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#178189 07/17/2008 12:37 PM
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Schadenfreude: Gibt es ein Adjektiv? Ja: Schadenfroh. But what is the pronunciation?

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Hydra: If my high-school German serves me still, it's a noun and as such will always be capitalized, while it's pronounced SHAW den Freud uh


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Hydra: If my high-school German serves me still, it's a noun and as such will always be capitalized, while it's pronounced SHAW den Freud uh


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I mean: what is the pronunciation of the adjective.

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 Originally Posted By: Hydra
I mean: what is the pronunciation of the adjective.


/ʃaːdənfroː/

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Schadenfro -- deriving pleasure from someone else's bad hair day.

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Aaah, le bon mot!

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or le bon mop.


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BTW, thanks goofy.


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