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    Translation correct?

    What makes a good friend? - Was gibt ein guter Freund ab????????????

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    What makes a good friend?

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    Was gibt ein guter Freund ab????????????

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    Looked this up in a dictionary and it said 'abgeben'. I've never heard this expression before and it sounds really strange.

    Is it the most usual way of asking this question?

    I want my students to answer 'ein guter Freund sollte ehrlich, sympathisch usw sein'. Is this the right question??

    And is 'sollte' correct here? Not 'soll'? - it is from their own point of view.
    AuthorGenna22 Sep 04, 20:36
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    Was macht einen guten Freund aus?

    Yes, "sollte" is correct and if they answer "Ein Freund sollte..." they refer to their own opinion.
    #1AuthorClaudia22 Sep 04, 20:44
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    A good friend soll ... = a good friend shall ...

    This sounds more like a command: "Thou shalt not steal!"

    A good friend sollte ... = a good friend should ...

    This is the right way to say it if it's not meant to be a command.
    #2AuthorVader22 Sep 04, 20:52
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    good friend

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    Was macht einen guten Freund aus?



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    Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    #3Authorgenna22 Sep 04, 21:10
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    Mit 'abgeben' hieße es: Wer gibt einen guten Freund ab? Jemand, der ehrlich, sympathisch etc. ist.
    #4Authordagmar22 Sep 04, 21:46
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    Just curious, Genna: Where did you find "abgeben"?
    #5AuthorSophil22 Sep 04, 21:55
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    Abgeben könnte in dem folgenden Sinne benutzt werde:

    "Sie würde eine gute Freundin abgeben" - "She would make a good friend".

    #6AuthorVader22 Sep 04, 22:19
     
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