Topic: German

"Sie wissen, woher dieses Geld kommt."

Translation:They know where this money is coming from.

August 4, 2017

14 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/SharonNaor
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Any way to differentiate 'Kennen' from 'Wissen'? is 'Wissen' supposed to be some kind of a deeper knowladge than 'Kennen'?

August 4, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/quis_lib_duo
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https://www.duolingo.com/SharonNaor
  • 1369

Thanks! that was really helpful!

August 6, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/PhilipAshf
  • 695

That's helpful, but what about "to know" in the biblical sense?

April 1, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/Dan554137
  • 635

In German, kennen means "to know, be familiar with" and wissen means "to know a fact, know when/how." I keep them straight by remembering that Wissenschaft (science) is about learning facts.

December 10, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/terminalmage
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  • 385

Similar to conocer and saber, for those familiar with Spanish.

January 11, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/bwv1013

    “They know where does this money come from“ was not accepted; bad English I suppose?

    May 25, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/TimK77777
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    You need direct word order here: "they know where this money comes from".

    May 27, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/JulioQuint4

      My translation was wrong and it was the sentence as yours?

      July 29, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/jrgunder
      • 579

      That was also marked wrong for me.

      September 30, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/om606na
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      So again - why is this: "They know where does this money come from." wrong? I'm not a native english speaker, so I can obviously be wrong here, but someone please explain my mistake.

      April 10, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/ADwain1

        Daft tranlation: "they know where this money is coming front"???

        May 11, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/EvaZelen1

          Why is present progressive tense required in English?

          March 2, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/terminalmage
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          • 385

          I don't think it is. The present tense in German can be translated as either the present or present progressive in English.

          March 3, 2019
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