ohne

carolinacc commented on the word ohne

without (german)

June 3, 2008

asativum commented on the word ohne

Mein' Grossmutter faehrt Motorrad,

Ohne Bremsen, ohne Licht,

Und der Schuppo an die Ecke

Sieht die alte Hexe nicht.

(Do correct my grammar, please.)

Rough translation:

My grandmother drives a motorbike,

without brakes, without lights,

and the copper on the corner

doesn't see the old witch.

Perhaps it loses some of its charm in translation. Or in the grammar of an addlepated three-year-old.

June 3, 2008

plethora commented on the word ohne

I have a pencil case that my friend brought me from Germany from a shop called Sheep World and it says "Ohne dich ist alles doof" meaning, "Without you everything is stupid." It then has little pictures that are all labelled "doof". It's adorable. But the point is, that's what I think of whenever I hear ohne. And considering I learn German, that's pretty often.

Clearly I have been Wordie-less too long, considering how much I just rambled about my pencil case.

June 3, 2008