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    Philologist Senior Member ajaxfetish's Avatar
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    So I have a question for Husar, Ser Clegane, Centurio, or any other native German speakers. Which of the following sounds better?:

    -Der Euro wird eingeführt werden müssen haben
    -Der Euro muß eingeführt worden sein werden

    I realize they're more complicated and perhaps contrived than the vast majority of what anyone would ever say, but I'm trying to establish the relative ordering of German auxiliary verbs, so I want to fit as many kinds in together as possible. Also let me know if they're both horrible and there's something else I've completely overlooked.

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    Default Re: German Question

    The second one, but without context, neither seems to make a lot of sense.
    The Euro will have to have been introduced? If that's what you want to say, it would be "Der Euro muss eingeführt worden sein."
    If it's for example "The Euro will have to have been introduced, before we can start this business.", that would be "Der Euro muss eingeführt worden sein, bevor wir mit diesem Geschäft beginnen können."
    Either way the last "werden" shouldn't be there, I cannot really think of any chronological construct where that would make sense.


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    Default Re: German Question

    German sounds kinda savage when you hear it out loud. Same with Dutch.

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    Default Re: German Question

    Quote Originally Posted by Megas Methuselah View Post
    German sounds kinda savage when you hear it out loud. Same with Dutch.
    Dutch is very loud, but German is a very refined and delicate language imo. The melody perfectly sums up the intention of a word. Nothing says HI BABE like mein liebe

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    Default Re: German Question

    From experience with people of these nationalities, I would characterise these steorotypes:

    The Dutch are open and honest people, but free spirited. Dislike being oppressed in anyway.

    Germans seem far more methological, but with a broad taste pallet. While not repressed, they are generally far more efficient, which sort of represses actions or makes sure they are done properly.
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    What Husar said - both sentences are correct if you remove the last verb.

    For the sake of increasing the number of auxiliary verbs you might change it into:

    "Der Euro wird eingeführt worden sein müssen"

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    Sounds about right, never tell a Dutchie what to do hell hath no fury like a Dutchie patronised, we know what to do and are deeply suspicious about just about everything, the Netherlands is controlled anarchy. Germans are much more lawful and will work within the frame laid out for them, make the best of it, and come up with the best result eventually.

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