deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a word or concept in your language that does not translate very well to English?deathmetal27@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-21 month agoDoch There exists no english equivalent for doch, it has multiple functions, the most known one being an expression that emphatically negates a previous sentiment. “Does not!” “Does too!!” Which created one of the most long lived german memes. “It should not be that way, but it was.” But doch can do so much more.
minus-squarePixeIOrange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·30 days agoCame here for doch. Its one of my favourite words im using arguing with AFD voters and works every time its like a spell.
Doch
There exists no english equivalent for doch, it has multiple functions, the most known one being an expression that emphatically negates a previous sentiment.
“Does not!”
“Does too!!”
Which created one of the most long lived german memes.
“It should not be that way, but it was.”
But doch can do so much more.
Came here for doch. Its one of my favourite words im using arguing with AFD voters and works every time its like a spell.