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My name is Robert. I live in Brisbane in Australia. I've always had a fascination with other languages although I can't say I've had a great deal of exposure to any languages in particular other than English. So I've taken it upon myself learn bits of a few languages, but as far as wanting to become fluent I have extreme difficulty committing to one language. At the moment it's a hobby of mine, but I know if I stick to it, it can be so much more than that. It can be a way to meet new people and make new friends.
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    Do double negatives occur in Latin?
    May 8, 2016
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    Was ist der Unterschied zwischen essen und fressen? Wann könnte man "fressen" benutzen?
    February 7, 2016
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  • Answered
    Not much, it's a gender role thing. Like the idea that men go to barbours and women go to beauty shops. Now that's not really true that's just the general stigma that occurs. It just depends on who's running the place and how they present their service.
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    February 6, 2016
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    Are you? I am In English: "are you from Germany? " " I am" Or " Can you speak German? " " I can " How is that answer expressed in German? I am guessing that a) it's not with the verb eg. "Ich kann" b) german doesn't just answer closed questions with yes or no
    February 4, 2016
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    Sie übersetzen einfach nicht

    As an English speaker I would say one of the greatest challenges learning german is the multitude of words that just don't really translate into english. They either do not translate or they may seem completely out of context. And lets face it, when you don't know the context of words then you don't really know when to use them, where to put them in a sentence or if you even need to use them at all.

    "Schon" for example, has several meanings. But then it also shares some of those meanings with "noch, bereits, bereit". So which one do you use? There's no real pattern for it is there? It's a case by case scenario always.

    Is it just filler perhaps? The same way we english speakers "like" use "like" the word "like" like all the time!

    ....there's another word we use for that too. You know, starts with "f", rhymes with "plucking". I use that all the plucking time too!

    What are some examples of german words that either don't directly translate or could mean the same word in English if used by other german words?



    January 25, 2016
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    Syntax sucks when you don't know it So here's a sentence Wenn der Hund sieht die Katze, .... How would I finish it? ...., dann er jagt sie ...., dann jagt er sie ...., dann er sie jagt
    January 22, 2016
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  • Answered
    -bei dir -zu dir In this case do they both translate as "with you"?
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    January 17, 2016
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  • Commented

    Sounds like a good idea, it would make for excellent practice.

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    January 14, 2016
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    Sein oder haben? Is there a pattern in perfect tense with which verb is used out of haben or sein? Ich habe die Zeitung gelesen. haben + lesen Sie sind zum Supermarkt gegangen. sein + gehen
    January 8, 2016
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    Golf? Würde man "ein Spiel des Golfs" sagen?
    January 5, 2016
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