Questions tagged [difference]
Unterschied - Questions on differences between similar or seemingly similar words or expressions in a given context.
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Basic Questions about Tense
What are the differences between these two examples?
A) Er hat ihm den Wagen zu waschen geholfen.
B) Er habe ihm den Wagen zu waschen geholfen.
and also what are the differences between these two ...
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Is there a difference between "bitte noch" and "bitte"?
I've seen bitte noch used in several places where it seems to mean the same thing as bitte. Does the noch convey any meaning or emotion? For example: Kannst du bitte das Geschirr abtrocknen? vs. ...
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Do we have to say "Uhr" when we give the time?
I just can't tell if it's dropped because it's a list of how to say different times and the creator of it just didn't care, or if that's actually fine when providing the time.
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Wie spät ist ...
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Vielen Dank allen oder euch allen?
From what I understood Vielen Dank is the somewhat more formal version of thank you. I've seen Vielen Dank euch allen a couple of times before, but I don't understand what the euch is adding, instead ...
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Is there a difference in meaning between 'wütend sein' and 'wüten'?
For example, do
Der Chef ist wütend.
and
Der Chef wütet.
mean the same thing?
I'm asking because the German for English Speakers site says
The present participle is a way of using a verb as an ...
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"nichts anderes" vs. "nicht anders"
I know that »nichts anderes/Anderes« means "nothing else", for example:
Seit er das Motorrad hat, hat er nichts anderes/Anderes mehr im Kopf.
And I know that »nicht anders« means something ...
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Difference between offensichtlich and ersichtlich
I checked multiple dictionaries but couldn't find any significant difference.
Can they be used interchangeably ?
Thanks for your help
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Difference between legen and hinlegen
Looking at the WordReference dict entries for both, they seem pretty similar:
https://www.wordreference.com/deen/legen
https://www.wordreference.com/deen/hinlegen
I've been told that "legen" ...
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Is there any difference in German between a Faserlaser and a Farblaser?
G'day.
Sorry to interrupt with a pretty simple question but, while Wikipedia and many, many Chinese suppliers discuss fib(er|re) las(er|re)s using the word Faserlaser, many high-end German suppliers ...
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"das" or "die" after sind
In the following sentence:
Wie sind ___ Lebensmittel auf den Philippinen? / Sie sind so teuer.
Which one should I use in the blank position? The book states that das is used, but why can't we use ...
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What is the difference between "allein zu sein" und "allein sein"
Heute habe ich einen Text im Internet gelesen, und ich habe nicht verstanden, was der Unterschied zwischen erstem Satz und zweitem Satz ist.
Satz 1: "Allein zu sein macht dir vielleicht Angst&...
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Nuances among richten auf/an/nach/gegen by preposition?
DWDS does not make any useful explanation about pairing richten with various prepositions. It provides one definition as
etw.etwas, sich in eine bestimmte Lage, Stellung, Richtung bringen
but then ...
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"Einzig schöne Mädchen" oder "einzige schöne Mädchen"?
In einem Buch, das ich momentan lese, steht:
Sie war das einzig schöne Mädchen in San Lorenzo.
Warum steht in diesem Fall "einzig" statt "einzige"?
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Der Film läuft oder läuft ab?
I would like to ask if there's a difference between "laufen" and "ablaufen" in the following context:
DWDS: Dieser Film läuft die dritte Woche. /// Der Hauptfilm läuft schon.
DWDS:...
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»geliefert« vs. »weggeschickt« vs. »angekommen«
Suppose someone sent me some item. It was supposed to be delivered by now but it is undelivered.
When complaining about that, I want to say: “I am here to complain about non- delivered items.”
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