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In native German words, is Q always followed by U, as in English?
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In English, native words with a Q always have a U immediately after it. (There are some borrowed words like "faqir" from Arabic that do not follow this pattern.)
I am starting to learn German. Every word with a Q that I have seen so far follows this convention, but the sources I have been using have not mentioned a rule like this. I remember this rule being mentioned explicitly when learning English grammar. Is this a rule in German?
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In English, native words with a Q always have a U immediately after it. (There are some borrowed words like "faqir" from Arabic that do not follow this pattern.)
I am starting to learn German. Every word with a Q that I have seen so far follows this convention, but the sources I have been using have not mentioned a rule like this. I remember this rule being mentioned explicitly when learning English grammar. Is this a rule in German?
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There are no German words which have a q without a following u. Not in loanwords either, it's replaced by k then → der Fakir. Proper names may replace k by q for effect.
– Janka
7 hours ago
Most English words with qu are not native.
– David Vogt
6 hours ago
You mean they were absorbed from romance languages over the centuries? But not in as modern of times as "Qi"?
– JamesFaix
6 hours ago
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In English, native words with a Q always have a U immediately after it. (There are some borrowed words like "faqir" from Arabic that do not follow this pattern.)
I am starting to learn German. Every word with a Q that I have seen so far follows this convention, but the sources I have been using have not mentioned a rule like this. I remember this rule being mentioned explicitly when learning English grammar. Is this a rule in German?
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In English, native words with a Q always have a U immediately after it. (There are some borrowed words like "faqir" from Arabic that do not follow this pattern.)
I am starting to learn German. Every word with a Q that I have seen so far follows this convention, but the sources I have been using have not mentioned a rule like this. I remember this rule being mentioned explicitly when learning English grammar. Is this a rule in German?
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There are no German words which have a q without a following u. Not in loanwords either, it's replaced by k then → der Fakir. Proper names may replace k by q for effect.
– Janka
7 hours ago
Most English words with qu are not native.
– David Vogt
6 hours ago
You mean they were absorbed from romance languages over the centuries? But not in as modern of times as "Qi"?
– JamesFaix
6 hours ago
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There are no German words which have a q without a following u. Not in loanwords either, it's replaced by k then → der Fakir. Proper names may replace k by q for effect.
– Janka
7 hours ago
Most English words with qu are not native.
– David Vogt
6 hours ago
You mean they were absorbed from romance languages over the centuries? But not in as modern of times as "Qi"?
– JamesFaix
6 hours ago
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There are no German words which have a q without a following u. Not in loanwords either, it's replaced by k then → der Fakir. Proper names may replace k by q for effect.
– Janka
7 hours ago
There are no German words which have a q without a following u. Not in loanwords either, it's replaced by k then → der Fakir. Proper names may replace k by q for effect.
– Janka
7 hours ago
Most English words with qu are not native.
– David Vogt
6 hours ago
Most English words with qu are not native.
– David Vogt
6 hours ago
You mean they were absorbed from romance languages over the centuries? But not in as modern of times as "Qi"?
– JamesFaix
6 hours ago
You mean they were absorbed from romance languages over the centuries? But not in as modern of times as "Qi"?
– JamesFaix
6 hours ago
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For a long time, the same rule "Q is always followed by u" was true for German as well. However, in mean time, the de facto defining book for the German language, the Duden added the words "Qi" (Chi), "Qigong", "Qigongkugel" and "Qindar" (and abbreviations and words derived from abbreviations, like "QR-Code" for which no "real" German word exists)
answered 7 hours ago
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The terminus technicus you are looking for is "phonotactical rule of German".
– jonathan.scholbach
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My Database of German words contains 2174 words with Q or q followed by u, but only 2 where after Q or q comes some other letter. There is no word that ends with q. The two exceptional words are:
- Qi (Chinese origin)
- Maqam (Arab origin)
I hope this answers your question
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From a statistical point of view necessarily. But there are no rules without exception. For example, with abbreviations such as QM.
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For a long time, the same rule "Q is always followed by u" was true for German as well. However, in mean time, the de facto defining book for the German language, the Duden added the words "Qi" (Chi), "Qigong", "Qigongkugel" and "Qindar" (and abbreviations and words derived from abbreviations, like "QR-Code" for which no "real" German word exists)
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The terminus technicus you are looking for is "phonotactical rule of German".
– jonathan.scholbach
5 hours ago
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For a long time, the same rule "Q is always followed by u" was true for German as well. However, in mean time, the de facto defining book for the German language, the Duden added the words "Qi" (Chi), "Qigong", "Qigongkugel" and "Qindar" (and abbreviations and words derived from abbreviations, like "QR-Code" for which no "real" German word exists)
answered 7 hours ago
Bodo ThiesenBodo Thiesen
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The terminus technicus you are looking for is "phonotactical rule of German".
– jonathan.scholbach
5 hours ago
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For a long time, the same rule "Q is always followed by u" was true for German as well. However, in mean time, the de facto defining book for the German language, the Duden added the words "Qi" (Chi), "Qigong", "Qigongkugel" and "Qindar" (and abbreviations and words derived from abbreviations, like "QR-Code" for which no "real" German word exists)
answered 7 hours ago
Bodo ThiesenBodo Thiesen
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For a long time, the same rule "Q is always followed by u" was true for German as well. However, in mean time, the de facto defining book for the German language, the Duden added the words "Qi" (Chi), "Qigong", "Qigongkugel" and "Qindar" (and abbreviations and words derived from abbreviations, like "QR-Code" for which no "real" German word exists)
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The terminus technicus you are looking for is "phonotactical rule of German".
– jonathan.scholbach
5 hours ago
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The terminus technicus you are looking for is "phonotactical rule of German".
– jonathan.scholbach
5 hours ago
The terminus technicus you are looking for is "phonotactical rule of German".
– jonathan.scholbach
5 hours ago
The terminus technicus you are looking for is "phonotactical rule of German".
– jonathan.scholbach
5 hours ago
add a comment |
My Database of German words contains 2174 words with Q or q followed by u, but only 2 where after Q or q comes some other letter. There is no word that ends with q. The two exceptional words are:
- Qi (Chinese origin)
- Maqam (Arab origin)
I hope this answers your question
answered 7 hours ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
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Du warst 15 Sekunden schneller ...
– Bodo Thiesen
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My Database of German words contains 2174 words with Q or q followed by u, but only 2 where after Q or q comes some other letter. There is no word that ends with q. The two exceptional words are:
- Qi (Chinese origin)
- Maqam (Arab origin)
I hope this answers your question
answered 7 hours ago
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Du warst 15 Sekunden schneller ...
– Bodo Thiesen
7 hours ago
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My Database of German words contains 2174 words with Q or q followed by u, but only 2 where after Q or q comes some other letter. There is no word that ends with q. The two exceptional words are:
- Qi (Chinese origin)
- Maqam (Arab origin)
I hope this answers your question
answered 7 hours ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
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My Database of German words contains 2174 words with Q or q followed by u, but only 2 where after Q or q comes some other letter. There is no word that ends with q. The two exceptional words are:
- Qi (Chinese origin)
- Maqam (Arab origin)
I hope this answers your question
answered 7 hours ago
Hubert SchölnastHubert Schölnast
75.8k7 gold badges116 silver badges253 bronze badges
answered 7 hours ago
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answered 7 hours ago
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answered 7 hours ago
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Du warst 15 Sekunden schneller ...
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Du warst 15 Sekunden schneller ...
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Du warst 15 Sekunden schneller ...
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From a statistical point of view necessarily. But there are no rules without exception. For example, with abbreviations such as QM.
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From a statistical point of view necessarily. But there are no rules without exception. For example, with abbreviations such as QM.
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Abbreviations are not words.
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Abbreviations are not words.
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There are no German words which have a q without a following u. Not in loanwords either, it's replaced by k then → der Fakir. Proper names may replace k by q for effect.
– Janka
7 hours ago
Most English words with qu are not native.
– David Vogt
6 hours ago
You mean they were absorbed from romance languages over the centuries? But not in as modern of times as "Qi"?
– JamesFaix
6 hours ago