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2026-03-31 17:53 UTC
@SJHoodlet@writing.exchange and on a side note, not to be rude but because I always struggle with words in English.
Your last line, danke is the correct form for thanks for many thanks it cuts the e at the end and becomes a noun "Vielen Dank."
As a child we learned the rule if you can see or touch it it is written with an upper case ... Not a perfect Donkey bridge (Eselsbrūcke) but it helps for daily objects including the sun, ghosts, glass, fog etc.
My personal advice for cases.
Ask yourself what is it? If you can answer the what is it with a sense making answer. What is it? The Thank(fullness) - der Dank, which refers to the Name of the feeling or the act of being thankful, you probably 98% right of using the upper case.
Similar if you can ask how is it - wie ist es. Your are dealing with an adjective (lower case letter) they are also called Wieworte - how(to)-words.
If you doing stuff it's also almost always a lower case letter. They are called Tuworte. Hope it helps a bit in the future.🙂
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@SJHoodlet@writing.exchange 2026-03-31 18:34
@AnnaSaultron@nerdculture.de Thank you for correcting me! Sorry for getting it wrong. I should have known that one. 😅 I was wondering about the upper case / capitalization of certain words. Thank you for that explanation. It helps, and I'm sure I will get better with practice. And thank you for the Pixi book recommendation! I will look into that. I never thought of movies, but that's also a great idea! 😊