Mantalitism and Mores
Historically, it is difficult to trace why and how the Germans have acquired the glory of the most orderly nation in the world, but it is a fact that they really are. You know, for example, that the classors - those big document files - are just a German invention! In fact, here we also need to clarify that love of order in all its forms is inherent to all German-speaking people, not only the residents of Germany. If you have ever come to Switzerland or Austria, for example, you probably have had an impression of how clean and beautiful it is around, the houses are surrounded by arranged gardens, people are friendly, and a car horn can only be heard in a really emergency situation. The same goes for Germany. And if you've never been in this part of the world, we strongly recommend that you take a walk around the German countryside. Choose small towns or villages and we assure you that despite the lack of some sights, you will receive real pleasure from your walk there.Specific features of the German
Does this arrangement apply to German? It's hard to make a parallel like that. After all, language is living matter and obeys its own rules. Yet, the "supposedness" of a nation probably leaves a mark here. Perhaps this is the example that is often quite long, complex composite words that Germans love to produce. But for some of the most typical examples we have already written in a previous article on the topic . .Is German Difficult”. Here, however, we will pay attention to some of the peculiarities of language, and you can decide for yourself how much they are projection of the above-mentioned love of order. Nouns All nouns in German are written with a capital letter, which is one of its main specifics. As in other languages, unlike the Bulgarian, the full and short article is placed before the noun. Word The most characteristic feature of the German word is the place of the verb. Basically we have two types of parsed - normal and inverted, which have their specifics according to the time of the sentence- Normal - in the simple times - bedpan + predictable + the rest of the sentence; - in perfect times and for dependent infinatives - here at the place of the predictable stands the auxiliary or modal verb, and the main goes at the back.
- Reversed - here the predictable remains second or second and last for perfect times and dependent infinitives. The bedpan, however, does not stand before it but after it. And the inverted structure The part that stands first may be of any length and consist of only one word or an entire expression.
- Prepositions - there are also alliances such as . . when . . . because . . to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- The renoun It has the function of direct addition to the sentence. The questions that can be asked are who? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Location There is the function of indirect supplement, but often after it a direct addition is used. The questions that concern him are who he is.
- Purely retiring German verbs They are used with the reversible particle "sich" which does not blend with them and is always written separately. It is written just like the pronoun In the infinitive