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"strecken" if you're stretching something, "sich recken" if you're stretching (yourself). Some Germans use the English word "Stretching" for stretching after exercise, because so many terms in sports and fitness come from America. There's also "spannen" for stretching something like a rubber band, meaning "to tense" Is this what you meant?
Depending on context, fork can be translated as follows:
Noun:
Gabel
Gabelung
Abzweigung
Verzweigung
Aufspaltung
Zwiesel
Verb:
gabeln
sich gabeln
abbiegen
abzweigen
aufspalten
sich verzweigen
What does am sprung mean in a sentence?
The phrase am sprung in German means "on the jump."
In English, that use of the verb to spring would have little application, except perhaps as slang for someone who was released or broken out of jail (I am sprung from prison).
How do you reply to Wo bist du geboren?
You were born in Germany = Sie sind in Deutschland geboren.
Are you born in Germany? = Sind sie in deutschland geboren?
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The grammatically correct form is Sie sind in Deutschland geboren worden (past participle) but this is too cumbersome even by German standards, so it is commonly reduced to Sie sind in Deutschland geboren.
Another, simpler, way of saying it is: Sie wurden in Deutschland geboren (past tense)
What does Seit wann sprichtest du deutsch mean in English?
It means "Since when do you speak German?"
How do you pronounce Wie geht es Ihnen?
Wie bist du is the literal translation of how are you? It is not a phrase that German speakers would use in the context of asking how are you? but rather how did you..? Wie bist Du dort angekommen? / wie bist Du hier angekommen? - How did you get there/here?
How are you is wie geht's dir in German. You can answer it by saying: Gut, danke. (Fine, thanks.) If you are not feeling well, you can also say: Leider nicht so gut. (Not so good.) It's common in Germany to give an honest answer.
How do you reply to Wann hast du geburtstag?
The reply to wann hast Du Geburstag? is normally ich habe am ........ Geburtstag or meinGeburtstag ist am ..........
What is German word for thank you?
- Danke! (DAHNK-uh) Thanks! Thank you.
- Danke schön!* (DAHNK-uh shoon) Thank you!
- Tausend Dank! (TAU-zent DAHNK) A thousand thanks! Thanks very much!
- Danke vielmals! (DAHNK-uh FEEL-malls) Many thanks!
- Recht schönen Dank! (RECHT shoon-en DAHNK) Many thanks!
- Ich danke Ihnen/dir! (eech DAHNK-uh EEH-nun / DEAR) I thank you!
- Ich bin (Ihnen/dir) sehr dankbar für... (eek bin DAHNK-bar fe-ur) I'm very grateful (to you) for...
- Haben Sie vielen Dank! (HAH-ben zee FEEL-en DAHNK) Many thanks!
- Vielen Dank!** (FEEL-en DAHNK) Many thanks!
- Mit tiefer Dankbarkeit! (MITT TEEF-er DAHNK-bar-kite) With deep gratitude!
What does 'Ich danke Sie fur eure gute arbeit' mean?
Ich bin gut danke makes little sense but translates as I'm good (at doing something) thank you
Mir geht es gut, danke translates as I'm well/fine/ok/good thank you
How do pronounce danke in German?
Literally: Danke schön (also seen as Danke schoen) means "Thanks (nicely)" with the connotation of "Thank you very much."
In US English, people have pronounced it as "donka shane", rather than "donkeh shewn" - notably in a popular 1962 song written by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Milt Gabler, and sung by Wayne Newton.
familie is the word for family in Dutch. It is a group of parents and children.
What does Wo ist mein Lieb dass ich will mean in English?
"Wo ist mein Lieb dass ich" doesn't make sense, as it translates roughly into "Where is my love that I."
mein Lieb is not a valid expression:
meine Liebe (my dear, female)
mein Lieber (my dear, male)
meine Liebste (my love, female)
mein Liebster (my love, male)
mein Liebling (my darling)
What is the meaning of the German word dich?
You are really nice = Du bist wirklich nett ( "du" is used as subject)
I love you = Ich liebe dich ( "dich" is a direct object)
I gave you this = Ich gab dir dies ( " dir" is an indirect object)
hope this helps ;-)
The word literally means "excrement". Well, not really, but the politeness polezei would not allow the answer s..t.
