CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days ago🎶36 degrees and it's getting hotter🎶discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square108linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10
arrow-up165arrow-down1image🎶36 degrees and it's getting hotter🎶discuss.tchncs.deCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square108linkfedilink
minus-squareCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoBut my request you tried to answer asked explicitely for countries.
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoBecause Germany is a republic of former countries, which are accordingly called “Länder” i.e. countries.
minus-squareCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoIn German, yes these are called “Länder”, but in this case it does not translate to “countries”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Germany
minus-squareraspberriesareyummy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoThank you for enlightening me, I would have never guessed and intentionally played to that dual meaning, giving you tons of hints to get it.
But my request you tried to answer asked explicitely for countries.
Because Germany is a republic of former countries, which are accordingly called “Länder” i.e. countries.
In German, yes these are called “Länder”, but in this case it does not translate to “countries”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Germany
Thank you for enlightening me, I would have never guessed and intentionally played to that dual meaning, giving you tons of hints to get it.