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- "Ist das Feuer kalt?"
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Opened the discussion board just to read people's sarcastic comments. They didn't disappoint.
Could it mean "Is the fire extinguished?", or is it just a grammatically correct but meaningless sentence?
In which case, it's not fire. I say the man is losing the plot and shouldn't be near any flames.
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From a camping perspective: "Is the fire cold?" is asking if there are enough coals and/or embers to get it restarted. From a black smith perspectrive, if your fire isn't hot enough to forge your metel, then it's cold. ... just thinking outside the microwave freezer and the frost-free oven.
It can also be used in day-to-day, such as with a fireplace or cooking range. Same idea, if there are not enough embers to rekindle the flame, then the fire(place) went cold.
you say this just in case of a very curious child who annoys you by asking repeatedly "can i touch the fire"..and after you explained the harms...but she insists then you say go ahead......and then this comes up after she cry's in pain!!!!!
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Aw, yes, the way a fire works. May the chills be with you on this hot night.
I have seen quite a few funny statements about logic being chucked out the window (with out context yes), but this question in English would usually refer to a night watch making sure a fire of a camp is out and will not surge back to life if something falls into. so "Is the fire cold" would mean "Is the firepit cold" so everyone can get some sleep.
I took the fire from the fireplace and out it in the freezer to keep it fresh for later.
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Alright just want to say that this sentence makes complete sense. "Is the fire cold" is usually used when the flames are about to burn out or when to check if they are completely extinguished. Sometimes even as an idiom when people die but that's kinda rare so don't take my word for that one.
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Can't edit the sentences...great. anyhow forgot to mention this. It's used quite often when camping and also when barbequing
When translating from German to English, why isn't "Is fire cold?" accepted? I was under the impression that the definite article would be included in German regardless of whether the question was about fire in general or a specific fire. Is that not correct in this case?
The correct answer is; is the fire cold. That is because there is that das, in this sentence. In German, there are a lot of words that translate into the. One of them is das, altho that is just the neuter form of the.
So if das translates into the, the correct answer is actually; is the fire cold?
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I don't think you understood the question at hand. They were asking if they should be able to leave out the definite article when translating to English, referring to "Das", which they already understand is "The". They are under the impression that the "definite article" must always accompany the noun in German, which it does not. So in this particular case, the German is talking about a specific fire, and when translated to English, we also need to specify that we are talking about a specific fire, hence the translated "the".
In fact, German doesn't always use articles as in English. Example: "Die Katze frisst die Käfer" translates into "The cat is eating the beatles". Notice the lack of "ist" in the German sentence. The verb usually implies the article in German so it isn't needed.
Now I'm no language teacher, so I'm not sure what everything is called anymore since I haven't had a language class in around a decade and a half, but I'm pretty sure that's what they meant. I don't know what a "definite article" means, but I gather that it is an "article" (word) that "defines" the specifics of a noun. I think they just misunderstood something they read.
I get the feeling it's supposed to mean is the fire low, like is it about to go out rather than fire has freezing capabilities
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Every thing is wrong with chapter, we get the most stupid sentences ever. People wrote rivers of ink about nature and nobody can make a good sentence?
He probably like Game of Thrones ice dragon. Especially with that blue feuer
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Would it be correct to say: Das gesamte Holz ist im Ofen verbrannt. Gibt es Glut? Ist das Feuer kalt?
Can you translate "is fire cold". For it sounds better that is the fir cold. I know the German has the article "das" which is the in English
Hmmm. This got me thinking. The German language can be quite complex, so does this even have a special meaning? Could be deeply philosophical? Otherwise, it's just dumbfounding this sentence.
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A paradoxical saying, where a person is disrespected unmeasurably. It is so intense that others can feel the 'coldness' of the' burn'. The victim usually suffers severe emotional and social distress as an after effect. BUT, I don't think DL had this on their mind. Or, am I wrong?
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Someone could be asking if the fire in the fireplace has gone out. When asking about a specific fire, the definite article is needed in English, as in German.
Imma light the fire instead of using air conditioner...thanks duo for this life hack
The only reason I opened this discussion is to see the comments to this ridiculous question hahaha.
