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Wortschatz – Questions on vocabulary; do not use for questions about specific words or synonym groups.

You should use this tag only if your questions is about vocabulary of the German language in general. Do not use it for questions about specific words, synonym groups or similar. For example, if the one of the following tags applies to your question, it should almost certainly not be tagged :

Dieses Tag ist Fragen über den Wortschatz der deutschen Sprache im Allgemeinen vorbehalten. Es sollte nicht für Fragen über einzelne Wörter, Synonymgruppen oder Ähnliches genutzt werden. Fragen, auf die eines der folgenden Tags passt, sollten sehr wahrscheinlich nicht mit getaggt werden:

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"Das Deutsch" or "das Deutsche"?

I know that the latter is a substantivated adjective, but I can't really seem to get the difference in meaning. To me, both indicate the German language. Yes, "das Deutsche" is used "im Allgemeinen", but how is "das Deutsch" less general? Also it…
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What's the German term for friends that you know from your childhood?

I once read a nice term that's used to describe friends that you've known ever since you were very little. It was something like "Sandbeckenkamaraden", but not exactly. Can anyone help me out here?
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Difference between "sprechen", "sagen", "reden"

I would like to know what the difference between "sprechen", "sagen", "reden"? My guess would be, to say, to tell, to talk. I might be wrong, but please clarify!
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Is "Erkennungsausweis" an actual word in German?

I found this word when ordering some lists with legal content (PDFs with translations from Italian to German), and failed to find it in my paper dictionary, so I tried the Duden online, but no results there either. At this point, I directly tried…
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Is there such a word as "Suppenkummer"?

I am actually a native speaker. My entire life I assumed that the word Suppenkummer did exist. Recently I spoke about it with a friend and she never heard of it. I did a research (Google, Duden) and also could not find it. Another friend of mine who…
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Was bedeutet "nur" in "wie machst du die nur"?

Die Nudeln sind lecker! Wie machst du die nur? Was bedeutet nur in diesem Satz? (In der Regel bedeutet es "only", hier habe ich aber ihre Bedeutung gar nicht verstanden.)
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What does "Spitzen" mean in the context of a kindergarten song?

Hallo, hallo, schön, dass du da bist Hallo, hallo, schön, dass du da bist Die Hacken und die Spitzen, die wollen nicht mehr sitzen Die Hacken und die Zehen, wollen weitergehen \ I tried using google translator but I don't understand the…
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How to say "have a good vacation" in German?

I'm 100% sure that it's right and fine to use: "Gute Reise" which means "Have a nice trip". But is it also fine to use "Gute" for vacations? "Gute Urlaub" - is that wrong?
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Difference between "Boden" and "Erde"

What's the difference between Boden and Erde? As far as I know, they both mean soil and/or dirt. I would really appreciate it if someone could be very specific in the differences.
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Different words for cleaning

What exactly is the difference between putzen säubern reinigen sauber machen What I research them in leo they all point to the word 'clean'. Some say that putzen can be used for 'to clean', while reinigen is used for 'cleaning something not…
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How can I say raising/lowering a bike saddle?

I recently had a situation where I needed to ask someone if the height of the bike saddle was ok for them. How would you say this? Also, which verb would you use to express the idea of making it higher/lower?
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Was ist das deutsche Wort für "stub"?

Ein "Stub" ist in diesem Zusammenhang ein kurzer, angefangener Artikel, wie er z.B. auf Wikipedia erstellt wird. Er ist aber noch unvollständig und enthält nur die wichtigsten Daten!
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deer in German: Hirsch, Reh

I have translated "deer" into German. I have found two translations there: der Hirsch das Reh I am studying the difference between them. Hypothesis: Hirsch is a male deer, Reh is a female deer.
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Was bedeutet "Smeck" in einem Gedicht von Till Lindemann?

Das Gedicht Bleib von Till Lindemann lautet: Still liegt in meinem Arm was ich nicht lassen kann ein Hort für Smeck und Nissen mein gutes altes Kissen Weiß jemand was Smeck ist? Ist das eine Abkürzung von etwas? Ich kann es nicht im…
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What is the difference between Anführer and Führer?

I recently heard of Angela Merkel being referred to as a great "Anführerin". So, maybe this is a silly question, but my current understanding is that "Anführer / Anführerin" and "Führer / Führerin" are both synonyms for the English word "Leader". If…
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