sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agoLearning German has many benefits for young people – and it’s not as hard as its reputation suggeststheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkLearning German has many benefits for young people – and it’s not as hard as its reputation suggeststheconversation.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square66linkfedilink
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoMany languages do, German is not special
minus-squarezero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAnd four cases.
minus-squaretrollercoaster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoOnly on paper. In practice, the genitive is virtually extinct, much to the despair of a few grossly overrated zealots.
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoEr wird tatsächlich oft durch den Dativ ersetzt, besonders umgangssprachlich, aber “fast ausgestorben” ist maßlos übertrieben.
minus-squareda_cow (she/her)@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoDer Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod.
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoGenitiv ins Wasser weil es Dativ ist.
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoUkrainian has six, Croatian has seven, Hungarian has 727266278384982*10^100
Counterpoint: Three genders.
Many languages do, German is not special
And four cases.
Only on paper. In practice, the genitive is virtually extinct, much to the despair of a few grossly overrated zealots.
Er wird tatsächlich oft durch den Dativ ersetzt, besonders umgangssprachlich, aber “fast ausgestorben” ist maßlos übertrieben.
Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod.
Genitiv ins Wasser weil es Dativ ist.
Ukrainian has six, Croatian has seven, Hungarian has 727266278384982*10^100