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Re: Mir ist kalt -- How to analyze this sentence?

From:caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>
Date:Monday, June 18, 2007, 18:20
"Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:

>You sure it's an adjective? Isn't "kalt" the nominative form of the >noun "cold" as well? I would interpret it as literally "cold is to >me".
The Cassell's German dictionary says that it is only an adjective. The noun is Kälte.
>I mean, what other words can you drop into the slot occupied >by "kalt" in that sentence?
"warm" and "heiß" Charlie

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