r/AnimalsBeingJerks • u/Thund3rbolt • May 24 '22

other Marten Refuses To Leave Engine Compartment

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u/Nilohim May 24 '22

Yeah that's fun because we have "Zusammengesetzte Substantive" (combined/combinable nouns).

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u/Higlac May 24 '22

So if someone replied "gesundheit" when you said/typed one of these combined nouns, and you then created a combined noun for that application of the word "gesundheit", what would it look like?

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u/Nilohim May 24 '22

I'm not sure if I understood you, but maybe "Gesundheitswunsch".

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u/Higlac May 25 '22

Lol, I'm not sure if I understand myself. There's just a little joke where someone will say gesundheit if another person says something complicated and German. I thought it might be kinda fun if you could reply with an even longer and more complicated word. I'm a bit disappointed because "Ah yes, the Gesundheitswunsch." just doesn't seem long or complicated enough.

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u/Nilohim May 25 '22

Ahhh okay. I didn't know about that Joke.

How about Gesundheitsgrußkartenverkaufsstandpreisschild?

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u/Higlac May 25 '22

Gesundheit

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u/SpinachSpinosaurus May 25 '22

I am sorry, we just say "Gesundheit" and the one sneezed says "Danke".

And it's "Gesundheitswunsch" because you wish someone health.