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Why is it called a building (lemmy.world)
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[-] majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com 50 points 4 months ago

Call them "Builts"

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 months ago

That's exactly how it works in German.

Gebäude ("built") for building

Gemälde ("painted") for painting

Gedichte ("thing that was said") for poem

[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 20 points 4 months ago

No, built is "gebaut" not "Gebäude". The "Ge- -e" circumfix is unrelated to the past participle. It can also be used with nouns, see "Gebirge" (range of mountains) from "Berg" (mountain)

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