The German word "Ungeheuer" means "monster". The German...

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Jens Clasen

The German word "Ungeheuer" means "monster".

The German word "ungeheuer" means "very".

So:
"Das Hemd steht dir ungeheuer gut"
means
"This shirt suits you very well"

But:
"Das Hemd steht dir Ungeheuer gut"
means
"This shirt suits you well, you monster"

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

Like 11 Nov 2022 at 21:15 | Open on mastodon.social

21 comments

EvaMartina Merz-Bavastro

@jensclasen Wenn Fliegen hinter Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.😅

11 Nov 2022 at 21:18 | Open on sueden.social

das-g

@EvaBavastro @jensclasen Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.

12 Jul 2023 at 21:23 | Open on chaos.social

EvaMartina Merz-Bavastro

@das_g @jensclasen
Peter, where Jon had had had, had had had had , had had had had a better influence upon the teacher.

12 Jul 2023 at 21:46 | Open on sueden.social

anuszewska

@jensclasen This is terribly terrible.

11 Nov 2022 at 21:35 | Open on mastodon.social

Axel ⌨🐧🐪🚴😷 | R.I.P Natenom

@jensclasen: Wait, shouldn't the "dir" in the second sentence be written with a capital "D" (i.e. "Dir") then, too?

11 Nov 2022 at 22:23 | Open on chaos.social

MK aus BN

@xtaran @jensclasen only when writing a letter, I think.

12 Nov 2022 at 7:09 | Open on bonn.social

Intras

@argo @xtaran @jensclasen not anymore. Nowadays the capital letter is only required for the more formal "Sie". "Du/du" is always right in lower cases but when writing a letter or mail the old version with capital "D" ist also allowed.

12 Nov 2022 at 8:21 | Open on chaos.social

Axel ⌨🐧🐪🚴😷 | R.I.P Natenom

@Intras @argo: Thanks for that hint! That's probably the point. I don't know all of the new rules as I finished school before that language reform. Hence I learned and still know mostly the old rules.

Cc @jensclasen

12 Nov 2022 at 19:46 | Open on chaos.social

Intras

@xtaran yeay I think that's the reason, why the new rules include both ways to write "Du
/du". All those changes brought up enough confusion

13 Nov 2022 at 0:06 | Open on chaos.social

MK aus BN

@jensclasen
I like "umfahren".

"Du solltest das Kind umfahren."
means
"You should run over the kid."
or
"You should drive around the kid."

I think there's no difference in writing, but the emphasis when saying the word is either on the first syllable or the second.

12 Nov 2022 at 7:11 | Open on bonn.social

Deborah Neininger

@jensclasen und Schweizerdeutsch erst! Da gibts auch Verwirrungen mit einem Wort, das von „Ungeheuer “ stammt, nämlich: „huere“, das einerseits tatsächlich „Huere“ meint (Hure), aber andererseits eben auch das Essen ist „huere“ (also: ungeheuer) fein! Gerne auch im Komparativ: „u-huere“!