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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink21•1 year ago*opens a german dictionary* *it says „Meter“* *shrugs*
minus-square@Viking_Hippielink11•1 year agoNow that you have it open, could you find a funny compound noun or two? I love those!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•edit-21 year agoI’m German, I don’t need a dictionary for that. We make them up on the fly. For example, Autowaschanlagenführer or Türöffnungsmechanismuswartung
minus-square@Viking_Hippielink7•edit-21 year agoI remember a little German from it being mandatory in school here in Denmark where we also like compound nouns so imma give it a shot: “Car wash hose boss” and “door opening mechanism maintenance”?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year ago “door opening mechanism maintenance” Yes “Car wash hose boss” Almost. „Car wash operator“ it is.
minus-squarePsaldornlink6•1 year agoIf I worked in a car wash I would demand to be called a hose boss
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•1 year agoHow about Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung? That’s my personal favorite, though it lacks umlauts.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoOkay I’m curious. With Danish being a Germanic language, how much are you benefiting from cognates and the like when making your guesses?
minus-square@Viking_Hippielink1•1 year agoSome. Danish isn’t as closely related to German as it is to Norwegian or Swedish, but there are a lot of similarities such as similar words. Danmark is mostly an even weirder than Dutch combination of German and English 😁
minus-square@Viking_Hippielink2•1 year agoI know it’s a tall order but I’m pretty sure it’s true. Danish is a really weird language 😄
*opens a german dictionary*
*it says „Meter“*
*shrugs*
Now that you have it open, could you find a funny compound noun or two? I love those!
I’m German, I don’t need a dictionary for that. We make them up on the fly. For example, Autowaschanlagenführer or Türöffnungsmechanismuswartung
I remember a little German from it being mandatory in school here in Denmark where we also like compound nouns so imma give it a shot:
“Car wash hose boss” and “door opening mechanism maintenance”?
Yes
Almost. „Car wash operator“ it is.
If I worked in a car wash I would demand to be called a hose boss
Same tbh 😂
How about Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung? That’s my personal favorite, though it lacks umlauts.
I’m guessing that means speed limit? Nice 😂
Yes
Okay I’m curious. With Danish being a Germanic language, how much are you benefiting from cognates and the like when making your guesses?
Some. Danish isn’t as closely related to German as it is to Norwegian or Swedish, but there are a lot of similarities such as similar words. Danmark is mostly an even weirder than Dutch combination of German and English 😁
Weirder than Dutch? I do not believe this.
I know it’s a tall order but I’m pretty sure it’s true. Danish is a really weird language 😄