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Why is it called a building (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's exactly how it works in German.

Gebäude ("built") for building

Gemälde ("painted") for painting

Gedichte ("thing that was said") for poem

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

No, built is "gebaut" not "Gebäude". The "Ge- -e" circumfix is unrelated to the past participle. It can also be used with nouns, see "Gebirge" (range of mountains) from "Berg" (mountain)