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Penner as an insult? - German Language Stack Exchange Yes, Penner is a derogatory term a priori It derives from the slang verb pennen for sleeping (schlafen) and the initial meaning is thus someone who sleeps a lot As it is often the case with slang words, they are not considered nice or formal and can carry the insult with them even when used ‘neutrally’ The word is commonly used for homeless people because one can actually see them auf
Penner as an original etymology - German Language Stack Exchange See prior question about its meaning: Penner as an Insult? Pfeifer gives indecisive derivations from Yiddish, Hebrew and Gaunersprache, as if there are no older German cognates: 1 quot;jiddisch
Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm - German Language Stack Exchange Ich habe es gestrichen satt mir als gläubigen Langschläfer, Penner und Faulpelz diesen bescheuerten Spruch anhören zu müssen Nieder mit dem Vogel, hoch lebe der Wurm! Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm, doch der späte Wurm [Wie weiter?] der lacht sich krumm? (Nein, doof, wir sind hier nicht im Kindergarten) foutiert sich drum?
english to german - Suitable translation of you guys or you lot . . . What you'd usually say is Kommt am Freitag rüber? IMO, English only uses phrases like "you guys" or "you lot" because there's no other way to distinguish singular and plural in the second person; both forms are identical ("you") German doesn't need the extension "guys" or "lot" to achieve the same effect: make clear you are talking to and about a group of people rather than a single person
überlassen vs. verlassen - German Language Stack Exchange Ich habe dem Penner meinen Mantel überlassen - The tramp gets the coat for free empathy 3 Er hat seiner Frau die Kinder überlassen - The father abandomed the legal right to take care for the kids during devorce surrender 4 sich selbst überlassen - to be left to oneself dont care verlassen is used in multiple meanings and contextes 1
Do people actually use the word kaputt in conversation? Do people actually use the word "kaputt" in conversation, or would this be a strange thing to say? Yes, it is frequently used You can use the expression with all kinds of object, e g Auto, Notebook, Waschmaschine, Bilderrahmen For example, if I recently got a serious knee injury, would it be acceptable to say something like "mein Knie ist kaputt"? (For context, the injury is fixable but