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minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·6 months agoTo convince someone? Over-thing them. (überzeugen)
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up30·6 months agoGerman here. That’s an entirely different word, with a different word stem and history, despite being spelled exactly the same. Also completely unrelated to Zeugen (witnesses) and zeugen (conceive).
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agoHonestly, I love this language. And I fully understand anyone who hates it.
To convince someone? Over-thing them. (überzeugen)
German here. That’s an entirely different word, with a different word stem and history, despite being spelled exactly the same.
Also completely unrelated to Zeugen (witnesses) and zeugen (conceive).
Fascinating
Honestly, I love this language. And I fully understand anyone who hates it.