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minus-squarepumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoWouldn’t e halfway to a be ä The short e in Mercedes is much closer to e than to ä
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYesn’t. E and Ä are basically the same sounds but you use the letter Ä to indicate that the root word has an A. Fähre is derived from fahren so it has Ä but it’s the same sound as the first E in Mercedes.
minus-squarepumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAt least in Austria the first e in Mercedes is much closer to e than to ä. On the other hand many actual ä are also much closer to e than to ä in Austria so ig it might be different in Germany.
Wouldn’t e halfway to a be ä
The short e in Mercedes is much closer to e than to ä
Yesn’t.
E and Ä are basically the same sounds but you use the letter Ä to indicate that the root word has an A. Fähre is derived from fahren so it has Ä but it’s the same sound as the first E in Mercedes.
At least in Austria the first e in Mercedes is much closer to e than to ä.
On the other hand many actual ä are also much closer to e than to ä in Austria so ig it might be different in Germany.