Questions tagged [difference]
Unterschied - Questions on differences between similar or seemingly similar words or expressions in a given context.
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What’s the difference between “Ich habe dich lieb” and “Ich liebe dich”?
What’s the difference between Ich habe dich lieb and Ich liebe dich?
Both are defined as “I love you” in many dictionaries, as I’ve checked.
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Sind „Ich denke, dass [Nebensatz]“ und „Ich denke, [Hauptsatz]“ auswechselbar?
Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen den folgenden Konstruktionen?
Ich denke, dass die Katze süß ist.
Ich denke, die Katze ist süß.
Sind sie immer auswechselbar, oder hängt es vom Nebensatz/Hauptsatz ...
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"anschauen" as reflexive or not
The verb anschauen can be used either as a reflexive verb or not
jdn/etw anschauen:
to look at sb/sth
sich dat etw anschauen:
to take a look at sth
I have trouble understanding the ...
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Aus vs. Von - What is the difference?
My confusion at the moment lies in the difference in the two prepositions, aus and von. Please note that Dict.cc is my main resource for words and phrases, and it shows the following:
I’m fairly ...
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What is the difference between “ändern” and “verändern”?
I'm still confused about the difference between ändern and verändern. I have read something about ändern only being used with small changes and verändern when something changes totally. But where ...
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What's the difference in usage between "machen" and "tun"?
Is there any rules or guidelines when to use which one?
Du darfst mir nicht sagen, was ich machen soll.
or
Du darfst mir nicht sagen, was ich tun soll.
I find a big overlap in their usage:
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What is the difference between "wie" and "was" in a certain context?
When do you use wie and was in German?
For example:
What is your name?
I understand you ask the question with wie instead of was.
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“Sprechen von” vs. “sprechen über”
I’m not very far into learning German, so I’m still extremely sketchy on prepositions.
I thought über was more in line with a physical location than a concept, but then I’ve seen phrases like Ich ...
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Selbständig vs. selbstständig
Selbständig and selbstständig seem to share the same meaning. What are the differences in tone and usage?
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Is "Ich bin gut" a valid reply for "How are you"?
I know you have to say
Es geht mir gut.
but
Ich bin gut.
sounds good to me. Can I say that?
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„Das ist mir Wurst“: Etymologie/Bedeutung?
I found that the following expressions have the same meaning:
Das ist mir Wurst.
Das ist mir egal.
But I’m still not sure if they can be used in same situation and if they express the same exact ...
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What’s the difference between “möchte”, “will”, “lieber”, “würde”?
Each of the expressions möchte, will, lieber, würde seems to mean I want / I wish / I’d like.
For example:
Was würden Sie gern essen?
Can you help me to understand the difference between them?
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“an die Tafel” vs “an der Tafel”
Ich schreibe an die Tafel.
Ich schreibe an der Tafel.
Are they both correct? And what’s the difference?
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"dahin" vs. "da hin"
Ich habe schon mal im Internet nachgeguckt, aber mir ist immer noch etwas unklar, worin genau der Unterschied dazwischen liegt, also grammatikmäßig.
Es kommt mir irgendwie vor, dass es davon abhängt, ...
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Platzhalter vs. Stellvertreter
I see some sentences in German, where some say that es is a Platzhalter, while some say it is a Stellvertreter. Now I wonder, are these words interchangeable?
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