Re: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!!

>
> > Dear anyone with knowledge of German, please help!
> >
> > Du wir können doch gute Freunde bleiben*
> > hat sie zu mir gesagt, darauf hätte ich ihr am Liebsten
> > eine Kugel durch den Kopf gejagt!!!
>
> My German's a little rusty, but I'm pretty sure the meaning is,
> roughly:
>
>   "Listen, we can still remain good friends," she said to me.
>   Thereupon I would have most liked to shoot a bullet through the
> head.
>
> The first line is literally, "You, we can still remain good
> friends", but I think the extra "you" is intended to get the
> person's attention (kind of like "hey" or "listen" in English).
> "Jagen" is literally "drive" or "hunt", but since the line speaks
> of a bullet going through one's head, I'm sure the intended
> meaning is "shoot".
>
> I can't tell from context whether the writer means he wants to
> shoot a bullet through his own head, or his beloved's head.
>
> Matt.
>
Perhaps if the writer is being rejected then the former would be more
applicable...?

Imperative

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