Re: Mir ist kalt -- How to analyze this sentence?
From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
Date: | Monday, June 18, 2007, 18:54 |
Whups. Ok, mein bad.
On 6/18/07, caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> "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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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>