Why are so many words capitalized in German?

Question

I've noticed that a large number of words are capitalized in the German language. I'm not German and can't read it either, but I just always wondered why so many words start with a capital letter, even if they are not 'proper nouns'?

Thanx :)

Answer 1

Some other native Germans hav said it already (correctly), all nouns are written with capitals. And not only that: also verbs and adjectives can turn into nouns, if they get an article.

Example:
das Gehen faellt mir schwer.
(Walking is hard for me)

If you ever turn a word into a noun by putting an article (direct der, die, das, indirect den, dem), it will be written with capitals.

Also adjectives can become nouns, by the same rules: die Grosse, der Kleine etc. (the big one, the small/little one).

BUT: as soon as the noun is behind the adjective, the adjective then returns being an adjective and is written small.

Example:
die grosse Frau, der kleine Mann (the tall woman, the short man).

And of course, also every name and every first word in a sentence is written big. (That is a german saying, we don't say "capitalized", instead we say "it is written big" or 'it is written small")

Answer 2

In German all nouns start with a capital letter, the words for objects like "chair" or "house" and also for immaterial things like "love" or "fear" - every grammatical noun starts with a capital letter. I don't know why, this is just a speciality of the German language.

Answer 3

Its because in German grammar, all nouns must be spelled with a capital letter.

For example:
Der Hund hat mit dem Bild gespielt.

There are 3 capitalized words in that sentence, if you wrote it in english,

The dog played with the picture.

there is only one capitalized word which is the first. Its sort of like names in any othr laguage, they are spelled with a capital letter.
Since germans not only spell names, and the first word in a sentence with capitals at the beginning, but also every noun, there are a lot more capitals.

Answer 4

ALL NOUNS start with. a capital letter in German.
V. gr.Das Haus,der Hund meaning the house and the
dog .
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Answer 5

In german, more types of nouns are capitalized (I believe) vs. English where just names and such are capatilized.

Answer 6

all nouns are capitalized in German

Answer 7

interior the context of a sentence they does not substitute which potential, yet on their very own some could be unsuitable for verbs or prepositions and so forth. Edit: i'm able to't think of of any examples, lol.

Answer 8

The others got it before me....booooooohoooooooo :'(

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