zufolge
German translation: dem Bericht zufolge/zufolge des Berichts
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| 19:06 Nov 22, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: Kim Metzger Mexico Local time: 09:02 | |||
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| 4 +2 | Both positions are possible |
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2Both positions are possible Explanation: zufolge, as you know, means according to, as a consequence. Zufolge des Berichtes or dem Bericht zufolge. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2638 days (2009-02-12 14:32:59 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- I was also surprised to see this question come up again after all these years. I rarely offer an opinion on the German language any more. I certainly respect the opinions of the German native speakers. For the sake of discussion, what do you think of the following statements? Zufolge (Vorangestellt)(selten) http://www.erikholm.dk/Dativ_oder_Genitiv.htm Siehe kausal http://home.arcor.de/jean_luc/Deutsch/Grammatik/genitiv.htm |
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