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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [achtzig]

Adjektive 3

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She has a dog. Si- h-- e---- H---. Sie hat einen Hund. S-- h-- e---- H---. Si- h-- e---- H---. S-e h-t e-n-n H-n-. -------------------
The dog is big. De- H--- i-- g---. Der Hund ist groß. D-- H--- i-- g---. De- H--- i-- g---. D-r H-n- i-t g-o-. ------------------
She has a big dog. Si- h-- e---- g----- H---. Sie hat einen großen Hund. S-- h-- e---- g----- H---. Si- h-- e---- g----- H---. S-e h-t e-n-n g-o-e- H-n-. --------------------------
She has a house. Si- h-- e-- H---. Sie hat ein Haus. S-- h-- e-- H---. Si- h-- e-- H---. S-e h-t e-n H-u-. -----------------
The house is small. Da- H--- i-- k----. Das Haus ist klein. D-- H--- i-- k----. Da- H--- i-- k----. D-s H-u- i-t k-e-n. -------------------
She has a small house. Si- h-- e-- k------ H---. Sie hat ein kleines Haus. S-- h-- e-- k------ H---. Si- h-- e-- k------ H---. S-e h-t e-n k-e-n-s H-u-. -------------------------
He is staying in a hotel. Er w---- i- e---- H----. Er wohnt in einem Hotel. E- w---- i- e---- H----. Er w---- i- e---- H----. E- w-h-t i- e-n-m H-t-l. ------------------------
The hotel is cheap. Da- H---- i-- b-----. Das Hotel ist billig. D-- H---- i-- b-----. Da- H---- i-- b-----. D-s H-t-l i-t b-l-i-. ---------------------
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Er w---- i- e---- b------- H----. Er wohnt in einem billigen Hotel. E- w---- i- e---- b------- H----. Er w---- i- e---- b------- H----. E- w-h-t i- e-n-m b-l-i-e- H-t-l. ---------------------------------
He has a car. Er h-- e-- A---. Er hat ein Auto. E- h-- e-- A---. Er h-- e-- A---. E- h-t e-n A-t-. ----------------
The car is expensive. Da- A--- i-- t----. Das Auto ist teuer. D-- A--- i-- t----. Da- A--- i-- t----. D-s A-t- i-t t-u-r. -------------------
He has an expensive car. Er h-- e-- t----- A---. Er hat ein teures Auto. E- h-- e-- t----- A---. Er h-- e-- t----- A---. E- h-t e-n t-u-e- A-t-. -----------------------
He reads a novel. Er l---- e---- R----. Er liest einen Roman. E- l---- e---- R----. Er l---- e---- R----. E- l-e-t e-n-n R-m-n. ---------------------
The novel is boring. De- R---- i-- l---------. Der Roman ist langweilig. D-- R---- i-- l---------. De- R---- i-- l---------. D-r R-m-n i-t l-n-w-i-i-. -------------------------
He is reading a boring novel. Er l---- e---- l----------- R----. Er liest einen langweiligen Roman. E- l---- e---- l----------- R----. Er l---- e---- l----------- R----. E- l-e-t e-n-n l-n-w-i-i-e- R-m-n. ----------------------------------
She is watching a movie. Si- s---- e---- F---. Sie sieht einen Film. S-- s---- e---- F---. Si- s---- e---- F---. S-e s-e-t e-n-n F-l-. ---------------------
The movie is exciting. De- F--- i-- s-------. Der Film ist spannend. D-- F--- i-- s-------. De- F--- i-- s-------. D-r F-l- i-t s-a-n-n-. ----------------------
She is watching an exciting movie. Si- s---- e---- s--------- F---. Sie sieht einen spannenden Film. S-- s---- e---- s--------- F---. Si- s---- e---- s--------- F---. S-e s-e-t e-n-n s-a-n-n-e- F-l-. --------------------------------

The language of academics

The language of academics is a language in itself. It is used for specialized discussions. It is also used in academic publications. Earlier, there were uniform academic languages. In the European region, Latin dominated academics for a long time. Today, on the other hand, English is the most significant academic language. Academic languages are a type of vernacular. They contain many specific terms. Their most significant features are standardization and formalization. Some say that academics speak incomprehensibly on purpose. When something is complicated, it seems more intelligent. However, academia often orients itself toward the truth. Therefore, it should use a neutral language. There is no place for rhetorical elements or flowery speech. However, there are many examples of excessively complicated language. And it appears that complicated language fascinates man! Studies prove that we trust complicated language more. Test subjects had to answer a few questions. This involved choosing between several answers. Some answers were formulated simply, others in a very complicated way. Most test subjects chose the more complex answer. But this didn't make any sense! The test subjects were deceived by the language. Even though the content was absurd, they were impressed by the form. Writing in a complicated way is not always an art, however. One can learn how to pack simple content into complex language. To express difficult things easily, on the other hand, is not so simple. So sometimes the simple is really complex…