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[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (20 children)

I love how the Germans use zeuge.

Tools? Those are work things. (Werkzeuge)

Airplanes? You know, flying things! (Flugzeuge)

Vehicles? Duh, the driving things! (Fahrzeuge)

Why make new word when two (or six) words will do?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 months ago (6 children)

compoundwords are marvelous <3

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (5 children)

coumpoundwordsareamarvelouszeuge.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, compound words are usually just compound nouns. Exactly the same as in English, except the space is missing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

English does that too sometimes, look at the "closed" compounds:

https://eslforums.com/compound-words/

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

i really dont like that "compound word" is not a proper compoundword.

i hope my mispelling spreads far enough to remedy this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Good point, Küchenentlüftungsschießeinrichtung

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