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In German you can combine words without making clear their relation to each other.For example, someone is a “Hühnerdieb”, that is, he steals chickens.But the “Ladendieb” (shoplifter) isn’t a robber who lifts shops.
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Im deutschen kann man wörter kombinieren, ohne ihr verhältnis zueinander deutlich zu machen, also is ein hühnerdieb jemand, der hühner stiehlt, aber ein ladendib is kein räuber der läden mitnimmt.
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