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Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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For those interested in both reading German texts and US Politics, I posted a relatively long, but still fairly thought if you keep in mind what subject it's about, text I had written in German about the history of the two main parties in the USA since the late 19th century, over in Ephemera:
https://www.verduria.org/viewtopic.php?t=1725
If you have any comments on it or questions about it, please post over there.
https://www.verduria.org/viewtopic.php?t=1725
If you have any comments on it or questions about it, please post over there.
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What is the semantic and/or pragmatic difference between schwierig and schwer (in the meaning of "difficult")?
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It's a matter of register. Schwer in the meaning of 'difficult' is a colloquialism; in more formal language, it only means 'heavy', and for 'difficult', you use schwierig.
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Vielen Dank für die Erklärung!
Edit: Ich habe ein Korrigieren von die Großschreibung von "Dank" gemacht.
Edit: Ich habe ein Korrigieren von die Großschreibung von "Dank" gemacht.
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Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Now that you say that, it makes sense, though I can't say I would have noticed it before.WeepingElf wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2026 10:07 amIt's a matter of register. Schwer in the meaning of 'difficult' is a colloquialism; in more formal language, it only means 'heavy', and for 'difficult', you use schwierig.
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Ich hatte nicht gewusst, dass die Bedeutung von "difficult" für "schwer" ein Kolloquialismus war.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Ich werde daran denken, "schwierig" zu benutzen, wenn ich formell schreibe.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Es lässt sich mit "hard" vergleichen. Das ist nicht gerade wirklich Slang, aber etwas weniger formell.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = (non-)specific, ᴬ/ₐ = agent, ᴱ/ₑ = entity (person, animal, thing).
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Der Unterschied zwischen "schwer" und "schwierig" ist weniger eindeutig für mich. Wenn mir das nicht gesagt worden wäre, ich würde nicht gewusst haben, dass es einen Unterschied zwischen den beiden gibt.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Findest du den Unterschied zwischen "difficult" und "hard" eindeutig?
Wie "hard" hat auch "schwer" noch eine andere Bedeutung, nämlich "heavy".
Falls du korrigiert werden willst:
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Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = (non-)specific, ᴬ/ₐ = agent, ᴱ/ₑ = entity (person, animal, thing).
________
MY MUSIC | MY PLANTS | ILIAQU
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MY MUSIC | MY PLANTS | ILIAQU
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ÜBERRASCHUNG!!!
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = (non-)specific, ᴬ/ₐ = agent, ᴱ/ₑ = entity (person, animal, thing).
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MY MUSIC | MY PLANTS | ILIAQU
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What were the earliest direct ancestors of Modern German from which some known texts have survived?
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There are inscriptions in Proto-Germanic.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Oh, really? Wouldn't have expected that. Thank you!