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- Why do “Meer” and “See” have swapped meanings from their Dutch . . .
In German das Meer means the sea – zee in Dutch Die See means the lake – meer in Dutch We see that these words are used reciprocal to the Dutch words for sea and lake Why is that? Meer in Dutch
- grammar - Welcher Satz ist richtig? Wie lange fahren Sie ans Meer . . .
Wie lange fahren Sie ans Meer? How long are you driving to the sea? – Here, fahren means the actual travel, and we want to know how long it will take to drive there Für wie lange fahren Sie ans Meer? For how long are you going to the sea? – In this case, fahren means "going away" or rather "being away", so we are wondering how long the person will be gone for
- meaning - The difference between auf and an when talking about a . . .
Die Touristen gehen an den Strand Die Touristen gehen auf den Strand Is the general meanning the same in both of the questions? If not, what is the difference between them ?
- Is a body of water die See, das Meer or der Ozean?
Das Meer, das zwischen der Balkanhalbinsel und Kleinasien liegt, misst dagegen nur 11 500 Quadratkilometer und käme damit auf der Rangliste hinter den größten Seen erst auf Platz 18 Der Salar de Uyuni in Bolivien beispielsweise ist mit 12 000 Quadratkilometern der größte Salzsee der Welt Er enthält etwa 10 Milliarden Tonnen Salz
- In den Bergen vs auf den Bergen - German Language Stack Exchange
What is the difference between in den Bergen and auf den Bergen? We say in die Berge fahren and in den Bergen sein What about auf die Berge? Does it only refer to mountain climbing and getting to
- Liste deutscher Minimalpaare - German Language Stack Exchange
Welche Wort-Paare (und Wort-Gruppen) sind geeignet, die Unterschiedlichkeit von Laut-Paaren in der deutschen Sprache zu belegen? Definition: Minimalpaar Ein Minimalpaar ist ein Paar von zwei Wörte
- Why Bee in Beethoven is pronounced as Bay in English?
The question how something is pronounced in English and why is off topic here You might possibly get an answer to that on English SE As a note: while the ee in Meer sounds a little different but not at all close to i: in German, the ee in See and Beethoven sound exactly the same
- german to english - Whats the meaning of Deine Mudda? - German . . .
In Germany, I hear a lot of jokes containing "Deine Mudda", but I don't understand them What does this mean and what kind of jokes are containing them?
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