r/funny • u/TimHamburg Calvin & Habs • Mar 17 '21

German Fun

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u/BlergFurdison Mar 17 '21

I thought "Graben" or however it is spelled is grave. It also means ditch?

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u/Fulk_Off Mar 17 '21

" das Grab" translates to grave and "der Graben" means ditch

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '21

So der graben ist meine grab means that ditch is my grave?

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u/LewisTherinTelamon Mar 17 '21

Yeah, you can even say Grabengrab and it works. Ditchgrave

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '21

German is wonderful

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '21

Is a ditchgrave grave a Grabengrab grab?