allgemein.
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Unterschied zwischen "erlangen" und "erringen"?
Kann jemand mir bitte erklären, ob beide Worte die gleiche Bedeutung haben?
Einen Sieg erlangen oder erringen?
Die Freiheit erlangen oder erringen?
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How to distinguish the computational terms in German Language? [closed]
I often listen from people saying der baume, which means the tree (Family tree / or computational tree structure), which I usually mix with plant trees, or sometimes das fenster which I mix with room ...
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