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Bücher und Lesen in Deutschland

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Wie viel und wie oft lesen die Deutschen? Und was lesen sie? Was für Bücher kaufen sie und wie viele Bücher besitzen sie? Wie viele neue Titel erscheinen jährlich und wo auf der Welt werden pro Kopf die meisten Bücher…

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The longest words in German

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I recently posted about German compound nouns and how they work. German is known for its inordinately long words and I started to wonder: Which words are considered the longest words in German? So I checked the German word bible,…

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Compound nouns in German

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Today a student asked me “How do you turn a noun into an adjective in German?” He wanted to say “banana bread” and “orange juice”. The answer is that German doesn’t form an adjective at all, but instead forms a…

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Quiz: The German verb finden

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Deutschland-Quiz – 1990 bis heute

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On October 3rd, 1990, East and West Germany were officially unified as the new Federal Republic of Germany. In honor of that anniversary, here is a quiz about the Berlin Republic.

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Mixed German-English Cognates 2

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Mixed German-English Cognates 1

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Poll: Most surprising results of the 2013 Bundestag election

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German-English Cognates 8

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German-English Cognates 7

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