Quote Originally Posted by blitzkrieg80
btw, question for native-German speakers: wtf is up with "uber" = "super"?! I never understood that. Superman is Supermann and uber means "over" so is that a Saturday Night Live reference or what? where did this come from I'm curious
"über" comes from "oben" and means "above". It can mean "over" in the sense of "across", example "fahr über die Brücke" (go over the bridge) or "er geht über die Strasse" (he is crossing the street). In both sentences there is "above" implemented, because of the bridge above the water and the paved road above the ground. So, the correct translation of the Latin word "super" is "über".

"super", if not part of a forgein word, is used in colloquial German in the sense of "fine", "cool", "rocks", "agreed" and such things; example "we will have roast today" - "super". Or, "you did that super" But also often ironical; for example "we are 10k in the minus" - "super...".