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====Compound words==== | ====Compound words==== | ||
There are | When creating a Germian compound word one ought to look at the each of the 4 Germanic languages' equivalent word to decide how it will be formed. There are 3 types of compound words in Germian. | ||
'''Closed compound words''' | |||
apel + juus = apeljuus | |||
apeljuus ⇄ applejuice | apeljuus ⇄ applejuice | ||
hamburger + brout = hamburgerbrout | |||
hamburgerbrout ⇄ hamburger bun, hamburger bread | |||
'''Open compound words''' | |||
video speil ⇄ video game | |||
ful moon ⇄ full moon | |||
Hyphenated compound words | |||
4. Hypenated, hyphens are often used when a compound modifies a noun CD-caifa CD-disc | 4. Hypenated, hyphens are often used when a compound modifies a noun CD-caifa CD-disc | ||