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Kleinschreibung

lowercase writing, use of small letters

noun KLAIN-shrai-boong Rare
Communication Writing

Usage Note

Kleinschreibung means writing words with a lower-case initial letter. In German, unlike many languages, all nouns are capitalised, so Kleinschreibung applies to adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and other non-noun words.

Examples

"Verben stehen im Deutschen immer mit Kleinschreibung, sofern sie nicht am Satzanfang stehen."

Natural Translation

Verbs in German are always written with a lower-case letter unless they are at the beginning of a sentence.

Literal Translation

Verbs stand in German always with lowercase writing as long as they not at sentence-start stand.

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