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I'm watching Bundesliga matches on streaming internet video sites. Even if I find a feed in English, I won't watch it, because it feels wrong to watch in a language other than German. Listening to the commentary reminds me of one of my favorite things about German.
You can take the prefix ver- and put it in front of a verb and make it connote that they fucked up.
schießen (to shoot); verschießen (to miss the shot)
schenken (to give as a gift); verschenken (to give away, as in an opportunity; also used in context of points on an exam: ich hab 10 Punkte verschenkt.)
spielen (to play); verspielen (to miss a play, to play badly)
laufen (to run); verlaufen (to be lost)
Note: not all verbs beginning with ver- carry this connotation. Of course, all the ones I'm thinking of ottomh aren't positive: verlieren (to lose), vergessen (to forget).
You can take the prefix ver- and put it in front of a verb and make it connote that they fucked up.
schießen (to shoot); verschießen (to miss the shot)
schenken (to give as a gift); verschenken (to give away, as in an opportunity; also used in context of points on an exam: ich hab 10 Punkte verschenkt.)
spielen (to play); verspielen (to miss a play, to play badly)
laufen (to run); verlaufen (to be lost)
Note: not all verbs beginning with ver- carry this connotation. Of course, all the ones I'm thinking of ottomh aren't positive: verlieren (to lose), vergessen (to forget).
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Date: 2010-08-23 12:30 pm (UTC)From: