1. to agree, to match, to square with, to be the same (The core theme is that two entities are the same in some regard. Can be a measurement but also the opinion of two people about an issue. Phrasing is either "two things übereinstimmen" or "A übereinstimmen mit B")
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<there is a cartoon picture that has the sun low on the horizon, but all the shadows drawn are directly below the objects>
Die Sonne stimmt den Schatten nicht überein.
Die rote Schuhe von Maria stimmt ihrem Anzug nicht überein.
Das funktioniert?
Nein, du brauchst die Präposition. Ich hatte das nicht explizit erwähnt, aber ich habe es jetzt “geaddet”.
Und das zweite Beispiel funktioniert nicht. “übereinstimmen mit” is about matching up in the sense of being the same – not just matching in the sense of being a good fit.
Two measures can “übereinstimmen” for example.
Ok, rewrite:
“Die Sonne stimmt nicht mit den Schatten überein”
<this is getrennt verb…yes?>
As for Maria and her slap dash, schlampig outfit…
Ihre Schuhe passen nicht zu ihrem Anzug/Farbschema/(ihren) Kleidung
Ja, besser.
But now that I think about it, I think I would prefer something a little more precise:
– Die Richtung der Sonnenstrahlen stimmt nicht mit den Schatten überein.
Your version is not quite 100% idiomatic yet.
Der zweite Satz ist jetzt super.
1 out of 2, I’ll take it!
So this is an exercise I am doing; looking at a picture scene (a park with many people doing various things) and describing the activity and what I see.
I agree, that sentence is vague, even in English :) However, if I mention the lack of proper ray tracing in the drawing, I would have to add another sentence for clarity – something like: “Obwohl die Sonne tief am Horizont steht, sind die Schatten kurz.”
<Chances of me starting the sentence with obwohl = none>
I’m trying to keep the new nouns to minimum but I’ve already had to learn quite a few. My current winner: “Pferdeschwanz”
Every time I do the exercise I come into each mini-scene from a different place or (try to) add things and it changes exactly how I say things. I’m trying to use the verbs and nouns that I have in my mind to cover as much ground as I can.
Thanks
That’s a nice idea for an exercise, actually!!
Takes motivation of course, but I think you can learn HEAPS doing this.
Soon, you can also then ask ChatGPT to give its version of it and see if you missed something.
Well I’m two weeks into it! :) Ich habe sicher viel gelernt. Every time I do a run-through the image, I add something, say something differently, or in a different order, and that (besonders auf Deutsch!) requires a different approach.
My iTalki session made me realize that I couldn’t piece things together full sentences on the fly. I understood her questions but could usually only answer in incomplete statements or very basic chunks. I probably know enough verbs, nouns, and adjectives to get the job done, BUT I couldn’t string and link multiple facts together WHILE I was speaking.
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