Jens ClasenNov 11, 2022

The German word "wählen" can mean
- to pick, to choose
- to elect
- to dial
The German word "Null" can mean
- zero
- loser, jerk

So, someone saying "Ich habe die Null gewählt" either means
- "I've dialed zero."
Or
- "I voted for that idiot."

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

Show threadJens Clasen

The German word "Ungeheuer" means "monster".

The German word "ungeheuer" means "very".

So:
"Das Hemd steht dir ungeheuer gut"
means
"This shirt suits you very well"

But:
"Das Hemd steht dir Ungeheuer gut"
means
"This shirt suits you well, you monster"

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

Nov 11, 2022 at 9:15pmWeb
Show threadEvaMartina Merz-BavastroNov 11, 2022
@jensclasen Wenn Fliegen hinter Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.😅
Show threaddas-gJul 12, 2023
@EvaBavastro @jensclasen Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.
Show threadEvaMartina Merz-BavastroJul 12, 2023
@das_g @jensclasen
Peter, where Jon had had had, had had had had , had had had had a better influence upon the teacher.
Show threadanuszewskaNov 11, 2022
@jensclasen This is terribly terrible.
Show threadAxel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenomNov 11, 2022
@jensclasen: Wait, shouldn't the "dir" in the second sentence be written with a capital "D" (i.e. "Dir") then, too?
Show threadMK aus BNNov 12, 2022
@xtaran @jensclasen only when writing a letter, I think.
Show threadIntrasNov 12, 2022
@argo @xtaran @jensclasen not anymore. Nowadays the capital letter is only required for the more formal "Sie". "Du/du" is always right in lower cases but when writing a letter or mail the old version with capital "D" ist also allowed.
Show threadAxel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenomNov 12, 2022

@Intras @argo: Thanks for that hint! That's probably the point. I don't know all of the new rules as I finished school before that language reform. Hence I learned and still know mostly the old rules.

Cc @jensclasen

Show threadIntrasNov 13, 2022
@xtaran yeay I think that's the reason, why the new rules include both ways to write "Du
/du". All those changes brought up enough confusion
Show threadMK aus BNNov 12, 2022

@jensclasen
I like "umfahren".

"Du solltest das Kind umfahren."
means
"You should run over the kid."
or
"You should drive around the kid."

I think there's no difference in writing, but the emphasis when saying the word is either on the first syllable or the second.

Show threadTheRetroSven (SMV)Nov 12, 2022
@argo @jensclasen Like a good RPG German language let's you choose what to do xD
Show threadDeborah NeiningerNov 12, 2022
@jensclasen und Schweizerdeutsch erst! Da gibts auch Verwirrungen mit einem Wort, das von „Ungeheuer “ stammt, nämlich: „huere“, das einerseits tatsächlich „Huere“ meint (Hure), aber andererseits eben auch das Essen ist „huere“ (also: ungeheuer) fein! Gerne auch im Komparativ: „u-huere“!
Show threadProdomoNov 12, 2022

@jensclasen

Warum? Weshalb? Wieso? Weswegen? Wozu? 🤝🏽 Why?

Show threadRowan HagdornNov 12, 2022
@jensclasen sehr lustig. Ich lerne Deutsch und es gibt unglaublich viele Fehler dass Mann machen kann.
Show threadtippfraeuleinNov 12, 2022
@jensclasen Eine wundervolle Sprachkritik von Mark Twain 😉: https://www.reclam.de/data/media/978-3-15-019493-5.pdf
Show threadHuggenknubbel Nov 12, 2022
@jensclasen
Müsste es nicht heißen:
"Das Hemd steht dir, Ungeheuer, gut."?
Ungeheuer wäre hier ein eingeschobener Nebensatz oder so.
Show threadWolf480plNov 12, 2022
@jensclasen
this language suits you, crazy, well
Show threaddeseaNov 13, 2022
@jensclasen aber es gibt doch auch noch "das ist mir ungeheuer" oder?
Show threadFrauke WatsonNov 13, 2022
@jensclasen yes, English list a whole semantic level by dropping capitalisation...
Show threadFrauke WatsonNov 13, 2022
@jensclasen AND of course I meant "lost".
Show threadCrutacanaNov 20, 2022
@jensclasen
Show threadSean MacツJan 7, 2023
@jensclasen
I wonder how you differentiate when speaking?
Show threadsentient waterJan 7, 2023
@jensclasen "Ahhh German the language of love." - Frasier
Show threadPalmAndNeedleOct 18, 2023
@jensclasen Technically correct, both highly unlikely to be used in actual conversation.
Show threadWerner KeilOct 18, 2023
@jensclasen Lots of fun with #AI #translations.