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0 pointsjdmichal6y ago0 comments

> cry mich ein river

That should be "cry mir ein river". You want the dative case, because you are requesting that the river be cried for you.

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ginko6y ago

"cry mir einen river" since river is masculine

klipt6y ago

"People called Romanes, they go, the house?"

DonHopkins6y ago

Right. Now don't do it again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3gNdGHsEIk

jdmichalOP6y ago

I mean, sure Fluss is masculine... But it seems like borrowed English nouns generally end up masculine also. So sure, why not!

A4ET8a8uTh06y ago

Thank you for that. I haven't used German since HS so I am a little rusty. I can still order a beer though.

With that said, I picked that particular version of the phrase from zero punctuation. I did not intend for it to be grammatically correct.

jdmichalOP6y ago

No worries... It's been almost 15 years for myself. Even when I was much better, I used to describe myself as competent enough to get into trouble, but not back out again.

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ginko6y ago

"cry mir einen river" since river is masculine

klipt6y ago

"People called Romanes, they go, the house?"

DonHopkins6y ago

Right. Now don't do it again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3gNdGHsEIk

jdmichalOP6y ago

I mean, sure Fluss is masculine... But it seems like borrowed English nouns generally end up masculine also. So sure, why not!

A4ET8a8uTh06y ago

Thank you for that. I haven't used German since HS so I am a little rusty. I can still order a beer though.

With that said, I picked that particular version of the phrase from zero punctuation. I did not intend for it to be grammatically correct.

jdmichalOP6y ago

No worries... It's been almost 15 years for myself. Even when I was much better, I used to describe myself as competent enough to get into trouble, but not back out again.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse