Hello everyone,
and welcome back to Summer, Sun, Vocab Fun, which is a lot like the usual articles, but more chill and less quiz ;). And this time, with a look at the meaning of
der Schritt
A great word to practice the German “r” because without it, Schritt literally sounds like shit.
Which would be the PERFERT moment to insert a little segment about how to actually pronounce that.
Oh well.
I guess some other time.
Seriously though… I actually started writing it, but then I felt it was too long. Or maybe not too long, because this is a short one overall, but the article got “weird proportions”, if that makes sense. Like… there was no flow.
And so I decided to cut it.
Not to worry, though, I’ll probably make it into an article on its own.
But today, we’ll completely focus on collecting some sweet, sweet vocabulary around Schritt…
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I got curious now. (It’s midnight)
How would you say “Don’t step over that line”
As if there is the line of the door which you shouldn’t cross or else the dude inside would beat the goofy out of you
‘Mach keinen Schritt weiter’
Seems boring, and ‘Überschreiten’ seems idk
“keinen Schritt weiter” works, but it’s generic and just means “stop”.
“überschreiten” is way too fancy and refined for this context.
– Geh nicht über diese Linie.
This is the most neutral one, but in the context you described, I think people would say it differently:
– Wehe du gehst über die Linie…
– Wenn du über die Linie gehst, dann…
– Einen Schritt rüber und bumm Dikka!
Hat das Verb “voranschreiten” mit “der Schritt”/schreiten nichts zu tun?
warum ist das Partizip Perfekt von voranschreiten -> vorangeschritten und von überschreiten -> überschritten (ohne ge-)?
In welchem Kontext benutzt man voranschreiten bzw. fortschreiten?
Danke!
Doch, es ist die gleiche Familie.
“voranschreiten” ist ein trennbares Verb, “überschreiten” ist nicht trennbar. Daher der Unterschied für das Partizip.
Zum Beispiel bei Arbeiten auf einer Baustelle, oder Planungen für ein Projekt.
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Ich wollte einfach erwähnen, dass eine manchmal wichtige Bedeutung für das englische “step” ist als eine Stufe einer Treppe, und in diesem Fall ist Schritt die falsche Übersetzung. Selbstverständlich habe ich diesen Fehler persönlich noch nie gemacht…
Ja, das stimmt. Das richtige Wort ist da “die Stufe”, ein Verwandter von “step” :)
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Give yourself credit for the German you write in the intros that arrive in email. I read those every time with interest because they seem to be the way Germans might actually speak. A good supplement to the lessons on how words work. Thanks.
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Sehr interessant und benutzlich! Vielen Dank! Ich habe mich am Lesen gefreut!
Woops erfreut
Ja, “erfreut”. Aber das klingt SEHR gehoben. Niemand redet so.
Lieber:
oder:
“… to assume the verb is about taking a step. But it doesn’t!” Should be “but it isn’t” because the previous sentence used “is”.
In the bitcoin example, I would say “cross below”. Which actually sounds way more natural to me than the “cross above” used in the fridge example. I would say “go above”, but I have no idea why.
I have a question about “öfter”… It sounds like it should translate to “more often”, which would imply it’s a much more regular occurrence than saying “every now and then”. Is this just a strange mismatch where the usage doesn’t literally translate?
Thanks for the article!
“öfter” can mean both things
1) “more often” as a comparison
2) sometimes, not rarely
The second one is fairly common, especially in combination with mal.
To add to that… it’s a bit weird but maybe think of it like “more ice”
Logically, the second should refer to MORE ice than the first, but in reality the second just means more ice than average, but is less then “a lot”.
Wait, I’m confused – is schreiten seriously not related to “stride”?
Or was that a joke that went over my head?
Actually no. To stride is a relative of German “streiten” and they come from a core that was about “being stiff, rigid”.
“schreiten” might be related to the family of “schräg” and “Schrank” (yeah, wild), but no tie ins with English that I could find.
If *sker- is the PIE root, then schreiten could be related to “shrink” *mind explodes*
Wow, mine does too. I actually had this root listed as “doesn’t have relatives in English” because I couldn’t find any mentions in German for English relatives and this now opens a whole new world :).
Thanks a lot!!
Hello,
Lemme TAKE the Schritt and correct some typos:
which a lot like the usual articles (which is a lot like the usual articles)
collecting the some sweet, sweet vocabulary (collecting some sweet, sweet vocabulary surplus “the”)
make 4.000 steps a day (take 4,000 steps a day)
It’s high times the high council of the forest take appropriate steps (It’s high time the high council of the forest takes appropriate steps – “s” “macht einen Schritt” from “times” to “take”!)
The origins of schreiten is somewhat in the dark (The origin of schreiten is somewhat dark)
about making a step; the standard for making steps; it is about making steps; making long majestic strides; make wide strides (about taking a step; the standard for taking steps; it is about taking steps; taking long majestic strides; take wide strides) – no schritt nehmen – back at ya! lololol
The temperature in the fridge should cross above 7 degrees (translation issue – you meant should not cross, oder?)
if you have any questions or suggestion (if you have any questions or suggestions)
Thank you for another Summer article.
Too hot for push ups in Germany at the moment :)
Bis bald!
Wow, I didn’t know that “making steps” doesn’t work at all :).
A couple of quick questions:
I was going for this weird “demanding” verb form here. Like “I demand he be brought forth.”
Is that not working here, or did you just not read it that way and it works once you know it? Is there any way to make it more clear that it’s not a typo? I love the form and I’d like to keep it here because of tone, but if no one notices it, then it’s not doing any good.
And then
You corrected that to “is dark”, but I found quite a few results for my phrasing, too. I really don’t think it’s wrong but I might be missing something.
Thanks for all the corrections. Schritt für Schritt wird der Artikel besser.
Bist du gerade in Deutschland??
Aaah, I see, you were trying to use the demanding subjunctive form, which is actually right, but the “s” in time really has to come off, the sentence you wrote above in your comment is correct.
The origin may be somewhat in the dark, not wrong, but once again, the “s” in origin is surplus (or you can change the “is” to “are”).
Nein, ich bin nicht in Deutschland, obwohl ich mache Urlaub (worcation actually) in the der Niederlande Anfang September!
I don’t think either “take” or “takes” with the “it’s high time…” sounds wrong to me, fwiw. For me, “take” is more proper (because subjunctive), but that whole area of English grammar is a bit of a muddle.
“In the dark” tends to sound more like you’re describing the person who doesn’t know (about) something, so that wouldn’t be my first choice to express that, but it’s perfectly understandable.
Elsa is 100% right about “taking steps” here, and that’s true in almost all situations. But you can say this:
Nanotechnology has made a huge step forward in recent years.
It only works if the meaning is figurative. “Step” has to be singular and it’s almost always in a past tense. If you want to talk about multiple steps forward, it has to be “took huge steps (toward X goal).” Don’t ask me why :)
And just for fun, you can do that with “strides” too, but it’s often plural (and “take” can work but I think it’s trickier to make it sound good).
He’s making great strides as a piano player.
What you want to say is “The origins of schreiten are somewhat murky” = unclear/unknown. A person is in the dark if they don’t know about something, and “The origins.. are somewhat dark” would mean it probably involved a few murders.
I like murky as well. Also, ‘shrouded in darkness’ would also imply wrongdoings in the past. I think murky implies both the ‘hazy/unclear’ with a tinge of ‘darkness that cannot be seen through’
Guys, This is wonderful! Your comments are fantastic! I am learning both German and English usage. I am not a native English speaker.
Hahaha, a two for one deal :D
Oh, I love “murky”. I feel like it perfectly fits the “vibe” I had in mind.
“Obscure” is good too. But not as fun as “murky.”
”Take” is correct here since it appears to be part of a subjunctive construction.
In other words, “that” is implied.
Three push ups are not a workout … It should be two not three.
True, thanks :)
Perfect timing, I just recently learned this word from a Rammstein song:
…
Sie muss nicht schön sein
Sie muss nicht klug sein, nein
Sie muss nicht reich sein
Kein Modell mit langen Schritten
Doch dicken Titten
Epic lyrics, as always :D
And from the album opener “Armee der Tristen” you can learn Gleichschritt (marching in step)
Hand in Hand, nie mehr allein
Hand in Hand, kein Blick zurück
Komm, wir schließen unsre Reihen
Marschier’n im Gleichschritt gegen Glück
(Komm mit) Reih dich ein
(Komm mit) Im Gleichschritt
Awesome! Thank you Mike!
Of course, doch dicken Titten!
The music video is absolutely hilarious!
What’s the name of the song? I want to check it out.
Dicke Titten – the video is mild by Rammstein standards, but their sense of humor is in full view!