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[–] [email protected] 50 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's exactly how it works in German.

Gebäude ("built") for building

Gemälde ("painted") for painting

Gedichte ("thing that was said") for poem

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

No, built is "gebaut" not "Gebäude". The "Ge- -e" circumfix is unrelated to the past participle. It can also be used with nouns, see "Gebirge" (range of mountains) from "Berg" (mountain)

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is less of a brag and more a question for the philosoraptor.

Edit: Apologies... didn't even notice that [email protected] beat me to this observation.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think I would've used the philosoraptor instead to make this meme. The idea guy isn't typically used to ask questions. [Edit: I see it's been changed to philosoraptor, nice !👌]

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

Wrong meme, my guy.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why are they called gaming laptops when they don’t play the games themselves?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I want to see a laptop capable of fully simulating how pro gamers truly react. AI on its own right now isn't there yet but monitor manufacturers are implementing "basically cheating" features in that direction.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Laughs in language with no tenses

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And if there’s a highway, why don’t they talk about it on c|trees

(And why doesn’t the markdown page say how to reference communities?)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

build~~ing~~up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

same reason a painting or drawing is named, i guess.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or a piling or filing or filling or recording.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

yup, good suggestions.
there's lots of them apparently.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

It's because it is the result of the action, like a drawing. We just don't say a built, or a drawn. I'm not sure why we used the gerand in English, but we do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I counter with Buffalo buffalo buffalo ruffalo buffalo as being a valid sentence.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That that exists exists in that that that that exists exists in.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

True true true true, true true.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Put a bigger space between steve and and, and and and dave on that sign.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Buildinged.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

You don't building, no you build a building.