Longest German word..

[ak47.]

Is this it: Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz ?

[denacioust]

Thats two words? And I'm sure theres some medical term longer.

[DarkReality]

There is no longest german word. Due to our grammar, compound words are written together. So "meat production" would be Fleischproduktion.

So technically, you could attach a word at the end of Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz that makes half-way sense, and you'd have a longer word.

[Adam]

There is no longest german word. Due to our grammar, compound words are written together. So "meat production" would be Fleischproduktion.

So technically, you could attach a word at the end of Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz that makes half-way sense, and you'd have a longer word.
[/pass]

[Homer43]

There is no longest german word. Due to our grammar, compound words are written together. So "meat production" would be Fleischproduktion.

So technically, you could attach a word at the end of Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz that makes half-way sense, and you'd have a longer word.

Or you could just take an infinitely long number and write it out.

[Karl]

There is no longest german word. Due to our grammar, compound words are written together. So "meat production" would be Fleischproduktion.

So technically, you could attach a word at the end of Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz that makes half-way sense, and you'd have a longer word.
I came. From reading. That post.

[Choft]

Last year when I did german my teacher told us the longest word, I can't remember what it was though. It could be the one you've done.

[DarkReality]

-_-

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetzbeauftragter would be a longer word. Translated it would be the commissionary in charge of the Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz.

FYI: The translation would be:

"beef labeling regulation & delegation of supervision law"

This was a 1999 German Word of the Year (http://german.about.com/library/blwortjahr98-01.htm), and it also won a special award as the longest German word for that year. It refers to a "law for regulating the labeling of beef" - all in one word, which is why it is so long. German also likes abbreviations (http://german.about.com/library/blabbrev.htm), and this word has one: ReÜAÜG.

[Spark]

Ever heard of http://www.google.co.uk?

[math92]

about.com says
Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän, which in English becomes four words: "Danube steamship company captain."

[denacioust]

Obviously its not since it can be elongated to Vice Captain, at least.

[DarkReality]

Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänsgesellsc haftsmitgliedsregister would be "member index of the association of Danube steamship company captains"

I win. For now >_>

[Don]

SctueirNeguiWerruScRreiDefraySceyDeiDeiScreyuSgras gReasHRessScteir.

[Soon to be flash master]

Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswe rk-
bauunterbeamtengessellschaft (one word, no hyphen)
(die, 80 letters) "association of subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services" (the name of a pre-war club in Vienna) - Not really useful, this word is more of a desperate attempt to lengthen the word below.

about.com

[DarkReality]

Congratulations on your ability to copy and paste -_-

[.Valhalla.]

Is this another penis envy battle?














Shame!

[Alice Cooper]

...Anticonstitutionellement?

[DarkReality]

Antikonstitutionselement.

>_>

[/spellingnazi]

[Blazeofspikes]

off topic subject

Is german the hardest language to learn?

[denacioust]

No. German is incredibly easy to learn. Of my experience of it anyway.

[DarkReality]

You know english. English has the strangest and most inconsistent grammar I know of. So no, german shouldn't be a problem. It's extremely systematic, actually. Once you get past our pronounciation, which is quite different that english pronounciations of syllables.

[denacioust]

I've always found the pronunciation in German easy. Correct usage of grammar is my main problem, inthat the way some string of words may make sense in English their German counterparts will not.

[Chimpy]

The only trouble I have with German is the whole preposition system. With the accusative and dative stuff. I know it makes sense but I always forget it.

Anyway, you could always write out an incredibly long number as a word then add more digits for inifinity.

[denacioust]

Aus Bei Gegenuber Mit Nach Seit Von Zu are the...Dative? ones...

And then FUDGEBOW for Accusative.

[Choft]

Isn't English a hard language for foreigners to learn?

[Blazeofspikes]

... im doomed. i choose German for next year and i cant even pronounce wine bottles that came from France. and btw what does Aus Bei Gegenuber Mit Nach Seit Von Zu are the...Dative mean? Quote from denacioust.

[denacioust]

Those are prepositions which when you use put the sentence into the Dative case...Ich fahre mit dem rad

[Infinite shadow]

To many german words to count, and i doubt anyone here would take time to look for it. I take spanish.

[ssgtGrimreaper]

Pssh, n00blets.
Latin rawks.
>.>

[denacioust]

Pssh, n00blets.
Latin rawks.
>.>


Noobletie Ite Domum

[swatdude]

Latin, talis a simplex etiamnunc universa lingua, vos got delecto is

It rough, I am still new with latin -_-

[..MIS..]

I normally kill germans on video games, but I know thats a german word.

[big-VR-machine]

since in germany u combind words, wonder what the longest would b of just 1 of them. like when u translate it to english it would be one word. like tashenrechner (or how ever calculator is spelt)

[Sticksandstones32]

Isn't English a hard language for foreigners to learn?
Very. Much harder than it is for us to read that scribbly japanese writing.
The english language consists of multiple languages, A lot of words come from different languages. So foreigners have to learn other languages to understand english.

[Ilde4]

Or you could just take an infinitely long number and write it out.

There would be spaces in that. Unless it's different in German, which I know nothing about.

[Homer43]

There would be spaces in that. Unless it's different in German, which I know nothing about.

So, you could just take an infinitely long number and write it out.

[DefendYourAstle]

Very. Much harder than it is for us to read that scribbly japanese writing.
The english language consists of multiple languages, A lot of words come from different languages. So foreigners have to learn other languages to understand english.
and there's an exception to every rule. I before E. EXCEPTION: after C. EXCEPTION: weird.
It's only Germanic because of the structure, the words and sounds for the letters are a mess.

[sillytomloverx]

i have no idea what you guys are talking about. i'm taking spanish.

learning espanol es facil except para conjugar.

cut me a break, yo tengo un ano de espanol.

[PiratexWithxWings]

Dana es mucho inteligente y nosotros hablamos GERMAN.

NO ESPANOL!!!!

Even though that was probably all wrong.

[theryman]

Antikonstitutionselement.

>_>

[/spellingnazi]
In german, which makes it a double roffle.

[e p]

i have no idea what you guys are talking about. i'm taking spanish.

learning espanol es facil except para conjugar.

cut me a break, yo tengo un ano de espanol.


Then don't post if you don't have something relevant to say. Plus, you bumped a 4 month old thread.

[/hypocricy]

[PiratexWithxWings]

hypocricy?

[e p]

Yes. Hypocrisy. Being a hypocrite.

[PiratexWithxWings]

Which is...?

Sorry, I'm not too bright.

[e p]

Nonetheless, it's an easy word. And if you don't know, look it up.

[PiratexWithxWings]

Will do.

[Xgen_freak]

-_-

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetzbeauftragter would be a longer word. Translated it would be the commissionary in charge of the Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübert ragungsgesetz.

FYI: The translation would be:

"beef labeling regulation & delegation of supervision law"wow german is hard

[Eon26]

Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswe rkbauunterbeamtengessellschaft

(it shows a space at ...ebswe rkbauunterbeam... but i dunno if its just my computer screen... there is no space.)

"Association of subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services"

(the name of a pre-war club in Vienna) - Not really useful, this word is more of a desperate attempt to lengthen the word Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän


There you go :D

[Homer43]

It's not your computer screen, its just something the boards do.