Use these conversion techniques to create hundreds of German words out of English.
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Many words ending
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become…
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Examples
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in… in English
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in German
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ion
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stay the same
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Information
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Situation
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Portion
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ant
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stay the same
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arrogant
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tolerant
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Restaurant
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ent
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stay the same
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intelligent
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prominent
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Experiment
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al
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stay the same
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formal
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normal
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ideal
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or
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stay the same
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Professor
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Pastor
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Motor
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ist
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stay the same
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Tourist
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Realist
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Optimist
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um
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stay the same
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Maximum
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Minimum
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Museum
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ade
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stay the same
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Blockade
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Parade
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Serenade
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Many words ending
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become…
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Examples
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in… in English
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in German
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ic/ical
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political = politisch
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typical = typisch
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romantic = romantisch
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ive
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negative = negativ
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intensive = intensiv
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impulsive = impulsiv
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ty
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tät
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reality = Realität
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identity = Identität
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mentality = Mentalität
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am
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gram = Gramm
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anagram = Anagramm
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diagram = Diagramm
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ure
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cure = Kur
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nature = Natur
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sculpture = Skulptur
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sm
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smus
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enthusiasm =
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Enthusiasmus
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optimism = Optimismus
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pessimism = Pessimismus
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ance
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ignorance = Ignoranz
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tolerance = Toleranz
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elegance = Eleganz
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ence
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intelligence = Intelligenz
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turbulence = Turbulenz
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conference = Konferenz
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at / ate
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at
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private = privat
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duplicate = Duplikat
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diplomat = Diplomat
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Use these consonant swapping techniques to transform Anglo-Saxon English words into German.
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An English letter…
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is often a…
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Examples
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in German
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d
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t
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hard = hart
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cold = kalt
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to drink = trinken
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th
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thing = Ding
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thorn = Dorn
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to thank = danken
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k
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ch
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book = Buch
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to make = machen
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to break = brechen
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y
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to say = sagen
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to lay = legen
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to fly = fliegen
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ght
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sight = Sicht
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light = Licht
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daughter = Tochter
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p
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pf
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plaster = Pflaster
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(at or near the
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pan = Pfanne
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beginning of a word)
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pepper = Pfeffer
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p
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f
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sharp = scharf
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(in the middle or at the
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ship = Schiff
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end of a word)
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help = helfen
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v
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b
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to have = haben
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(in the middle or at the
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to live = leben
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end of a word)
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to give = geben
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t
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s
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what? = was?
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(in the middle or at the
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water = Wasser
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end of a word)
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better = besser
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