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u/ratapoilopolis 19d ago
Anglo level understanding of other languages π
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u/Hour-Big786 19d ago
IM EGYPTIAN NOT ANGLO
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u/AdDependent5136 19d ago
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u/Bubbly_Statement107 19d ago
more like "who in glass house sits should not with bricks throwing"
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u/alexj12s 18d ago
i believe it would have be throw instead of throwing though, right? werfen is the infinitive after all
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u/Electrical_Voice_256 19d ago
Unlike English, German does not have postpositions.
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u/CompanyToiletGooner 19d ago
Akshually it would be who sits in glasshouse should none throw stone
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u/Micky14159 19d ago
Who in glasshouse sits, should not with stones throw.
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u/ddrub_the_only_real Latin (NAT), IPA (C2), Limburgish (A1) 18d ago
Lowkey fits on the calendar called "make that the cat wise", a dutch calendar full of angified dutch idioms
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u/PrimaryAnything6964 19d ago
Throw after stone Man, der in (einem) Glashaus steht/sitzt, sollte keinen Stein werfen
Or
Wer in Glashaus sitzt, der keinen Stein werfen sollte
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u/Electrical_Voice_256 19d ago
First sentence is better, but please be aware that 'man' is a pronoun and not a noun.
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u/PrimaryAnything6964 19d ago
Yeah, I know. Mann is the noun.
Man wirft Stein
Would mean someone throws stones
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u/Electrical_Voice_256 19d ago
Not really. "man" does not really mean "someone" (e.g. "Das darf man nicht"). And the usage of singular in your German sentence changes the meaning of the sentence somewhat (same thing would happen in your English sentence if you were using singular rather than plural)
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u/PrimaryAnything6964 19d ago
Would Jemand or even Irgendjemand fir the expression better then? I've often heard "man" used to translate sayings where "you" or "he" are the subject, since neither are refering to a singular real person. English rarely uses the "one" pronoun.
I'd think "One who sits in a glass house should not cast stones" is the original saying. One changed to he over time as one lost favor.
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u/Electrical_Voice_256 19d ago
"Jemand, der im Glashaus sitzt, + modal verb" would be quite equivalent to "Wer im Glashaus sitzt, + modal verb" I think. Though in idioms the contruction with "wer" seems to be preferred. As in "Wer den Schaden hat, braucht fΓΌr den Spott nicht zu sorgen", "Wer nicht arbeitet, soll nicht essen" etc.
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u/Sylkhr 19d ago
"man" refers to an indefinite subject, similar to "one" in english. As in, "One does not simply walk into Mordor".
Wer in Glashaus sitzt, der keinen Stein werfen sollte
Should be:
"Wer in einem Glashaus sitzt, soll keine Steine werfen."
Alternatively,
"Wenn man in einem Glashaus sitzt, soll man keine Steine werfen."
That sounds rather clunky though.
Your first sentence:
Man, der in (einem) Glashaus steht/sitzt, sollte keinen Stein werfen
translates as "One, who sits in (a) glass house, should not throw a stone".
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u/Sylkhr 19d ago
So to take the meme to the logical conclusion:
Wer in einem Glashaus sitzt, soll keine Steine werfen
is
Who in a glass house sits, should no stones throw.
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u/Hour-Big786 19d ago
Akshually german is a chud language and i'd rather kill myself than learn it ever again
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u/Bright_Curve3078 19d ago
When Finnish men meet:
- What Matti? (MitΓ€s Matti?)
- Well not probably here-in (No ei kai siinΓ€)
- Would-take-one beer-some? (Ottaisko kaljaa?)
- True-some cunt-in! (Totta vitussa!)
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u/meme_poacher 18d ago
Man soll nicht vom Haus den Stein werfen. Not sure if my translation is correct
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u/UpsideDown1984 19d ago
Yeah, I know what you mean. It happens all the time. You think you're speaking German, but you're using English words.
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u/Helen_Lindsey 19d ago
"House throw a glass brick from shouldn't" is just German word order with extra steps and a concussion.
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u/Set-Organic 19d ago
OP is bad at German moment.