I believe in Portugal a "single ticket" (as opposed to a return ticket, in the context of public transport) is called a "bilhete simples", no? Can anyone please confirm?
Also, what is it called n Brazil? I have looked online, but I get many different results.
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What is the difference between "junto a" and "ao lado de"?
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quick question:
does anyone know the difference between aithris and aithisg; both translate as "report", but they seem to have quite different meanings (which I cannot put my finger on)...
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Just a quick question:
Is this correct Ukrainian?
шкодую, що...
I regret that...
Is "sich lehnen" the start of the action "lehnen", i.e. the same as "sich setzen" is to "sitzen" and "sich legen" is to "liegen"?
If yes, by deduction, is "sich lehnen an" always followed by an Accusative (i.e. "er lehnt sich an die Tür, NOT "er lehnt sich an der Tür")?
By the same token is "lehnen an" always followed by a Dative (i.e. "er lehnt an der Tür, NOT "er lehnt an die Tür")?
I might be totally off: it is just a hypothesis to try to make sense of things. It would really help if you could let me know if I am on the right track.
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Does the expression "Ich bedauere" require an object, or can you say it just on its own (i.e. "Ich bedauere.", full stop, end of sentence)?
"Zwei Jungen waren an die Tür gelehnt"
"Zwei Jungen lehnten sich an die Tür"
What is the difference between these two sentences? I am trying to generalise this to other similar distinctions. Thank you!
I just came across the expression "die verhasste Regierung". I tried to find the verb "verhassen", which it presumably derives from, but I am finding very little information. Is "verhassen" a full synonym of "hassen", or does it have another shade of meaning? I assume the verb is no longer in regular use, but it would still be helpful to know, in order to understand the difference between "gehasst" and "verhasst", which do seem to both be in usage. Thanks!
in Brazilian Portuguese, do you say "idêia" or "idéia". Various dictionaries contradict each other, hence my doubt... Thanks!
I am looking for the vowel quality in the following two verbal forms:
-cresço (crésço or crêsço, I grow)
-demos (démos or dêmos, we gave)
I am pretty sure they are both closed in Brazilian Portuguese, perhaps somebody can confirm?
I would like to check in particular how they sound in European Portuguese...
Thank you!
I just came across the phrase
"Ein paar Matrosen mit gebräuntem Gesicht..."
I am a bit puzzled about the fact that the second part is in the singular, while it clearly refers to a plural in the first part. Is this a regular feature in German? Or could one just as well write "Ein paar Matrosen mit gebräunten Gesichtern..."?
I just want to check if I understood the difference between prüfen and untersuchen:
"Einen Reisepass prüfen" would be the regular check if everything is valid.
"Einen Reisepass untersuchen" would imply a much deeper and more thorough process, probably because there are certain doubts.
Am I on the right track?
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What is the difference in nuance between "sich ruhren" and "sich regen"? I tried to get a clearer picture using the examples on the wiktionary and Duden, but I could not figure out the essential difference. Thanks!
"Ich sagte ihm, dass ich jede Woche einen Brief von ihr bekomme."
"Ich sagte ihm, dass ich jede Woche einen Brief von ihr bekäme."
Are both these sentences equally correct?
I just want to check that I have understood this correctly:
"Ich hätte dich angerufen, wenn ich nicht hätte kommen können."
"Ich hätte dich angerufen, wenn ich nicht kommen hätte können."
"Ich hätte dich angerufen, wenn ich nicht kommen können hätte."
This is despite the fact that in general the auxiliary in subordinate clauses is sent to the end, this exception being due to the "Ersatzinfinitiv" (I believe that is what it is called), i.e. the double infinitive construction instead of a Past Participle + infinitive.
Is that correct?
Thanks!
"den Zug verpassen"
"den Zug versäumen"
are these two expressions synonymous? I have come across both...
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I just want to check to see if I have understood the following correctly.
"wenn ich hier gewesen wäre, hätte ich es ihm gezeigt"
"wenn ich hier gewesen wäre, würde ich es ihm gezeigt haben"
These are equivalent constructions, where the second part is constructed either with
Specifically for Modal Verbs:
"wenn ich mich nicht gut vorbereitet hätte, hätte ich nicht gehen können"
As können is a Modal Verb only construction 1) is allowed
There is no such thing as
"wenn ich mich nicht gut vorbereitet hätte, würde ich nicht haben gehen können"
or
"wenn ich mich nicht gut vorbereitet hätte, würde ich nicht sein gehen können"
or any other construction with "würde" in the second part.
Is that right?
"Können sie mir dieses Rad reparieren lassen?"
"Können sie dieses Rad für mich reparieren lassen?"
Is there any difference in nuance between these two sentences?
Essentially I am trying to figure out the difference between a construction using the Dative and a construction using für + Acc.
I just came across the following sentence:
"Der Mann sagte mir, dass sie nach England mit dem Flugzeug gefahren wäre".
Should it not be:
"Der Mann sagte mir, dass sie mit dem Flugzeug nach England gefahren wäre".
Or is there a difference in emphasis perhaps?
Thanks!
Er sagte mir, dass es ein Badezimmer neben meinem Zimmer wäre.
2.
Er sagte mir, dass ein Badezimmer neben meinem Zimmer wäre.
Which of these sentences are correct, and why?
Thank you!