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[-] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Jugendmedienschutzstaatsvertrag

Is that a single word? O_O

[-] RedWedding@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Kinda. In Germany, we put many words together, to form a new word.

Jugend = youth Medien = media Schutz = protection Staat = State Vertrag = contract

[-] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thanks for the clarification ! And how do you know which word can be put together? Sorry if this question is kinda hard to answer :/ don't if it's to long and needs some complicated grammar or something like that, i'm genuinely curious !

[-] RedWedding@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I can't tell you exactly, because as a German I have no idea of our grammar, I speak and write how it feels right. But I found this, if you are interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_(linguistics)

[-] DarkMetatron@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

Yes!, and german words can even get bigger!

[-] racoon@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Schwangerschaftskonfliktberatungsstelle is my favourite German word

[-] N0x0n@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago
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