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[Poopadoop]

"Ich bin ein Berliner" -> I am a donut.

I never understood how this is wrong.

Ich - I
bin - I assume this means 'am'
ein - one
Berliner - someone from Berlin

Where did JFK go wrong? And more importantly, is this why the Kaiser had him bumped off?

[MadMojoMonkey]

I never understood how this is wrong.

Ich - I
bin - I assume this means 'am'
ein - one
Berliner - someone from Berlin

Where did JFK go wrong? And more importantly, is this why the Kaiser had him bumped off?

All of those translation assumptions are correct. Nicely done.

It's a syntax error. He used English syntax instead of German syntax.

If he wanted to say, "I am a Berliner (person from Berlin)," he should have said, "Ich bin Berliner." Then, Berliner is an adjective describing "I." By saying, "a Berliner," he's indicating that Berliner is a noun. Unfortunate for him that there's a popular donut in Germany called a Berliner. Comically hilarious for the rest of us.

[Poopadoop]

All of those translation assumptions are correct. Nicely done.

It's a syntax error. He used English syntax instead of German syntax.

If he wanted to say, "I am a Berliner (person from Berlin)," he should have said, "Ich bin Berliner." Then, Berliner is an adjective describing "I." By saying, "a Berliner," he's indicating that Berliner is a noun. Unfortunate for him that there's a popular donut in Germany called a Berliner. Comically hilarious for the rest of us.

berliner.jpg

That is not a donut. That is a Bismark.

Still funny though.

[CoccoBill]

It's a syntax error. He used English syntax instead of German syntax.

If he wanted to say, "I am a Berliner (person from Berlin)," he should have said, "Ich bin Berliner." Then, Berliner is an adjective describing "I." By saying, "a Berliner," he's indicating that Berliner is a noun. Unfortunate for him that there's a popular donut in Germany called a Berliner. Comically hilarious for the rest of us.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bi...2_urban_legend