Why do “Meer” and “See” have swapped meanings from their …
Aug 11, 2021 · 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 …
Is a body of water "die See", "das Meer" or "der Ozean"?
E.g: Das Mittelmeer Karibisches Meer Die Nordsee Atlantischer Ozean Some belong to two groups, e.g. "die Ostsee"/"Baltisches Meer". Is the difference between the words purely …
Are Guinea pigs related to the sea? - German Language Stack …
Jan 28, 2022 · Das Meerschweinchen -> The Guinea pig If we can think of the word as Meer-Schweinchen, Meer means sea and Schweinchen means piglet. Is there any historical reason …
grammar - Welcher Satz ist richtig? "Wie lange fahren Sie ans …
Apr 12, 2016 · I want to ask: For how long are you travelling to the Sea? Welcher Satz ist richtig? Wie lange fahren Sie ans Meer? oder Für wie lange fahren Sie ans Meer? I think you need to …
pluperfect - German Language Stack Exchange
Jan 16, 2019 · I have the sentence Nachdem sie auf Lanzarote angekommen waren, mieteten sie ein Auto und fuhren ans Meer. and I was left slightly confused. I would have thought that the …
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 …
What is the difference between “in” and “im”?
Mar 30, 2017 · When do you use im and when do you use in? I’m taking introduction to German, and have seen both of them being used as in in English.
meaning - The difference between "auf" and "an" when talking …
Jun 17, 2020 · 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 …
Use of zu + infinitve as noun - German Language Stack Exchange
Mar 30, 2020 · I’m going through the book “German Short Stories for Beginners”. In the second story I came across the following sentence: Dort Baden zu gehen ist fast wie am Meer. The …
Why is Wednesday called “Mittwoch”? - German Language Stack …
Dec 10, 2014 · I always wondered why Wednesday is called Mittwoch in German, while the middle day of the week is actually Thursday. Wikipedia says “from Old High German …