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How do you say this in German? I don’t want any translation . I just wanna know something guys . Do you use “ Ampel “ or “ Ampeln” for traffic lights ? do you use “ die hose “ or “ die hosen”? should I use the singular form ( even tho it’s a plural word in English ), or just the plural
How do you say this in German? I don’t want any translation . I just wanna know something guys . Do you use “ Ampel “ or “ Ampeln” for traffic lights ? do you use “ die hose “ or “ die hosen”? should I use the singular form ( even tho it’s a plural word in English ), or just the plural
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In beiden Fällen geht es um Einzahl und Mehrzahl. Wir sagen “an der Ampel halten“ und “an der Kreuzung sind vier Ampeln“. Entsprechend trage ich gerade eine Hose, aber habe mehrere Hosen im Kleiderschrank.
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