Nuts & Bolts of German: Personal pronouns: Recently, during a German oral examination ......

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Recently, during a German oral examination ........


 Lehrer: „Wie viele Bundesländer hat Deutschland, und wie heißen sie?”
 

Student: „Deutschland hat viele Bundesländer, und ich heiße Sam Quinn. ”

 

1. How should Sam have answered the first question?

„Deutschland hat Bundesländer.”

 

2. Obviously, Sam misunderstood the second question. What did he think he heard?

„Wie viele Bundesländer hat Deutschland,  und wie ?”
 

Deutschlands Bundesländer

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