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Josquin
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03 July 2012 at 9:26pm | IP Logged

outcast wrote:

Die Fliege liegt an der Wand.

This means something like "The fly is lying next to the wall". What you want to say is "Die Fliege sitzt an der Wand".

About "sicher", "sicherlich", and "bestimmt": They all mean the same, something like "certain(ly)", but also "likely".

Er kommt sicher. = Er kommt sicherlich. = Er kommt bestimmt. = It's certain/likely that he'll come. (The speaker is confident/assumes that he comes.)

To my mind, "Er kommt bestimmt" is a bit stronger than the other examples, especially if you emphasize "bestimmt". Then you're absolutely convinced that he'll come. However, if you use "sicher" and emphasize it, then it's absolutely certain that he'll come.

Er kommt bestimmt. = Ich bin überzeugt, dass er kommt.
Er kommt sicher. = Er kommt auf jeden Fall. = Es ist sicher, dass er kommt.

Hope this was helpful. If you have more questions, please ask.
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hooky
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03 July 2012 at 9:58pm | IP Logged

thx to all,
So if I need to connect gender endings I write : eures Kindes, eurer Mutter, eures Vaters

and if I am connecting gender ending I dont use "euer" but only "eur" + gender. Am I right ? :) I am sorry for many questions about one thing but I made two mistakes 15 minuts ago :-D :( But I have problem only with eur and euer :-|
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Josquin
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03 July 2012 at 10:10pm | IP Logged

hooky wrote:

So if I need to connect gender endings I write : eures Kindes, eurer Mutter, eures Vaters

and if I am connecting gender ending I dont use "euer" but only "eur" + gender. Am I right ?

Absolutely correct. I think you've got the hang of it now. Enjoy your German studies! :)

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