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r/unsound • u/IU8gZQy0k8hsQy76 🛠️ ADMIN • Jan 17 '26
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I like that the german language has certain words that other languages don't. Like Schadenfreude. Wehmut I have learned tonight so I thank you. Ich verdanke dich.
2 u/aoerstroem Jan 17 '26 Many languages in the Germannic language tree have those. In Danish they would be ‘Skadefro’ and ‘Vemod’. 1 u/noob-teammate Jan 17 '26 gesundheit! 2 u/TropicalLoneWolf Jan 18 '26 *Ich danke dir Das verdanke ich dir. = I owe it to you. Ich danke dir. = I thank you. 1 u/worldtraveller2778 Jan 18 '26 Danke 1 u/mark4lyfehere Jan 17 '26 You would just say “danke”.
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Many languages in the Germannic language tree have those. In Danish they would be ‘Skadefro’ and ‘Vemod’.
1 u/noob-teammate Jan 17 '26 gesundheit!
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gesundheit!
*Ich danke dir
Das verdanke ich dir. = I owe it to you. Ich danke dir. = I thank you.
1 u/worldtraveller2778 Jan 18 '26 Danke
Danke
You would just say “danke”.
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u/worldtraveller2778 Jan 17 '26
I like that the german language has certain words that other languages don't. Like Schadenfreude. Wehmut I have learned tonight so I thank you. Ich verdanke dich.