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What is the difference between nennen and benennen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between nennen and benennen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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man nennt kurze fakten, zählt sie auf, gibt informationen ... man benennt dinge die bereits da sind oder genannt wurden, man gibt ihnen namen oder sagt ihren namen
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You use "nennen" when you want to list a bunch of things. "Benennen" is for when you want to name something specific.
Example: Nennen Sie 3 Tiere: Katze, Hund, Maus (Name 3 animals: cat, dog, mouse.)
Benennen Sie dieses Tier: Das ist ein Hund. (Name this animal: That's a dog.)
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Nennen= Chiamare, menzionare
Benennen= denominare, intitolare

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