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What is the best way to say “gentle reminder” in German?
You can use "Freundliche Erinnerung". Anonther possibility often used is "Höfliche Erinnerung" (polite reminder).
And I would suggest to use the verb: "Wir möchten Sie höflich erinnern,...".
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Wie nennt man einen weiblichen Nazi?
Ganz allgemein gesprochen ist in diesem Kontext, also wenn es um Prädikative geht, Movierung nicht nötig. Viele Sprecher nehmen keinen Anstoß an Sätzen wie den folgenden, wo das Geschlecht (Sexus) ...
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Difference between responding to "danke" with "bitte" versus "gerne"
"Bitte" is the "standard" answer to "Danke".
"Gerne" is short for "Gern geschehen!".
According to the Duden, "gern" means
mit freudiger Bereitwilligkeit, Vergnügen
It therefore implies that the ...
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"Wir ziehen aus der Wohnung aus." What is the function of the first "aus" in this sentence?
The latter "aus" is, as you correctly recognized, part of the verb "ausziehen". The former "aus" is a preposition that denotes what the speakers are moving out of. Let's ...
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When should I use the different types of why and because in German?
Maybe you'll get other answers, but for me, I would straight up deny that there is any difference in meaning.
Sure, you can look at their literal meaning (wie-so, wes-wegen) or their etymology and ...
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What is the meaning and use of "zu sollen"?
Um zu and its subjects
The main problem with your translation is that in German you can't change the subject (subject as a part of speech) in an "um zu" clause.
You can say
Ich habe ihn ...
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"Ich habe Hunger" or "Ich bin hungrig"?
Ich habe Hunger is perfectly acceptable on all levels of conversation and used without afterthought as a viable alternative to Ich bin hungrig. The former is neither outdated, nor inappropriate in any ...
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Fälschen oder verfälschen?
beide Sätze haben eine komplett unterschiedliche Bedeutung.
Er hat meine Unterschrift gefälscht
bedeutet: Er hat selbst die Unterschrift geschrieben / mit einem Kopierer kopiert / reproduziert.
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Why do people say "Ich gehe auf die Toilette" instead of "Ich gehe in die Toilette"?
Because Toilette means in everyday language toilet and not bathroom, so in die Toilette gehen means to step into the toilet bowl.
Auf die Toilette gehen comes from auf die Toilette setzen (to sit on ...
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Adjektiv für Mehrzahl ("liebe Erika und Richard" vs "liebe Erika und lieber Richard")
Liebe Erika und Richard ist weniger ein Grammatik- denn ein Stilproblem
Das Stilempfinden deutscher Prägung leidet unter der fehlenden Adjektivkongruenz. Da das Problem nicht lösbar ist, weicht man ...
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Using "um...zu" with past participle
They are both technically correct. Your answer, however, is the one that makes more sense in the context. The infinitive clause is final, i.e. it describes a purpose. Did you go to Paris in order to ...
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Should I use "selbst" or "sogar"?
There is no difference in what both variants express.
But the correct order of words is
Selbst/Sogar die besten Schwimmer können ertrinken.
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Options for saying, "my number is"
Meine Nummer ist is indeed used quite often in German and not an "English" term at all.
So if you would like to stick with your relative clause construct, it would be
Meine Nummer, an die Sie die ...
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What if someone says "Ich bin" as a self-introduction?
The difference is in the level of formality vs casualness here.
Ich heiße Fritz Müller
would be a formal, almost stiff way of introducing yourself. Someone presenting himself to a conference ...
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Is Altestadt a variation of Altstadt?
Short answer: No, you cannot say Altestadt instead of Altstadt.
Long answer: You encountered a composition of an adjective and a noun.
First, even though such compositions may have been derived from ...
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Sentences to start a presentation
"Ich möchte ..." means "I want ..". But nobody is interested in your desires when you start a presentation. People want you to present something. So, better beginnings are:
Heute ...
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〈ü〉 vs 〈ue〉 in German, particularly names
In short: No. Umlauts and their vocal transcriptions arent exactly identical (just have a look at the German word "Quelle" and it's obvious).
Names are always names. And the holder decides ...
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What is the best way to say “gentle reminder” in German?
In the context of a business relation with a customer you'd usually ask if they require additional information before they can reply. That way you don't pressure them, but really remind them gently, ...
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This/last/next year/month/week in German
in diesem Jahr
in letztem Jahr im letzten Jahr
in nächstem Jahr im nächsten Jahr
But yes, these are fully interchangeable with dieses Jahr resp. letztes Jahr resp. nächstes Jahr in everyday speech ...
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Schattenparker: Wird dieses Wort wirklich benutzt?
Das war eine relativ kurzlebige Modeerscheinung um 2000 herum (wenn ich das richtig in Erinnerung habe), damals entstanden eine Reihe von neuen fantasievollen und blumigen Ausdrücken für das, was ...
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Phrase request for "work in" in the context of gyms
In this case
Wollen wir uns abwechseln?
Können wir uns abwechseln?
Ist es in Ordnung, wenn wir uns abwechseln?
or something similar would be the most idiomatic way to ask.
(Abwechseln = to ...
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How do I love dich
The usual phrase is "Ich hab dich lieb" or "Hab dich lieb", or, if you like chat acronyms, even "HDL".
"Ich habe lieb fur dich" is not a grammatically correct ...
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Difference between responding to "danke" with "bitte" versus "gerne"
With a quick search I found this (it's a bit tongue in cheek, but he's quite well known as a linguist):
http://bastiansick.de/kolumnen/fragen-an-den-zwiebelfisch/bitte-danke-bitte
The author argues ...
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sich in etwas reinhängen
Sie hat sich total in die Vorbereitung der Geburtstagsparty reingehängt.
Ok.
Um diese Aufgabe zu erledigen, muss ich mich in die sorgfältige Planung reinhängen.
Reinhängen is strictly colloquial, ...
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Was bedeutet "Ein Satz mit X, das war wohl nix"?
Die Bedeutung der Redewendung hast du ja schon selbst rausgesucht, darum werde ich darauf nicht weiter eingehen.
"Nix" bedeutet umgangssprachlich nichts anderes als "Nichts". Darum kann man den ...
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What different ways are to say fractions in German?
Besides using percentage values, there is no other common way. However, note that your spelling is incorrect. The correct spelling of your examples is "drei Viertel", and "sieben ...
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“Wenn der Baum gefallen ist, so macht ein jeder Holz” — Proverb usage?
The (nearly) literal translation would be
When the tree has fallen, everyone will chop the wood
(not word by word, but retains the meaning)
What it is supposed to say is that when something big ...
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