Re:German for Programmers
by BoppreH on Friday February 08, 2019 @06:41AM
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Not sure what you mean about "sonhar em/com". In this case em" is used to depict the medium, while "com" regards the subject. For example, "sonhar em alemão" means "to dream in German" (e.g. everyone talks in German), while "sonhar com alemão" means "to dream about German" (e.g. you dreamed you were in class).
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In Portuguese you can also use "em" in sentences like "sonhou em regressar ao Brasil" (quoting an example from the Wiktionary). In French we would say "J'ai rêvé de retourner au Brésil", the literal translation with "en" would be nonsensical.