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Why is it called a building (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Varven@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com 50 points 3 months ago

Call them "Builts"

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 months ago

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 20 points 3 months ago

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 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I think I would've used the philosoraptor instead to make this meme. The idea guy isn't typically used to ask questions. [Edit: I see it's been changed to philosoraptor, nice !👌]

[-] Nfamwap@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

Wrong meme, my guy.

[-] Eggyhead@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

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

[-] wonderfulvoltaire@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

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 10 points 3 months ago

Builting

[-] meleethecat@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Erection

[-] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Laughs in language with no tenses

[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Driveway. Parkway.

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Buildway?

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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 points 3 months ago

build~~ing~~up

[-] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 4 points 3 months ago

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

[-] ChanSecodina@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Or a piling or filing or filling or recording.

[-] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 1 points 3 months ago

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

[-] BellaDonna@mujico.org 3 points 3 months ago

It's because it is the result of the action, like a drawing. We just don't say a built, or a drawn. I'm not sure why we used the gerand in English, but we do.