26.3 Formation of compound words - Determining and Determined |
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The Telefonkabel is a cable not a telephone. The determined part is Kabel and not Telefon. The Telefon specifies Kabel and gives us the information, what kind of cable it is.
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Once more: The Telefon is the determined; we know it is a telephone. The Haus specifies what kind of telephone it is.
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der Pelzfaul | does not mean anything | ||
but der Faulpelz | lazybones |
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