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- "Ich sehe die Freunde."
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This is a very strange sentence in English. I'm not sure if I'd ever use this.
kacsabeszely Why think about Ross and Rachel? They were more than friends... and they were also on a break.
"Freunde" is plural nominative, genitiv and accusative; "Freunden" is plural dative.
Okay I understand that it has die but in English, you would rarely say I see the friends (I see friends should suffice!)
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Not sure how it applies to the german but in english I feel like "I see the friends" implies a group of people you dont know, whereas I see friends implies that they are your friends. (Or that you assume these people are friends/friendly)
Is there a difference between Freunde and Freunden and if so is there an instance in which one is preferable, or are they interchangeable? Thanks/danke
"I am seeing" in US/UK English generally means dating or going out with someone; in the basic sense "perceive with eyes", the verb is not usually used in the continuous aspect, and instead we just say "I see".
Because die Freunde (the friends) refers to a specific group of friends.
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'Ich sehe unsere Freunde' (i see our friends) is right, but 'Ich sehe die Freunde' is not good English. Or 'Ich sehe ein Freunde' (I see a friend) is ok too.
Little bit strange.... "I see the friends" rather than "I see my friends" Makes me feel sorry for the guy.
So let's see an example of friends used in the dative case? Would it be: "Ich gibe den Freunden den Apfel."?
Would this apply to a group of friends consisting of both boys and girls?
They're on a stakeout and the detective in the car was just asked if he can see either the target or the friends, or both. I use this everyday.
