In the sands of time, we shared the sunshine and the rain; when the thunderstorms came, we shared also the peace.
Why is the letter b in German specialized as in -
der Fuß (meaning, foot)
Why? Is this to emphasize intensity of sound and stress?
It is no "b" but an own letter - compare B and ß.
ß, known as "Eszett" or "scharfes S", is pronounced like an unvoiced "s".
He sent me a link and I thought it was a broken record.
Funny, how people make language so difficult.
Somehow, I think man is being punished – as in the
In my busyness, I had to show my willing teacher that I appreciated his teaching me and that I must have some progress. It is not everyday that someone offers free service.
Deutsch or higher German is a language most people think is hard to learn. This was my first impression, too, but I have a very patient teacher.
I noticed three articles in Deutsch used before every noun: der, die and das. I thought for a while that der was for male; die for female, and das for neuter. Then I looked again and I noticed that what pattern I thought I had observed was not there anymore.
I wondered then if there were general rules for use of articles. Or if German was like English that it breaks its own rules.
In Chapter 6 on articles in the URL that Amikeco, my self-appointed teacher, provided me, I found the answers.
And yes, some nouns seem to turn feminine when they become plural!
Wow! What could be the logic behind that? But then English, too, is illogical sometimes.
