idiom - What is the literal meaning of “Gott sei Dank”? - German ...
2020年9月18日 · That's why "Thanks be to God" is not the exact translation of "Gott sei Dank". I think this one is the best exact translation: To God be gratitude. realizing that "to" is like indirect object in English, and in German we use dativ. So Gott should be dativ form here, if we change the words a little while maintaining the same form, it becomes:
How do non-Baviarians respond to "Grüß Gott!"?
2017年3月15日 · Grüß Gott is no only used in Bavaria, but in Austria too. The answer to this salutation is just again Grüß Gott. No matter if you are Bavarian or not. If you feel uncomfortable with this salutation, you can also answer with. Guten Tag. or any other salutation you like. And this is again independent of the region you were born.
Is there an etymological connection between the words “gut” …
2016年1月10日 · New High German Gott ← Proto-Germanic *gudą ← Proto-Indo-European ǵʰuto-While it’s relatively clear that gut originally meant “to be associated” or to “suit”, it is suspected that Gott meant something like “invoked idol” in primordial times. Note that you’ll find competing and even conflicting information.
regional - Polite alternatives to "Grüß Gott"? - German Language …
Grüß Gott Ich bin ein Atheist und ich lebe in Wien. Ich mag den Gruß "Grüß Gott" auch nicht und das aus demselben Grund. Aber ich benutze den Gruß trotzdem, denn hier in Österreich denkt kaum jemand über den religiösen Hintergrund dieses Grußes nach. "Grüß Gott" ist hier nichts weiter als die Standard-Grußfloskel.
Denn Gott_e_ weiß ich will kein Engel sein - German Language …
2019年7月28日 · (For whatever it's worth, I originally thought it was just „Gott weiß“ for most of the time I've known this song, the problem is I wanted to karaoke-time it, and in that context I am really used to trying to make out slurred-to-oblivion vowels and syllables, but I should have applied a few grains of salt for Rammstein :D)
Is 'Grüß Gott' greeting in Bavaria religious-neutral?
2013年9月10日 · As a Bavarian outside of Bavaria: Using "Grüß Gott" might raise an eyebrow, especially in more urbanized areas but is widely accepted as "just a Bavarian-thing" and not a religious one As a Non-Bavarian outside of Bavaria : You could as well use "Gesegnet seist du", as both sound very religious
What greetings were common before "grüß Gott" became universal?
2020年11月26日 · The English Wikipedia article on grüß Gott claims, without a supporting reference, that "the greeting was promoted in the 19th century by the Catholic clergy". This implies that at some time in the 19th century, the use of grüß Gott was not as widespread as it is now. Two questions therefore arise:
Meaning and word class of “willen” in “um Gottes willen” and “um ...
2015年8月27日 · @HubertSchölnast: Chirlu explained that beautifully in his answer and really brought the point across. But one might add that the prevalent entity of having 'Willen' besides animals and man is God. And all these expressions like - um Himmels willen / um Gottes Willen / Vagölts Gott ;-) - arose out of a spiritual attitude of certain centuries.
Capitalization in 18th Century German - »GOttes« and »GOTTES«
2019年3月11日 · There was a habit of writing the name of god with not one but more capital letters in order to honour him/her/it particularly and distinguish the spelling from how ordinary people are spelled. Therefore GOtt, or, with even more distinction (I suppose here): GOTT. I have seen this also in English. There are no implications for translation.
etymology - Woher kommt "pfiat di"/"pfiat eich" als …
2011年5月25日 · Meines Erachtens nach kommt es von „Führe dich Gott“. Das ergibt im Dialekt: „Fia di Gott“ bzw. "Fir di Gott". Und von da ist es sprachlich nicht weit zum „Pfia di Gott“ – in Oberbayern auch ausgesprochen: „Pfir di Gott“! Und wenn ich mir dann so einen Bauern mit seinem Pfeifchen im Mund vorstelle, wie er