Onkel Adolf ist hundert einundzwanzig Jahre alt heute.

[Abdul Alhazred]

Look at these guys. Out of work industrial workers.

They look unhappy but not furious or hysterical or in a rage. Plenty fed up but certainly not wild eyed fanatics or anything like that.

And they vote.

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/14004bce3238206f5.jpg

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag.

[BaaBaa]

***** Hitler.

Swearing must be completely masked in the public parts of the forum.

[Aepervius]

What's your point ? Maybe it is the language barrier but I am not deciphering what you want to tell us Abdul. Annnnnd : what Baabaa said.

[ddt]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag.
You're a bit late. It's already the 21st here.

[funk de fino]

He was a cowardly dumbass.

[I Ratant]

Onkel Adolf ist hundert einundzwanzig Jahre alt heute.
Nope.
He stopped aging (and everything else) April 30, 1945.

[Zep]

Ausgezeichnet. :rolleyes:

[BaaBaa]

***** Hitler.

Swearing must be completely masked in the public parts of the forum.

My first JREF warning.

TODAY I AM A MAN!!!

[Giraffe107]

Also your grammar is wrong.

It should be: Onkel Adolf ist Heute einhundert und zwanzig Jahre alt.

[Giraffe107]

Also it's a polical poster, what are they going to do, portray their supporters as nutcases?

[Duffy Moon]

In related news, Onkel Adolf ist going to be removed from zee YouTube:

http://tinyurl.com/y6znpmx

[DC]

wtf? 30. April 1945 is important to remember, not his birthday.

[garethdjb]

And Happy Birthday to Harold LLoyd, George Takei, Leslie Phillips, Napoleon III and, especially, Mirei Kuroda.

[Abdul Alhazred]

Also your grammar is wrong.

It should be: Onkel Adolf ist Heute einhundert und zwanzig Jahre alt.


Donka shane (http://translate.google.com/#) :p

[Abdul Alhazred]

Also it's a polical poster, what are they going to do, portray their supporters as nutcases?

:eek: Doh!

[Abdul Alhazred]

In related news, Onkel Adolf ist going to be removed from zee YouTube:

http://tinyurl.com/y6znpmx

About time.

They need to show more respect to Uncle Adolf ...



... and copyright laws. :cool:

[commandlinegamer]

Also your grammar is wrong.

It should be: Onkel Adolf ist Heute einhundert und zwanzig Jahre alt.

Er, heute doesn't need a capital H.

[Abdul Alhazred]

Er, heute doesn't need a capital H.

Even in the expression "Heute den Euro ..."

[DC]

Even in the expression "Heute den Euro ..."

when it is the first word in a frase....

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Also your grammar is wrong.

It should be: Onkel Adolf ist Heute einhundert und zwanzig Jahre alt.

Er, heute doesn't need a capital H.

when it is the first word in a frase....


Just to add to the confusion I think Abdul is nearly right, Giraffe is wrong, and conmmandlinegamer and DC are right so it should be:

Onkel Adolf ist heute hunderteinundzwanzig* Jahre alt

* He would have been 121 and numbers in German are written as one word, no matter how long

[ddt]

Just to add to the confusion I think Abdul is nearly right, Giraffe is wrong, and conmmandlinegamer and DC are right so it should be:

Onkel Adolf ist heute hunderteinundzwanzig* Jahre alt

* He would have been 121 and numbers in German are written as one word, no matter how long

To throw in my two cents, what about:
Onkel Adolf wäre heute hunderteinundzwanzig Jahre alt

It's not a real event, the guy is dead, so the past subjunctive (Konjunktiv II) is the appropriate tense for the verb.

And you could also say "einhunderteinundzwanzig". That's very customary in Germany to say at least when counting money - for emphasis, you say "one hundred".

[Guybrush Threepwood]

To throw in my two cents, what about:
Onkel Adolf wäre heute hunderteinundzwanzig Jahre alt

It's not a real event, the guy is dead, so the past subjunctive (Konjunktiv II) is the appropriate tense for the verb.

I agree with that, but my german was a bit too rusty to say it myself

And you could also say "einhunderteinundzwanzig". That's very customary in Germany to say at least when counting money - for emphasis, you say "one hundred".I think without the initial ein is better for ages, as zweihundert isn't likely, but we really need a native German to decide (unless you are one, who lives in the Netherlands, mind you Dutch is just German spelled funny so you probably know better than me :D)

[ddt]

I think without the initial ein is better for ages, as zweihundert isn't likely, but we really need a native German to decide (unless you are one, who lives in the Netherlands, mind you Dutch is just German spelled funny so you probably know better than me :D)
:D Thanks for the pun. :) No, I'm not a native German speaker. DC is, IIRC. But, FWIW, I agree with your assessment.

[KoihimeNakamura]

Side note: Pretty sure downfall parodies fall on the accepted side of DMCA...

[DC]

To throw in my two cents, what about:
Onkel Adolf wäre heute hunderteinundzwanzig Jahre alt

It's not a real event, the guy is dead, so the past subjunctive (Konjunktiv II) is the appropriate tense for the verb.

And you could also say "einhunderteinundzwanzig". That's very customary in Germany to say at least when counting money - for emphasis, you say "one hundred".

not bad for a Kaaskopje :D

wäre, is indeed correct.

Onkel Adolf wäre heute hunderteinundzwanzig Jahre alt geworden.

en nu in ABN* :D

Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

:D Thanks for the pun. :) No, I'm not a native German speaker. DC is, IIRC. But, FWIW, I agree with your assessment.

I assumed he was Swiss in which case 'Schweizerteutsch ist kein Sprache, sondern ein halsentzuendung' so I don't know if he can help.

[DC]

I assumed he was Swiss in which case 'Schweizerteutsch ist kein Sprache, sondern ein halsentzuendung' so I don't know if he can help.

LOL correct.
but actually Swiss is the original German, they stole it and never learned to speak it correctly :D

[Marduk]

Er, heute doesn't need a capital H.

in my opinion, neither does hitler
;)

[ddt]

not bad for a Kaaskopje :D
Thanks! Then, this Kaaskopje also lived for three years in Germany.


Onkel Adolf wäre heute hunderteinundzwanzig Jahre alt geworden.
Yes, that's better - he'd become 121 rather than he'd be.


en nu in ABN* :D

Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands.
OK.
"Oom Adolf zou vandaag honderdeenentwintig jaar geworden zijn."
The auxiliary verbs "zou zijn" together express the irrealis mood and the perfect tense. "zou" = "would", and "zijn" = "to be".

[DC]

Thanks! Then, this Kaaskopje also lived for three years in Germany.


Yes, that's better - he'd become 121 rather than he'd be.


OK.
"Oom Adolf zou vandaag honderdeenentwintig jaar geworden zijn."
The auxiliary verbs "zou zijn" together express the irrealis mood and the perfect tense. "zou" = "would", and "zijn" = "to be".

and this Kaaskopje lived for 7 years in Belgium (Flaanderen) :D

[Cleon]

***** Hitler.


What he said.

[Safe-Keeper]

What's your point ? Maybe it is the language barrier but I am not deciphering what you want to tell us Abdul. Annnnnd : what Baabaa said.I don't get the point of this thread either.

[DC]

I don't get the point of this thread either.

German and Dutch grammar lessons

(i know i need english ones :D )

[Oystein]

Look at these guys. Out of work industrial workers.

They look unhappy but not furious or hysterical or in a rage. Plenty fed up but certainly not wild eyed fanatics or anything like that.

And they vote....

They are only painted and represent the artist's imagination, did you notice?

[Safe-Keeper]

They look unhappy but not furious or hysterical or in a rage. Plenty fed up but certainly not wild eyed fanatics or anything like that.

And they vote.... Again, what is the point of this thread? That we should fear the unemployed because they'll turn the US into Nazi-Germany otherwise?

[Abdul Alhazred]

They are only painted and represent the artist's imagination, did you notice?

Really? :rolleyes:

[BenBurch]

I hate Illinois Nazis.

[Skeptic]

German and Dutch grammar lessons

touche!

[Safe-Keeper]

onkel adolf ist hundert einundzwanzig jahre alt heute.
Nope.
He stopped aging (and everything else) april 30, 1945.

also your grammar is wrong.

It should be: Onkel adolf ist heute einhundert und zwanzig jahre alt.

er, heute doesn't need a capital h.

even in the expression "heute den euro ..."

when it is the first word in a frase....

just to add to the confusion i think abdul is nearly right, giraffe is wrong, and conmmandlinegamer and dc are right so it should be:

Onkel adolf ist heute hunderteinundzwanzig* jahre alt

* he would have been 121 and numbers in german are written as one word, no matter how long

to throw in my two cents, what about:
Onkel adolf wäre heute hunderteinundzwanzig jahre alt

it's not a real event, the guy is dead, so the past subjunctive (konjunktiv ii) is the appropriate tense for the verb.

And you could also say "einhunderteinundzwanzig". That's very customary in germany to say at least when counting money - for emphasis, you say "one hundred".

i agree with that, but my german was a bit too rusty to say it myself

i think without the initial ein is better for ages, as zweihundert isn't likely, but we really need a native german to decide (unless you are one, who lives in the netherlands, mind you dutch is just german spelled funny so you probably know better than me :d)

not bad for a kaaskopje :d

wäre, is indeed correct.

Onkel adolf wäre heute hunderteinundzwanzig jahre alt geworden.

En nu in abn* :d

algemeen beschaafd nederlands.

i assumed he was swiss in which case 'schweizerteutsch ist kein sprache, sondern ein halsentzuendung' so i don't know if he can help.

lol correct.
But actually swiss is the original german, they stole it and never learned to speak it correctly :d

thanks! Then, this kaaskopje also lived for three years in germany.


Yes, that's better - he'd become 121 rather than he'd be.


Ok.
"oom adolf zou vandaag honderdeenentwintig jaar geworden zijn."
the auxiliary verbs "zou zijn" together express the irrealis mood and the perfect tense. "zou" = "would", and "zijn" = "to be".
Grammar nazis!
'cause someone had to.

[Blackadder]

The guy on the picture looks a bit like the guy from Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant

[Walrus32]

What's a "frase"?

[Mister Earl]

Ah, Deutchelanders! Guten Tag! ... meine Deutche ist nicht gut. Meine gehirne ist kaput. :(

[Moss]

I keep on wondering what the mad arab wanted to tell us with this thread.

[dudalb]

"Der Fuehrer was a Great Painter! He could a whole in one afternoon, two coats!"

[Skeptic]

The guy on the picture looks a bit like the guy from Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant

Ah- HAH! I knew there would be a Jewish connection!

Hebrew is usually a shorter language than English, e.g., "Lo Tirzach" = "Thou shall not kill", "Beresit" = "in the beginning", etc.

But due to a curious fluke, "Pet Shop Boys" in Hebrew is "Na'a'rey Hanut Hayot Ha'sha'ah'shu'im" (four words, 12 syllables). When they were first "big" in the 1980s in Israel, they still used to translate all foreign names to Hebrew in radio broadcasts there -- usually literally.

The poor radio announcers in Israel went berserk over having to say "Na'arey Hanut Hayot Ha'sha'ah'shu'im" 100 times a day.

[Eddie Dane]

The guy on the picture looks a bit like the guy from Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant

No, he'd have a pink triangle.
And he'd be thinner.

[Abdul Alhazred]

I keep on wondering what the mad arab wanted to tell us with this thread.


Some say Germans never get it. :cool:

[Moss]

Happy Führertodestag!

[Abdul Alhazred]

A German gets it after all. :)

[Rogue1stclass]

Ah, yes, April 20th, the day a being of unmittigated evil carved its way from a leathery shell to wreak havok on the world. 16 years ago, on that day, my monitor lizard Dante hatched. He got an extra helping of cat food and shrimp to celebrate living past the average monitor lifespan.

Part of me sometimes wonders, if, via the ways of Karma, the date of his hatching was no coincidence. I'm pretty sure that were he capable, he would invade Poland.

[Simon39759]

I'm pretty sure that were he capable, he would invade Poland.

Who wouldn't?

[Jeff Corey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in7yLZJ7A6Y

[DC]

Some say Germans never get it. :cool:

indeed some bigoted idiots say that.

[TheAnachronism]

Happy Führertodestag!

This is an old thread, but since it's already been bumped by someone else today, I might as well feel free to respond.

Could any native/fluent German speakers explain the rules for creating compound nouns? For example, der Todestag would be the day of someone's death. In conversation, you might say der Todestag des Führers. So would Führertodestag be correct, or would one say Führerstodestag? Are the components of the compound noun always kept in nominative?

[Bell]

I just want to say I love your avatar :)
Carry on! Gehen Sie weiter!

[/train wreck]

[Floyt]

This is an old thread, but since it's already been bumped by someone else today, I might as well feel free to respond.

Could any native/fluent German speakers explain the rules for creating compound nouns? For example, der Todestag would be the day of someone's death. In conversation, you might say der Todestag des Führers. So would Führertodestag be correct, or would one say Führerstodestag? Are the components of the compound noun always kept in nominative?

First off, common sense in compounds. Once you start to top seven syllables or so, you wouldn't usually construct one unless it's in ostentatiously formal written communication. By the time you've queued up the components and stuck them together in the right order, you can have 'em out as a user-friendly collection of fragments liberally interspersed with prepositions, which is definitely the preferred option!

If you do end up constructing a compound, you would keep proper names in nominative and generic nouns in dative. As "Führer" in this case is a title, it would be "Führertodestag".
Vide the famous "Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenanstecker": Steam boating (fixed compound term) particular to the Danube (proper name), the combination being generic (dative) applied to a captain's (dative) hat pin (fixed compound term).

Or so I seem to remember. It's not as if one actually keeps a hold of the formal rules one learns in primary school, they just get kind of internalized...

[Floyt]

I just want to say I love your avatar :)
Carry on! Gehen Sie weiter!

[/train wreck]

Schaugst daß'd weidakimmst, Hundsbua, sonst ruck'ma zamm...

[ddt]

First off, common sense in compounds. Once you start to top seven syllables or so, you wouldn't usually construct one unless it's in ostentatiously formal written communication. By the time you've queued up the components and stuck them together in the right order, you can have 'em out as a user-friendly collection of fragments liberally interspersed with prepositions, which is definitely the preferred option!
Why that - it's so much more fun compounding words. :) I have to admit that with some combinations, I've had trouble parsing them trying to split them in the wrong place (i.e., one letter off). Can't think of a nice example now, though.


If you do end up constructing a compound, you would keep proper names in nominative and generic nouns in dative. As "Führer" in this case is a title, it would be "Führertodestag".
Vide the famous "Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenanstecker": Steam boating (fixed compound term) particular to the Danube (proper name), the combination being generic (dative) applied to a captain's (dative) hat pin (fixed compound term).
(emphasis mine). I think you mean genitive. [/nitpick off]


Or so I seem to remember. It's not as if one actually keeps a hold of the formal rules one learns in primary school, they just get kind of internalized...
It's one funny thing that, as a native speaker, you don't learn such things as grammatical rules. You just absorb the rules unconsciously as a toddler. You could refer the poster just to the Duden - I guess they have a whole volume dedicated to that. :D

[elgarak]

First off, common sense in compounds. Once you start to top seven syllables or so, you wouldn't usually construct one unless it's in ostentatiously formal written communication. By the time you've queued up the components and stuck them together in the right order, you can have 'em out as a user-friendly collection of fragments liberally interspersed with prepositions, which is definitely the preferred option!

If you do end up constructing a compound, you would keep proper names in nominative and generic nouns in dative. As "Führer" in this case is a title, it would be "Führertodestag".
Vide the famous "Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänsmützenanstecker": Steam boating (fixed compound term) particular to the Danube (proper name), the combination being generic (dative) applied to a captain's (dative) hat pin (fixed compound term).

Or so I seem to remember. It's not as if one actually keeps a hold of the formal rules one learns in primary school, they just get kind of internalized...

The thing is, most "s" in German compound words are not there due to grammar. They're "Fugen-S" (joint 's'), to make pronunciation simpler. There are no fixed rules for it, though textbooks usually do contain empirical lists where they show up and where not.

With this, as a native German speaker, I would use "Führertodestag", without "s". Most compounds where the first word ends with "-er" don't get a joint "s", except some special expressions that have historically developed them ("Hungersnot").

[Bell]

In stead of "Führertodestag" could we use "good riddance" ?

[Matthew Ellard]

The guy on the picture looks a bit like the guy from Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant

What an odd but true comment! He does look like Neil Tennant!

[Matthew Ellard]

I keep on wondering what the mad arab wanted to tell us with this thread.

I think Abdul ( who I don't think is an Arab at all) simply likes to show oddities. Good on him. I like reading odd threads as a bit of relief from the heavier subjects

[Floyt]

The thing is, most "s" in German compound words are not there due to grammar. They're "Fugen-S" (joint 's'), to make pronunciation simpler. There are no fixed rules for it, though textbooks usually do contain empirical lists where they show up and where not.

With this, as a native German speaker, I would use "Führertodestag", without "s". Most compounds where the first word ends with "-er" don't get a joint "s", except some special expressions that have historically developed them ("Hungersnot").

Well, it wouldn't be the first time that my primary school memories turn out to be slightly off. Tried running with scissors the other day and it worked just fine!

Since I fully intend to kick the bucket without once pandering to the Neue Deutsche Delfinschreibung, I have a checkered grammar compliance history anyway :)

[DC]

Schaugst daß'd weidakimmst, Hundsbua, sonst ruck'ma zamm...

roflmao

[MaGZ]

The Measure of Greatness

http://www.thule-italia.net/devi/devi/library.flawlesslogic.com/measure.htm

[KingMerv00]

The Measure of Greatness

http://www.thule-italia.net/devi/devi/library.flawlesslogic.com/measure.htm

Let's see...*click*

April 20 of this year [1989] is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the greatest man of our era -- a man who dared more and achieved more, who set his aim higher and climbed higher, who felt more deeply and stirred the souls of those around him more mightily, who was more closely attuned to the Life Force which permeates our cosmos and gives it meaning and purpose, and did more to serve that Life Force, than any other man of our times.

I missed Yoda's birthday? Damn.

[BaaBaa]

The Measure of Greatness

http://www.thule-italia.net/devi/devi/library.flawlesslogic.com/measure.htm

**** Hilter.

AND Ron Vibbentrop, too.

[Toke]

Interesting, my spellchecker and I have a serious disagreement on compounding english words. It does not like it.

[ParrotPirate]

Donka shane (http://translate.google.com/#) :p

It's "danke schoen" iirc. ( I took four years of German in high school ,but haven't used it in over twenty!) Also voting in favor of the **** Hitler comment!

[BaaBaa]

For the longest time, I thought " Bei mir bist du schoene " was "buy beer,mr. Shane"

[Toke]

At least German does not use the same words a Danish just with different meaning.

Like:
Bon, the paper slip from a cash register, In Swedish a hardon. Sounds a bit odd to ask for in a Swedish supermarked
Taske, a bag or purse in Danish. In Swedish a scrotum.
Stunt, a trick or stunt in Danish. In a Swedish a morning wood.

[Skeptic]

Ah, yes, April 20th, the day a being of unmittigated evil carved its way from a leathery shell to wreak havok on the world. 16 years ago, on that day, my monitor lizard Dante hatched. He got an extra helping of cat food and shrimp to celebrate living past the average monitor lifespan.

Okay, so you've got an immortal monitor Lizard named Dante which was born on Hitler's birthday. Big deal, doesn't everybody?

[båtsman]

Like:
Bon, the paper slip from a cash register, In Swedish a hardon. Sounds a bit odd to ask for in a Swedish supermarked
Taske, a bag or purse in Danish. In Swedish a scrotum.
Stunt, a trick or stunt in Danish. In a Swedish a morning wood.
I don't know who you've talked to but I've never heard any of them. Maybe there are local variations though.

A stunt is a trick/stunt in Swedish too.

ETA: Task (no e) does mean penis, but I have yet to meet anyone using it.

[Toke]

I don't know who you've talked to but I've never heard any of them. Maybe there are local variations though.

A stunt is a trick/stunt in Swedish too.

ETA: Task (no e) does mean penis, but I have yet to meet anyone using it.

??
Well, it could be a Malmö dialect.