Why is it called a building

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majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com · 50 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Call them "Builts"

eestileib@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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 · 21 pts · 2y

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)

mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y

This is less of a brag and more a question for the philosoraptor.

Edit: Apologies... didn't even notice that loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works beat me to this observation.

loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 2y
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Nfamwap@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y

Wrong meme, my guy.

Eggyhead@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Why are they called gaming laptops when they don’t play the games themselves?

wonderfulvoltaire@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

I want to see a laptop capable of fully simulating how pro gamers truly react. AI on its own right now isn't there yet but monitor manufacturers are implementing "basically cheating" features in that direction.

VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y

Builting

meleethecat@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

Erection

NorthWestWind@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y

Laughs in language with no tenses

Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Driveway. Parkway.

Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Buildway?

AA5B@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

And if there’s a highway, why don’t they talk about it on c|trees

(And why doesn’t the markdown page say how to reference communities?)

unreachable@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

buildingup

KingJalopy@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

Buildinged.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I counter with Buffalo buffalo buffalo ruffalo buffalo as being a valid sentence.

original_reader@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

That that exists exists in that that that that exists exists in.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

True true true true, true true.

Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Put a bigger space between steve and and, and and and dave on that sign.

leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

same reason a painting or drawing is named, i guess.

ChanSecodina@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Or a piling or filing or filling or recording.

leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y

yup, good suggestions.
there's lots of them apparently.

AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Its the same with a lot of words. Winding, painting, ending, etc

itsnotits@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

It's* the same

Zoot@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 2y

You don't building, no you build a building.