Jens ClasenNov 17, 2022

The German word "verbessern" means "to make better".

The word "verschlimmern" means "to worsen".

The word "verschlimmbessern" means "to make worse by trying to make better".

Anyone ever trying to fix something and fucking it up badly will feel this one.

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

Show threadTimothée Muller ⏚
@jensclasen German is intuitive because you can build a new word by combining several of them. It's a kind of "lego language" I always say!
And then I remember about "Dativ", "Akkusativ" and that there are 3 genders... German is actually hard to grasp for me.
Nov 17, 2022 at 7:58pmWeb