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Question 1

What is the German word for 'Wednesday'?

Accepted Answer

Mittwoch

Answer

'Mittwoch' (middle of the week) is Wednesday in German, reflecting its position as the midpoint of the workweek.

Question 2

How do you say 'I was born on the fifth of March' in German?

Accepted Answer

Ich wurde am fünften März geboren.

Answer

Dates in German use 'am' + ordinal number (dative) + month, so 'am fünften März' is correct for 'on the fifth of March'.

Question 3

What is the German ordinal number for 'first' (as in the first day)?

Accepted Answer

erste

Answer

'Erste' is the nominative form of the ordinal number 'first' in German, derived by adding '-te' to 'erst-'.

Question 4

How do you say the year 2024 in German?

Accepted Answer

zweitausend vierundzwanzig

Answer

Years from 2000 onward in German are read as 'zweitausend' + remainder, so 2024 = 'zweitausend vierundzwanzig'.

Question 5

Which German word means 'century'?

Accepted Answer

Jahrhundert

Answer

'Jahrhundert' (Jahr = year, hundert = hundred) means century, while 'Jahrzehnt' is decade and 'Jahrtausend' is millennium.

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