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| Gemuse Senior Member Germany Joined 4027 days ago 818 posts - 1189 votes  Speaks: English Studies: German | Message 1 of 2 29 March 2014 at 2:56pm | IP Logged |
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I am seeing some uses of wieder which I am not getting. The simple meaning of wieder is
"again". However, it seems to also be used to put emphasis or some connotation (like aber). 1. Der Chef verspricht mir immer wieder mehr Geld. 2. Das ist wieder Typisch! 3. Wie siehst du denn wieder aus! What is the role of wieder in these sentences? Let me also ask another unrelated question. What is the difference between "noch nicht" and "noch nichts"? Edited by Gemuse on 29 March 2014 at 3:37pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6030 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 2 of 2 30 March 2014 at 5:39pm | IP Logged |
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Hi Gemuse,
1. The boss keeps promising me more money (he's promised more than once before but hasn't done anything. Immer wieder means over and over) 2. That's again typical (it doesn't surprise me in the least/I've seen this kind of thing before) 3. Just look at yourself (something about the person is unbecoming, either they're dressed oddly or otherwise a mess. It's happened before, therefore the use of "wieder") To answer your second question, "noch nicht" is of course not yet, "noch nichts" is still nothing. Example: Ich habe noch nichts gesagt = I haven't said anything yet 3 persons have voted this message useful |
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