Multilingual and Polyglot Wannabee Thread! MK I

Original post by The Polyglot

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2293137
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2252679

Doch weißt du noch gar nichts über meine kompletten Fähigkeiten :wink:

Danke, ganz interessant. :tongue:

was denkst du an 'fähig zu'?

Was für ein Geheimnis! :eek:

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Original post by constantmeowage

Danke, ganz interessant. :tongue:

was denkst du an 'fähig zu'?
Was für ein Geheimnis! :eek:

After a quick look on dict.cc it seems to do exactly what it says on the tin, i.e. to be capable of doing something, or competent/able/apt as it says.

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Original post by The Polyglot

After a quick look on dict.cc it seems to do exactly what it says on the tin, i.e. to be capable of doing something, or competent/able/apt as it says.

God I put the English preposition as 'in' :eek:

my English is a sinking ship... :confused:

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thatitootoo

'compPletely',
hasse ich mein kleines Handy...

(edited 10 years ago)

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Original post by constantmeowage

God I put the English preposition as 'in' :eek:

my English is a sinking ship... :confused:

What do you mean? Did you look for "good in something"? :tongue:

Also, I've noticed that when you said:

Original post by constantmeowage

was denkst du an 'fähig zu'?

You probably should have used "von" here, or maybe something else, but not "an" (I think).
As far as I know, you use "an" to mean a more 'reference-like' "of", like "I can't think of a good example". A good example is sich erinnern an: "ich erinnere mich an" literally means "I remind myself of" :smile:

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Original post by The Polyglot

What do you mean? Did you look for "good in something"? :tongue:

Also, I've noticed that when you said:

You probably should have used "von" here, or maybe something else, but not "an" (I think).
As far as I know, you use "an" to mean a more 'reference-like' "of", like "I can't think of a good example". A good example is sich erinnern an: "ich erinnere mich an" literally means "I remind myself of" :smile:

No, I looked for capable in. -.- Which is inexcusable. :tongue:

I'm thinking that I'm just failing at communicating in general now. :tongue:

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Original post by constantmeowage

No, I looked for capable in. -.- Which is inexcusable. :tongue:

I'm thinking that I'm just failing at communicating in general now. :tongue:

Not at all, I'm just getting lucky with spotting some mistakes :colone:

Your German is actually very good :smile:

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Original post by The Polyglot

Not at all, I'm just getting lucky with spotting some mistakes :colone:

Your German is actually very good :smile:

I'll believe you when I go to Germany and actually get more than one word out. :tongue:

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Ronove

Original post by The Polyglot

über, surely?

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Original post by Ronove

über, surely?

I always thought it was 'denken an', I didn't know there were other ways of expressing thinking of...

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Original post by constantmeowage

I'll believe you when I go to Germany and actually get more than one word out. :tongue:

Oh I'm sure you will manage that!

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Ronove

Original post by constantmeowage

I always thought it was 'denken an', I didn't know there were other ways of expressing thinking of...

That means 'to think of something' as in, 'wenn ich einsam bin, denke ich an meine Mutter'. You can't ask 'was denkst du an ____?'.

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Original post by Ronove

über, surely?

Both seem fine to me.

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(edited 10 years ago)

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Original post by constantmeowage

I always thought it was 'denken an', I didn't know there were other ways of expressing thinking of...

Yep there are! There are normally a few different ways you can use a word depending on the preposition you use with it, just like in English, so you develop a sixth sense for which one feels right in each circumstance :wink:

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