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| Learning German!! | 11/17/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: my family migrated from Germany in 1880-ish. I'm interested in trying to learn the German language. ...
A: there are ways - if you have no access to a class then you can still buy a language course (i.e. a ...
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| Learning How to speak German | 11/11/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: I am part German and I love just anything that has to do with German. I might also go to Germany for ...
A: com . If speaking German appears difficult or not, depends on the individual. In German the sounds ...
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| sollte – müsste - dürfte | 11/10/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: Please could you explain the basic differences between the above? I don't need anything ...
A: I'm sorry but I'm swamped with work and my previous attempts at answering this question have led to ...
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| "es" mit verb im plural | 10/30/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: I am having to explain the construction, " 'es' ... [verb] ... [subject, i.e. nominative]" e.g.: ...
A: Hallo Martina, Wikipedia to the rescue: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expletivum --> Ebenfalls ...
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| propper | 10/28/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: what is the meaning of "propper angezogen"?
A: it's a spelling variation of "proper", meaning something like "acceptable", with a connotation of ...
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| Krankenvertretung | 10/28/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: Guten Tag, Andreas! In einem Film hieß es, das während ein Jung krank war, da kam ein anderer als ...
A: Hallo Simon, danke das Du AllExpert die Treue hälst. Wenn Du das Wort in seine Bestandteile ...
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| Drehscheibe | 10/27/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: Please, how is the word “Drehscheibe” usually used in the modern language? Also, what is the ...
A: today's usage would mostly be that of trade/transport, as in "(Hafen X) ist eine Drehscheibe des ...
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| Was man sich eingebrockt hat, das muss man auch auslöffeln. | 10/26/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: Re Was man sich eingebrockt hat, das muss man auch auslöffeln. I understand that it means “You've ...
A: I've always taken it to refer to the old custom of crumbling bread into the soup, mostly because ...
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| Er kocht auch nur mit Wasser | 10/15/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: What does this proverb mean exactly, please? Er kocht auch nur mit Wasser Also, what is the exact ...
A: this means that the other person is not much better than the one this is being said to. You use it ...
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| “Wir haben das Geld von meinen verkaufenden Chutneys.” | 9/25/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: Hallo Andreas, Es kann sein, dass ich es nicht richtig gehört habe, aber es scheint mir, das eine ...
A: Hallo Simon, ich kann Dir leider nicht sagen ob dies wirklich so gesgt wurde, da ich die Serie ...
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| sofort in den OP | 9/25/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: Guten Tag Andreas, Ist “sofort in den OP” (so eine Telenovela - eine Frau war sehr krank) gutes ...
A: Hallo Simon, danke das Du AllExperts.com benützt. Im Prinzip hast Du recht, wenn Du sagst, das es ...
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| Bezüge kürzen | 9/24/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: Guten Tag Andreas, Was bedeutet "Bezüge kürzen" genau, bitte? Auf ...
A: Hallo Simon, danke für die Nutzung von AllExperts.com für Deine Fragen. Bezüge kürzen steht für ...
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| tun vs. machen | 9/24/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: I was wondering if you could please give me a couple of tips on the distinction between “tun” and ...
A: this thread has some good info on tun vs machen: ...
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| german email | 9/23/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: I had a friend, that is German, give me their email to add them which ends with either @guex.de or ...
A: com. By reading your question, I really think that you posted it in the wrong category. You are ...
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| About naming my German Shepherd | 9/21/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: What is right to name my German Shepherd? Kara vom Tiltonhaus or Kara von Tiltonhaus? Your can I ...
A: com. You can name your shepherd freely for your own pleasure. There are no rules to the name. You ...
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| About naming my German Shepherd | 9/15/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: What is right to name my German Shepherd? Kara vom Tiltonhaus or Kara von Tiltonhaus? Your can I ...
A: Good morning Tammy, thank you for using AllExperts.com Although, I do not know a lot about dogs, I ...
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| Sie hat fast ein Reh umgecheckt. | 9/11/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: Greetings Cornelia, This was used in a programme on ZDF about a spoilt rich woman who crashed ...
A: I googled around and found a few instances of people using this phrase. It looks like it's a rugby ...
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| Family saying | 8/26/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: My grandfather used to use a German expression whenever we asked a questions such as, "What am I ...
A: The metaphor I can find in what you have written is "auf den Mehlsack tippen/klopfen" = "to tap/hit ...
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| Grammar Question | 8/24/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: I was wondering how to say this sentence properly in German: "They called her." They called her -- ...
A: They called her (as in "Come here!"): "Sie riefen sie." / "Sie haben sie gerufen." They called her ...
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| Subjunctive | 8/23/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: I have a translation that I'm having trouble with. Here's the line: ...ubrigens wirke ...
A: to affect someone -> auf jemanden wirken In German there is a preposition to make clear that K. is ...
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| Soaps again! | 8/22/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: This is a short piece from Wiki about a character from the soap "Alisa". Liliana Castellhoff ist ...
A: I will just translate the sentence, hoping this will make things clear. Liliana, eigentlich Vera ...
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| Mark Twain on German | 8/18/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: I translated the two sayings below. I'd like to know if I did it correctly. thank you very much. ...
A: com. This question smells like homework...... However, your translation is close enough to please ...
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| Help with translation | 8/15/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: I have another translation that I'm having trouble with. Here's the line: ...ubrigens ...
A: com. Congratulation, you just entered the marvellous world of subjunctives in the German grammar. ...
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| gravestone inscription | 8/13/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: I am trying to decipher the German inscription on 2 realtives' gravestones. The printing is almost ...
A: com. It is hard to put some sense onto the words given. In the first case I would guess.... Auf ...
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| sentence structure | 8/13/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: I read theology translated from German into English. Sometimes the sentences are hugely long and ...
A: com. The phenomena you experienced is called "Schachtelsatz" -->"involved period" or "nested ...
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| Help with translation | 8/2/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: I'm trying to translate a certain paragraph and the book I'm using has it's English translation in ...
A: com. You may recognize, that translations vary sometimes a lot. It is due to the personality of the ...
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| WANT TO LEARN GERMAN LANGUAGE | 7/31/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: Myself manish from India I want to learn German language can u help me for this humble request from ...
A: Namastē Hamish, thank you for using AllExpert.com. I will congratulate you for your decision ...
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| baby bonus | 7/13/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: I heard that a german citizen mother having a baby in germany gets 30'000 EU. is this true? i've ...
A: About two years ago the so-called "Elterngeld" (parent premium) was introduced in Germany. It was ...
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| Bei mir bist du schön | 7/13/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: "Bei mir bist du schön" is the title of a song. I don't know the rest of the text, but is it ...
A: Indeed, "bei mir bist du schön" is meant to express something like "to me you are beautiful". This ...
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| Geist- gest | 7/5/2009 | Andreas Röhm |
Q: I like to take pictures in old cemeteries in America and some of them are in German or Germanic ...
A: com I apologize for the late relpy. I tried to look up the subject to give a more detailed answer. ...
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| Differentiating German words | 6/29/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: One of my favorite characters in a comic book is German, and often uses short German words or ...
A: You are right, the words "Liebling" and "Liebchen" are indeed used like "sweetheart" or "darling" ...
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| hopeless at (suffix) | 6/29/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: Please could you refresh my memory? I'm pretty certain there's a suffix you can stick on the end of ...
A: if it's someone really hopeless I'd actually go with -idiot, if the situation allows for this kind ...
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| Should I Major in German Lit.? | 6/22/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: Hallo! Ich bin mir nicht so ganz sicher, ob mein Deutsch gut genug ist an einer sehr guten ...
A: Hallo Azeret, wenn deine Anfrage in deinem eigenen Deutsch geschrieben wurde, dann denke ich, du ...
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| Pronounciation of German surname | 6/12/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: I need the proper pronunciation of the German surname "Suhren". I had German in high school many ...
A: The surname "Suhren" is most probably pronounced ZOO-ren, but as given names are, they might be ...
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| name pronunciation | 6/12/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: I'm wondering how to pronounce the name of German literary theorist Hans Robert Jauss? Many thanks, ...
A: I'm assuming it's the last name that you are asking about - Hans is pronounced just as it's written, ...
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| Learning German | 6/10/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: I'm thinking of learning German. How long will this take? Thanks, Bernie
A: this depends on many factors: your age, your talent, the amount of time you're willing to invest, ...
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| medal?token? | 6/1/2009 | Kevin Johnson |
Q: Kevin could you possibly help me to get the translation and maybe a date i can find no"I have this ...
A: The "Deutscha Adels-Genossenschaft" (=German noble association") was an association of members of ...
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| German grammar use of word "ham" in place of "haben" | 5/25/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: I have seen the use of the German word ham in place of haben in the following sentences: 1. Wir ham ...
A: Ariane, "ham" is used in everyday *speech* but you wouldn't write it - in a way it is like "gonna" ...
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| "changing your watch" "time zone" | 5/14/2009 | Cornelia Neumann |
Q: Guten Tag. I möchte wissen wie man sagt "changing your watch" auf Deutsch. Ich meine,wenn man nach ...
A: I'd say "Ich muss meine Uhr umstellen." and the context would make clear whether it's because of ...
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| German Money... | 5/14/2009 | Kurt Bamert |
Q: I appreciate your help as we are eager to undertand this issue better. We have received information ...
A: It equals to 4,375.00 (Euros, which would equal $5,000.00 Als Tausendertrennzeichen wird in diesen ...
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