Re: German question: Bundesgesundheitsamt

On 13 Feb 02, at 12:54, Weiben Wang wrote:

> I have a niggly question about German grammar which I
> hope is appropriate to ask here.  I was asked why you
> add the S's in "Bundesgesundheitsamt."  At first I
> thought they were some kind of genitive, ie. der Bund,
> des Bundes.  But then Gesundheit is feminine, and
> doesn't take an "s", ie. die Gesundheit, der
> Gesundheit.  So, where do the S's come from?  I
> presume there's a better explanation than simply,
> "That's just how it works." Does anyone have a proper
> explanation?  TIA,
Something like that. To make things sound better. Sometimes an -n- is
also used, though I can't think of an example right now.

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>

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