somethingusefulfromflorida:

thatswhywelovegermany:

daylightsavingcrime:

german-enthusiast:

liebelesbe:

liebelesbe:

my favorite prefix in german is “er-”, meaning “to death” <3

trinken -> to drink | ertrinken -> to drown

schießen -> to shoot | erschießen -> to shoot to death

würgen -> to choke | erwürgen -> to choke someone to death

stechen -> to sting | erstechen -> to stab to death

etc etc :]

*stechen -> to stab (as well, not just sting)

schlagen -> to hit | erschlagen -> slay (also: overwhelm)

drücken -> to press | erdrücken -> to crush

etc.

Completive transitive “er-” my beloved! It has a less productive counterpart in non-lethal transitive “an-”.

anschießen -> to shoot non-fatally

anfahren -> to hit (but not run over) with a vehicle

hängen -> to hang | erhängen -> to hang until dead

frieren -> to feel cold, to freeze | erfrieren -> to freeze to death

What are you doing?

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Oh, you know, just anhängen around.

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Boo!

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