Kind like that thing where ones native language doesnt have a specific pithy single word or phrasal expression to store its meaning
For extra fun (see my example in the replies) give
the fluent explanation
SPOILER (even if you dont have it, just leave it blank if you dont so people dont know whether there’s an answer beforehand
Here’s an Example
Tap for spoiler
schadenfreude
I’m fairly sure that schadenfreude is used enough in the English language that it qualifies as a loan word at this point, deserving of being (and probably is) in the English dictionary
It’s missing an “e” at the end…
And yes, I heard the German language is supposed to be full of such special-purpose words (and if not, we construct fitting new ones by endless concatenation)
So I guess, I am the lucky one in this thread. :-)
I really like how far German takes the whole compound word thing. People act like it makes it harder to read but I feel like it really clicks for me personally and its fun to think about all the possible meanings of it even if you know the technically correct ones
That’s not uncommon in many other languages aside from German. Think of it as saving space(s).
Depends. I like it, but it lures you into lazy naming of stuff, that being especially pronounced in state administration.
And written form is hell to comprehend for dyslexics…
I guess I just like how it implicitly causes you to think about the relationship and sum meaning, or that its like that idea generation thing where you randomly generate two words and try to come up with how they can be combined or interpreted
Ah yes, sure, Begriffsassoziativitätskombinatorik.
(Yes, I just made that word up. And also yes, it makes sense and might be the word describing what you were just thinking about.)
Can you break that down for me haha? Like
Begriffsassoziativitätskombinatorik, [each word in German/english seperated by + marks]
Thats a good pedagogic one for me haha