November 4, 2021roselaw3088I am anything but a nationalist, but your statement about most Americans is truly offensive.November 4, 2021vickikn1564Where did you get that? doesnt need from just as Where are you? doesnt need at.November 4, 2021Matt388907480Agree. ", What s the difference between "woher" and "wohin" and "wo". Copyright 2022 Forum Languages. Thank you.February 25, 2016KongekrabbeBoth are completely fine (I am a native speaker).April 23, 2016jamesJacks373018DankeSeptember 7, 2021JacobT331329Couldnt you put a little bit more than that?November 4, 2021mz147Wo kommst du her herkommen here is a different word altogether, but the meaning is the same.July 6, 2019Tom235988Danke!April 24, 2020ph.M8njmJHerzlich willkommenMarch 13, 2021ph.pEbxsCMy answer is correcyJuly 3, 2021fanciful_f?? We do not have an Acadmie Anglaise.July 2, 2020Neolle93Exactly! Secondly, as a conjunction introducing the result of a fact just stated, eg German and English share much vocabulary whence German is easier to learn than Russian (though some may disagree).

It says its wrong but i said it the same way they didSeptember 14, 2021LivelySmithLearned*October 31, 2021aarthi475203OkMay 20, 2021Stephen6208081104During all my years in English classes, you received a failing grade for putting a preposition at the end of a sentence such as from, to, or with. German doesnt use it, but English does. Latin cant split an infinitive, MitchellDe201488PlusIn English we have Where do you come from? and Where are you coming from? These mean different things. Does it mean Where are you going to?July 29, 2019PeterParahSomeone moving towards you is coming/kommen and someone moving away from you is going/gehen. http://german.about.com/od/grammar/g/Hinaus-Versus-Heraus.htmOctober 31, 2015Neolle93Woher = whence = from where Or maybe youre simply against education, in general? Die Rechtschreibe-Reform war fr uns Alte auch schon eine Herausforderung.

einer und vier Mglichkeiten, dich fr die Teilnahme am Casting zu qualifizieren. I answered From where do you come? and was marked incorrect. In English we have Where do you come from? and Where are you coming from? These mean different things. It was invented a few hundred years ago by people who had a cultural cringe towards Latin and applied its rules to an unrelated Germanic language. May 24, 20202GreyCats97Because the original sentence is in present tense, and you used past tense (did).August 24, 2020HamoodmanWhat does Woher mean? Or just one of them? Back in the 18th century, a bunch of fools decided that English grammar should be made to function identically to Latin grammar. "Wir machen am vierten Mai eine Party, kommst du? VG!May 12, 2020Ian546769Generally, in English, one does not end a sentence with a preposition. sfuspvwf npjOctober 15, 2020Wavy.boi644Would the opposite of this question be Wohin gehst du?February 24, 2021RobertHJMa911Where is do and from in this sentence? In the first part of the video, watch the interviews without subtitles and try to understand. We speak a language that is a branch of West Germanic, not Latin nor anything like it despite the great quantity of Latinate vocabulary English has absorbed over the centuries.June 4, 2020Neolle93English is the out-of-wedlock bastard child of German(ic languages) and Latin, with a bunch of polyamorous gene splicing on the side.March 20, 2021Neolle93English doesnt borrow from other languages. The second is about right now. January 17, 2021. This, of course, is not how English or any other Germanic languages operate at all. sfuspvwf npjNovember 12, 2021BeoWulf5366331038Why is woher kommst du translated as where are you from ,and where do you come from is marked wrong ?..October 16, 2021RealKuddelmuddel682Why is Hast du Hunger? translated to Are you hungry? Its just the difference in how the two languages express the same idea.October 16, 2021Brackenbury894Whats wrong with, From where do you come?November 3, 2021holacomoestas-Can we say from where are you?January 15, 2022Tom442002132It would be understood but it sounds awkward. October 5, 2020palitwin1903Winston Churchill once said: Ending a sentence in a preposition is something up with which I will not put. It should be avoided as much as possible.November 22, 2019MarinaVlad41880Es gibt viele Wrter, die zusammen gesetzt sind. English lures unsuspecting languages unto dark alleyways, beats them over the head, and rummages through their pockets for loose bits of spelling, grammar, and vocabulary.March 20, 2021Jrgen792736135Deutsch ist auch durch verschiedene Umstnde pausenlos im Wandel. Es kommt auf den Kontext an. Hin = [old way of] to One should only use it to get a general idea of a text, or when one is advanced enough to detect the many ways in which it leads one astray, so when one does not need it anymore. As Shakespeare said, Who servest thou under? (Henry V), or We are such stuff as dreams are made on (The Tempest) and many other examples. The second is about right now.

ist hufiger. The exact nature of the bonus materials vary from course to course, but they will all help you to make faster progress with the language of your choice. Or is it inferred from context?December 18, 2019OldMate21330German doesnt really distinguish between simple and continuous/progressive tenses, so its just the context.September 17, 2020dpatkatPlus81If you see your friend or partner somewhere: All Rights Reserved. May 13, 2020KimSilvermanPlusI see, thanks. For very many instances, neither a lack of clarity nor wasted words result from placing the preposition at the end (such as with, Where are you from.) So that sentence is absolutely fine. Or exists a rule? sie, damit die Menschen keinen Einwand haben wider euch, ausgenommen die Ungerechten unter ihnen - doch frchtet nicht sie, frchtet Mich -, damit Ich Meine Gnade gegen euch vollenden kann und auf da ihr rechtgeleitet sein mget. Wo kommst du her?October 12, 2021Vabelie1973Just one simple answer: Google translate is no teacher ;O) Good enough for him, good enough for me! The first: When do you eat breakfast? sondern Bielefeld", reagieren Weie enttuscht und unglubig. dpatkatPlus81If you see your friend or partner somewhere: https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/tag/cbg-season-1/?order=asc. The rule was invented in the 1800s by people who thought Latin was the most exalted form of language, and that all other languages derived from it in Latin one cannot end sentences with prepositions, so English shouldnt either.June 21, 2020Tom442002132Nonsense. sind gestern auf wundersame Weise anders gestellt worden. Can Woher kommst du? mean either of these? aus Deutschland? The first one is asking about your origins. Translation may not be the best way to go, but its all I have at this point so if I can start thinking in English From where instead of wherefrom and Have you a reservation instead of Do you have, I feel I will be more likely to be correct in German.September 16, 2020Johnson45147I answered the same and was marked wrong. Of course, that one question will result in many answers, and its through these answers that you can practise your German and build your vocabulary. The transcripts also include vocabulary help. o Even that is not enough in cases of redirection or masquerading. Gefuehle versetzen und so herausfinden, welche, DARA has the ability to feel your energy field and sense, Es ist nicht moegliche, Paketfilter-Regeln unabhaengig von der Adresse der Schnittstelle zu erstellen: o Um lokal-generierte oder lokal-bestimmte Pakete von durchgehenden Paketen unterscheiden zu koennen, muss die lokale Adresse der Schnittstelle bekannt sein. Anybody who still insists that is the only correct way to construct an English sentence is exposing their ignorance of their own language.October 15, 2020Elon_the_Hittite66Never ending a sentence with a preposition is on the same level of crassness as never splitting an infinitive in English just because Latin cant spilt an infinitive.cOctober 25, 2020Neolle93 Wohin means where to (motion towards a place).May 9, 2021FarouqGawiPlus267In google translate, it differentiate between two english expressions: Its fine and honestly much more natural.November 17, 20212GreyCats97Shakespeare did it. Actually, as far as I know, English is the only language with such a distinction (and many of my compatriots struggle to understand it at all, if they dont fail at English at large over it). March 19, 2019megcasmithVerily, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put!March 19, 2019Neolle93And insisting on such an ahistorical overcorrection that tries to force Latin conventions onto a language that, although much of its vocabulary is romantic (filtered largely through French), takes just as much of its grammar from the Germanic side of its ancestry, is errant pedantry up with which I shall not put!March 31, 2021LesRial1011Reluctantly, I accept your cogent reasoning, Neolle, although it sears my pedantic soul. And in this sense it is not archaic, though somewhat literary.October 25, 2020Neolle93I dont think Ive ever heard that second usage (although I will agree with the sentiment of your example. My pain is somewhat assuaged by your gentle humour .October 25, 2021PeterParahhe he. Woher is more appropriate for travelling.May 17, 2020MysticApe Where are you coming from wasnt accepted May 16, 2020KimSilvermanPlusThat isnt standard English. = Where are you coming from. In other words, think before you speak. !September 15, 2020ragyosucksPlus28Eh as a native english speaker thats all pretty much the same to meFebruary 18, 2021TCJioFSameJanuary 2, 2022Jrgen792736135Das ist hier auch so. Most common would be, Where do you come from; or Where are you from; From where do you come is occasionally spoken but definitely sounds awkward and stilted. XDOctober 19, 2020Kim478500Plus489Absolutely agree! Can Woher kommst du? mean either of these? There is an idiomatic informal usage, I see there you are coming from, which means I understand the reason you have a particular opinion, I can understand you have a different perspective or background and experience regarding what you are telling me.May 17, 2020Tom442002132What?? Woher, wohin, woraus, wodurch etc., da gehrt das zweite Teil ans Ende des Satzes, weil den zweiten Platz im Satz nimmt immer das Verb. Dont criticize what you dont understand. Schau ich habe Abitur und studiere selbst du Spast, Hip Hop kannst, Look, I've got A levels and I'm studying myself, you spazz, you can be hip hop no, Tor schtzt Dich vor der berwachung deiner Internetverbindung. Translate texts with the world's best machine translation technology, developed by the creators of Linguee. Please report examples to be edited or not to be displayed. Ignoring that Duo wants to put the proposition from at the end of the sentence which we in the U.S. are taught is incorrect (It should properly be said, From where .. but we all have to admit that almost everybody puts from at the end) the two sentences that Woher kommst du seems to translate into are, Where do you come from, and Where are you coming from. BOTH sentences are very common and not at all strange, in English, but mean different things. It is direction from xxx, JitendraKu833883Its all about the context in German! March 4, 2020KimSilvermanPlusCould you also ask Woraus kommst du?May 13, 2020jule39Plus676Nein, dann wrst du vielleicht ein Geist und wrdest aus einer Flasche kommen.

October 10, 2021vickikn1564it didnt accept my where do you come from? 10/24/21October 24, 2021roselaw3088Yes, apparently they just fixed this i.e., they decided to disallow an answer that is correct and that had always been accepted here.October 24, 2021babssodus53Didnt accept mine either lolOctober 28, 2021almighty.dog688From where do you come is also archaic. visible aspects, but also in depth, in values, in the belief system and perception of the world. Wo kommst du? And since whence is now archaic, I think Duo should accept, From where do you come, as well as, Where do you come from. May 12, 2020cjr371493Language is democratic, so common language forms are correct.

document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Each month we publish a newsletter in which youll benefit from tips and tricks to help you with your language learning, along with links, useful resources and news of our latest releases. It was invented a few hundred years ago by people who had a cultural cringe towards Latin and applied its rules to an unrelated Germanic language. Where you come is the translation, surely?June 4, 2019jule39Plus676Woher: besteht aus wo where und her from. https://coffeebreakacademy.com/p/coffee-break-german-to-go-season1, Coffee Break German To Go is based on the popular podcast series and online course Coffee Break German. So first of all please tell us something about yourself. Elapsed time: 168 ms.

zugegeben nach ein wenig Plauderei ber den schnen Kfer (Modell 2003, einer der letzten, der vom Band gerollt ist). The second is about right now. March 19, 2019megcasmithVerily, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put!March 19, 2019Neolle93And insisting on such an ahistorical overcorrection that tries to force Latin conventions onto a language that, although much of its vocabulary is romantic (filtered largely through French), takes just as much of its grammar from the Germanic side of its ancestry, is errant pedantry up with which I shall not put!March 31, 2021LesRial1011Reluctantly, I accept your cogent reasoning, Neolle, although it sears my pedantic soul. Infinitives in Latin (and many other languages) are formed with just another suffix rather than adding a word like to in front, so I abso-friggin-lutely had to resort to to a nonstandard form to make the joke. Woher kommst du? Sadly, since your types have been out preaching to ignore the rule, many people reading this will have no idea why those sentences are so ridiculously ugly.November 4, 2021stienbabePlus588Sorry that our types are contaminating your precious language with our unworthy existences.