Duolingo discussion/friend exchange

[JoB]

best way to learn it seems to learn wich case is required by some words.

to like = jemanden mögen (akkusativ)
to talk to someone = mit jemandem sprechen (dativ)
to catch someone = jemanden fangen (akkusativ)

That might well be, considering how closely related cases doing the exact opposite can be:

to propose = jemandem einen (Heirats)Antrag machen
to yell at someone = jemanden anschreien
to trap someone = jemandem eine Falle stellen

[Varjohaltia]

I can be found on Duolingo as, surpringly, Varjohaltia. I use it only rather randomly, though.

[Sigrid Marie]

My favourite thing about duolingo is that it teaches me important phrases such as "No es necesariamente una persona." ("It isn't necessarily a person")

[kjeks]

My favourite thing about duolingo is that it teaches me important phrases such as "No es necesariamente una persona." ("It isn't necessarily a person")

yes or:
La deuxiéme bière est chaud (the second beer is warm). Very important to know *nods*

[Sigrid Marie]

yes or:
La deuxiéme bière est chaud (the second beer is warm). Very important to know *nods*

But what about the first beer? :0 We need to know

[kjeks]

But what about the first beer? :0 We need to know

La prémiere bierre est froid (the first beer is cold)

no kidding, veeeeery important lesson. They also claimed the treuxieme beer to be cold, which is kind of weird. Aaaaand I did not even have numbers on duo

[Sigrid Marie]

La prémiere bierre est froid (the first beer is cold)

no kidding, veeeeery important lesson. They also claimed the treuxieme beer to be cold, which is kind of weird. Aaaaand I did not even have numbers on duo

They sure seem to care a lot about the temperature of their hypothetical beers

[Nimphy]

"Wann ist ein Mann frei?" and "Was ist ein Mann?" are the sentences that I'll obviously need in everyday German! Because obviously the most important thing to know when in Germany is not how to ask for directions or when the bus is coming or how much is this, but to ponder about freedom and what is a man...

[Sigrid Marie]

"Wann ist ein Mann frei?" and "Was ist ein Mann?" are the sentences that I'll obviously need in everyday German! Because obviously the most important thing to know when in Germany is not how to ask for directions or when the bus is coming or how much is this, but to ponder about freedom and what is a man...

They are literally teaching you the secrets of life, you should be grateful

[kjeks]

"Wann ist ein Mann frei?" and "Was ist ein Mann?" are the sentences that I'll obviously need in everyday German! Because obviously the most important thing to know when in Germany is not how to ask for directions or when the bus is coming or how much is this, but to ponder about freedom and what is a man...

Well, is a human waiting for the bus free? And is he a human being or just society's machine, if he waits for busses during his life?

[Sigrid Marie]

Well, is a human waiting for the bus free? And is he a human being or just society's machine, if he waits for busses during his life?

Well said, my friend *nods approvingly*

[Nimphy]

Heh. I also came across a sentence which for one moment I interpreted as "furniture does not like him"...

[JoB]

They sure seem to care a lot about the temperature of their hypothetical beers

As opposed to proper accents (première, deuxième, troisième bière) and genders (la bière est chaude/froide), apparently.

"Wann ist ein Mann frei?" and "Was ist ein Mann?" are the sentences that I'll obviously need in everyday German!

Actually we require you to sing along!

[kjeks]

As opposed to proper accents (première, deuxième, troisième bière) and genders (la bière est chaude/froide), apparently.
Actually we require you to sing along!

that is just the song to learn German

[Sigrid Marie]

Heh. I also came across a sentence which for one moment I interpreted as "furniture does not like him"...

Tweak it a bit and you have an awesome insult OuO

As opposed to proper accents (première, deuxième, troisième bière) and genders (la bière est chaude/froide), apparently.

Priorities, JoB, priorities.