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[–]Jerusalems_Lot 162 points163 points ago

[–]feck_less 39 points40 points ago

I love that last moment where he looks so simultaneously confused and devastated at having dropped his watermelon.

[–]TehGogglesDoNothing 14 points15 points ago

*wassermelone

[–]PraiseBuddha 57 points58 points ago

Wassermelone*

All nouns in German are capitalized.

[–]SwordVsDagger 2 points3 points ago

But you skip over the part where its suppose to be "Das" not dies. And they need to drop the e's at the end too

[–]fleckes 12 points13 points ago

I think you are wrong on both accounts. If I'm not totally mistaken it's perfectly fine to use "dies" in this sentence. It just comes accross as a bit outdated as it's not that commonly used (anymore).

And (if I'm correct in the assumption that you speak about the "e" at the end of the word "meine") "meine" is totally correct, as "Wassermelone" is feminine. "Die Wassermelone". "Mein" would be wrong, as it gets used for the neuter (like "Das Haus") or masculine (like "Der Hammer") form.

For me all of the German used is grammatically correct, maybe capitalize the last "Meine"

[–]theresanapp4this 7 points8 points ago

"Dies ist meine Wassermelone" is correct but noone would say that. It sounds antique. "Das ist meine Melone" would be common.

[–]iknowbetterthanu -1 points0 points ago

diese Wassermelone = this watermelon. die Wassermelone = the watermelon. don't talk bs about outdated.

[–]sunzitaow 2 points3 points ago

He was talking about the use of "dies" instead of "das", which is more colloqial. Don't talk bs about german language.

[–]tbizzle447 0 points1 point ago

"Das" is the neuter gender.. 'Dies' means these/this

[–]PraiseBuddha 1 point2 points ago

Hey, I told you what I know. Now you want more from me? While it's a completely reasonable request, I'm going to feign outrage.

[–]rxh339 0 points1 point ago

You were right anyway.

[–]aachenrockcity 0 points1 point ago

Could you guys please relax for a second I'm trying to laugh here! ... Ugh nevermind

[–]nohbody3 6 points7 points ago

Nom. Melon drop.

[–]brodie21 62 points63 points ago

Germancat has claimed the melon in the name of the fatherland

[–]heracleides 19 points20 points ago

niggas be angry

[–]wise_comment 5 points6 points ago

Naw, they just don't Kampf nearly enough

[–]sometool89 2 points3 points ago

Germancat explained in his manifesto how the watermelon must be rescued from the grasp of JUDEN!

[–]mattze 14 points15 points ago

As a German I have to say that i find these comments utterly confusing.

[–]Fresh_Shart 5 points6 points ago

As a second year Deutsch student, so do I. Mein Lehrer ist Sheiß

[–]Moerderhai 2 points3 points ago

Aw, don't be mean about your teacher. :(

[–]Schobbo 281 points282 points ago

"This is my Watermelon, mine!"

[–]PurpleSharkShit 67 points68 points ago

^ Who's downvoting this guy? There are lots of people who don't speak German who could benefit from this translation. Well done sir.

[–]b17722 97 points98 points ago

The whole fucking sentence is a cognate.

[–]SomeFokkerTookMyName 31 points32 points ago

TIL WTF a cognate is.

[–]feeish 7 points8 points ago

I showed it to a friend of mine whose first language isn't English and had to translate for her in a German accent for her to get it. Just because its a cognate doesn't mean people will understand it.

[–]fleckes 8 points9 points ago

I don't get it. What's the joke, why does the kitty speak German?

Or is it just funny because English speakers can rather easily decipher the meaning of the sentence? Or is there something else I miss here?

[–]feeish 12 points13 points ago

Comedy is usually derived from the unexpected or the least expected answer. I'm not sure why I found it funny. I think it might be because 1)the cats face looks funny 2)why does he have a watermelon 3)why is he speaking German. Its probably the fact that the whole thing is a farce that makes it entirely unexpected and funny.

[–]fleckes 5 points6 points ago

Ah, good to know. I thought there was maybe something I missed, some connection between the cat/the cat's face and German/Germany or something.

Or one of the rather obscure references that get thrown around here on reddit quite often. But good to know that this is not the case.

[–]herrPed 0 points1 point ago

It's a bad translation from English to German (a false cognate) and, memes in German are kinda funny anyway.

[–]JuxtapositionTherapy 0 points1 point ago

It's because of his hair. He looks like Einstein.

[–]mechtech 1 point2 points ago

It was funny to me because I read it in a slow, brooding, steriotypical german voice. It's amusing to imagine a cat talking like that as opposed to the "can I haz cheezeburger" voice.

[–]iamayam 0 points1 point ago

Tip o' the tongue.

[–]vercz 1 point2 points ago

cog·nate adjective /ˈkägˌnāt/ 

(of a word) Having the same linguistic derivation as another; from the same original word or root (e.g., English is, German ist, Latin est from Indo-European esti)

[–]VersatileLight 110 points111 points ago

Yeah, it's not that hard to translate. I don't speak any German and I got it fairly fast.

[–]R3PTILIA 73 points74 points ago

thatsthejoke.jpgthatsthejoke.jpgthatsthejoke.jpg

[–]lookfamiliar 4 points5 points ago

I'm no longer laughing.

[–]frader12 2 points3 points ago

The phrase translates well, unlike sarcasm.

[–]Parthenonn 7 points8 points ago

Is this really German? I though it was just phonetically spelled English for a german accent...

[–]PurpleSharkShit 13 points14 points ago

Yes it's actually German.

[–]Parthenonn 6 points7 points ago

I guess I can understand why English is a germaic language now. Thanks for the confirmation.

[–]thepasswordis1234567 -1 points0 points ago

How about fuck you.

[–]strickjd 10 points11 points ago

Correct conjugation. I approve.

[–]CommunistPenguin 13 points14 points ago

Ich liebe Katzen

[–]IAmNotAPerson6 21 points22 points ago

Ich liebe Katzen essen.

[–]CommunistPenguin 9 points10 points ago

Nein! Katzen ist ein Imbiss nicht!

[–]IAmNotAPerson6 12 points13 points ago

Ja! Ich esse Katzen jeden Tag. Sie schmecken gut...

[–]CommunistPenguin 5 points6 points ago

Das ist Reddit!

[–]Niceomatic 6 points7 points ago

Wo geht es hier zum Karmazug?

[–]CommunistPenguin 5 points6 points ago

Ich weiß nicht

[–]Cristal1337 4 points5 points ago

Ich hoffe ihr habt alle ein Kärtchen gekauft. Sonnst muss ich euch an der nächsten Haltestelle rausschmeißen.

[–]CommunistPenguin 1 point2 points ago

Ok!

[–]jajestemfizikem 5 points6 points ago

Neeeein, nicht kochen, dünsten! Verstehen sie nicht?

[–]rxh339 3 points4 points ago

Hah, der gute Paul.

[–]IAmNotAPerson6 0 points1 point ago

Ach, ich verstehe! Darf ich meine Katze zu meinen Hund füttern?

[–]bluemli 0 points1 point ago

Ich liebe es, Katzen zu essen?

[–]ChinchillaMan99 3 points4 points ago

Was die Katze?!? Katze liebe mich!

[–]CommunistPenguin 1 point2 points ago

Ja!

[–]Endzeitkind 6 points7 points ago

Es ist unglaublich unterhaltsam die Kommentare hier zu lesen wenn man Deutscher ist. Leider denkt das auch jeder der meine englischen Kommentare liest.

[–]Heil_Satan 0 points1 point ago

Ich denke ich verstehen Sie..

[–]ihavefoundmypeeps 28 points29 points ago

Biede von meine Katzen sind dumme esel.

[–]HubertJayFarnsworth 30 points31 points ago

Dein Grammatik tut mir weh.

[–]fleckes 45 points46 points ago

*Deine

[–]bring_out_your_dead 18 points19 points ago

Jawohl. Grammatik ist feminin.

[–]jajestemfizikem 10 points11 points ago

"Jawohl" ist Militärslang.

[–]bring_out_your_dead 8 points9 points ago

Sind wir nicht Soldaten?

[–]AlphaSkag1 5 points6 points ago

¡Oye! Cómo están? Estoy muy bien. ¿Qué está cada boda haciendo aquí? Estoy leyendo cosas en Germán. Bien, voy a salir ahora. ¡Adiós!

Wait fuck

[–]T0BES 1 point2 points ago

that gif is always relevant

[–]DaMangaka 2 points3 points ago

El momento raro cuando vez Grammar Nazis Alemanes. . . . a chin, y yo hablando Español

[–]Scherzkeks -1 points0 points ago

Que?

[–]hellotheremiss 4 points5 points ago

say 'que' again. say 'que' again motherfucker. i dare you, i double dare you, motherfucker...

[–]bring_out_your_dead 0 points1 point ago

um

[–]bpiraeus 0 points1 point ago

Je me rends! Je me rends!

[–]TheInsaneDane 0 points1 point ago

No. You guys cant invade Poland again.

[–]trolol_12 0 points1 point ago

Wir haben viele "grammar nazis" hier.

[–]atturent1 9 points10 points ago

du alter esel.

[–]heracleides 0 points1 point ago

HAH

[–]Cfoxtrot 3 points4 points ago

German jokes: they make sense if du sprichst Deutsch.

[–]PraiseBuddha 1 point2 points ago

Would you mind translating "HAH" for me? I think I've pieced together all the rest, but what could it possibly mean?!

[–]Scherzkeks 4 points5 points ago

LAL

[–]Loewchen -1 points0 points ago

*Bilder *meinen *Esel

[–]el0r 7 points8 points ago

"Bilder von meinen Katzen sind dumme Esel" ? more like "Beide meine Katzen sind dumme Esel."

[–]fleckes 8 points9 points ago

Yeah, that's more likely, but it's better to word it this way:

"Meine beiden Katzen sind dumme Esel."

But more realistically the sentence would read this way:

"Meine beiden Katzen sind verdammte Drecksviecher!"

[–]DickMoveAdam 20 points21 points ago

Omelet du fromage.

[–]Narcoleptic_Narwhal 4 points5 points ago

Guys I think this is literally being a grammar nazi.

[–]el0r 1 point2 points ago

true dat

[–]buhsel 3 points4 points ago

Beide meiner Katzen* Genitiv!

[–]2pacsofgum 4 points5 points ago

Weinerschnitzel

[–]fleckes 11 points12 points ago

*Wiener Schnitzel

[–]atturent1 1 point2 points ago

I think he/she was trying to say both (beide) but used google translate, so it used von.

Could be wrong though.

[–]synschecter115 48 points49 points ago

Das ist eine repost.

[–]paleo_dragon 34 points35 points ago

and WWII wasn't?

[–]squirmingfrog 4 points5 points ago

LoL

[–]SuddenBigotry 3 points4 points ago

It was a repost as much of an improvement...

[–]DerManiac 4 points5 points ago

*ein

[–]Narcoleptic_Narwhal 4 points5 points ago

Repost*.

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[–]benbudnick 6 points7 points ago

i have been learning German lately, and this, as simple as it was just made my day.. thanks. I am gona tag you as sehr gut

[–]IfThisNameIsTaken 3 points4 points ago

Wow, I accidentally read that is I'm going to day you as sehr gut.

[–]roofermann 7 points8 points ago

Ausgezeichnet!

[–]iLEZ 0 points1 point ago

Die lustigen katzen marschieren über Reddit!

[–]chrisfinley98 21 points22 points ago

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
Mein 33coms 970pts 3hrs funny
Seymor went rouge with the watermelon. 3coms 9pts 1mo funny
For my cakeday - My favourite cat picture ever 0coms 5pts 1mo funny
Doing the first german-class of the semester, trying to focus and this is all I can think about... 4coms 45pts 3mos funny
German Kitty watermelon 283coms 1448pts 3mos funny

source: karmadecay

[–]thekilljoy 7 points8 points ago

3 months since last popularly received posting? Acceptable time lapse to me. All those ones in between were not well voted or commented.

Now three months have passed, and quite a lot of new people have stumbled aboard reddit since then.

...And I think this is a trend we're seeing a lot of in these karmadecay posts; it takes round about 3 months before a repost will generally do well. (exceptions, obviously apply, and cross posting excluded.) Obviously we all feel differently, but I think reposting karmadecay content is just as much about upvote farming as many of you think reposts are.

[–]gravitycompels 5 points6 points ago

I MADE THIS! I feel as proud as a kid making his first poo in the toilet, with half as much reason for said pride! HAZZAH

[–]FanofFans 0 points1 point ago

I remember when I first saw it. I had one of my rare actual laughing fits from Reddit. I'm pretty simple and "Wassermelone" is a fun word to say. Anyway, I commend you, good sir.

[–]gravitycompels 0 points1 point ago

SEEEEE

[–]MrGoodbytes 7 points8 points ago

Denn du bist was du isst.

[–]shrinkakrink 3 points4 points ago

ich bin neu hier

[–]Spheros 3 points4 points ago

ROLLTREPPENBENUTZUNGSHINWEISE!

[–]ratajewie 1 point2 points ago

GESCHWINDIGKEITSBEGRENZUNG!

[–]hempsmoker 1 point2 points ago

DONAUDAMPFSCHIFFFAHRTSKAPITÄNSKAJÜTE

[–]rxh339 0 points1 point ago

GRUNDSTÜCKSVERKEHRSGENEHMIGUNGSZUSTÄNDIGKEITSÜBERTRAGUNGSVERORDNUNG

[–]Wutzberger 0 points1 point ago

SCHLUSS JETZT

[–]hempsmoker 1 point2 points ago

:´-(

[–]yep45 2 points3 points ago

so... its a picture of a cat... and its a sentence in German... is that why its funny or am I missing something here?

[–]LittleCucumber 1 point2 points ago

It's okay. I'm in the same position as you.

Maybe it's not out sense of humor.

[–]Stankia 7 points8 points ago

*Das

[–]NegitiveKarma 2 points3 points ago

thank you! I was starting to think I was crazy for being the only one to see that.

[–]fleckes 9 points10 points ago

If I'm not totally mistaken it's totally acceptable to use "dies" in that sentence. It's not as commonly used as "das" (anymore), but that doesn't make it false.

[–]rxh339 0 points1 point ago

You are correct.

[–]eSALTS 3 points4 points ago

Das auto?

[–]emh1389 1 point2 points ago

I think German needs to be more gender neutral.

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[–]ultimatefrizzzbee 8 points9 points ago

Nein Nein Nein! NEIN! is what you meant to say. but good try.

[–]boobsrbest 2 points3 points ago

I can totally hear the accent in my head to when I read that.

[–]zombierror 3 points4 points ago

WO IST DEINE WASSERMELONE!

[–]medicaldude 2 points3 points ago

IN MAH BELLY

[–]homesweetocean 3 points4 points ago

Everyone has that one photo that makes them laugh for an hour after seeing it because they think back and cant help but chuckle.

This is that poto for me.

[–]ali3nheadhunter 2 points3 points ago

so i posted this to my friends facebook. they asked where i got it. jokingly i typed www.nazicats.com . it made a link. there is a website called nazicats.com . enjoy!

[–]t0werofbab3l 2 points3 points ago

Lol yay angry German kitty

[–]MusicNotesAndOctopie 2 points3 points ago

Land -Rammstein

[–]LegendOfBlainer 2 points3 points ago

This is all I can think while looking at that cat. http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m76ankyBX61rq21swo1_500.gif

[–]Cybrknight 2 points3 points ago

I'll just leave this here.

http://www.rathergood.com/laibach

[–]SpectreS18 1 point2 points ago

I am literate in the German language and so I feel a need to express this by correcting any words in German that I come across. This is because I wish to passively brag that I am bilingual, considering that this skill is seen as positive and interesting in the eyes of less intelligent individuals.

[–]Moerderhai 0 points1 point ago

I am currently making a comment about how 'meta' your comment was, even though I have a sneaking feeling I don't really understand what something being 'meta' actually entails.

[–]Schildpatt 0 points1 point ago

you can't beat how meta I am when I'd start telling you how meta it would be to start explaining what meta is.

[–]kanoe170 0 points1 point ago

Repost

[–]incho00 0 points1 point ago

Baxter! You know i dont speak spanish!

[–]IfThisNameIsTaken 1 point2 points ago

Is this the thread where we all show off our ability to speak German? Five years of German don't fail me now. Geshirrspülmaschine.

[–]Vizc 1 point2 points ago

*Geschirrspülmaschine

[–]IfThisNameIsTaken 3 points4 points ago

I honestly don't know if I'm missing something or you just copy and pasted to fuck with me.

I have no idea how I missed the c.

[–]purpleblazed 1 point2 points ago

Wie klug du bist.

[–]turnleftdale 0 points1 point ago

Image without the text?

[–]Amaturus 1 point2 points ago

Diese Wassermelone gehört mir!

Mir!

[–]MinjaSaurus 0 points1 point ago

Dise est yoar Repost! Yoars!

[–]naughty_or_nice 1 point2 points ago

this is...fantastic

[–]whiskeytab 1 point2 points ago

... I know German

/neo

[–]PercyChuggs 1 point2 points ago

Now THIS is funny. I chuckled. Good job OP.

[–]nytemare99 -1 points0 points ago

Kamft

[–]gravitycompels 0 points1 point ago

YAYYY. I feel like a true redditor now. My first time seeing someone get more upvotes for my OC. HAZZAH

[–]drewlabeno -1 points0 points ago

repost. downvote.

[–]gravitycompels 0 points1 point ago

What is funniest is that besides the repost arguments all the arguments in this post mirror the ones in the original post.

[–]BruinsVT -1 points0 points ago

Repost nation

[–]legalsmegal 0 points1 point ago

Ich bien wassermelone

[–]anglijohn 1 point2 points ago

He is a cat and he is German.

[–]ashtrayhead 0 points1 point ago

Holy shit, cat pictures don't normally excite me, but this one had me laughing my ass off. Nice work.

[–]stinkyp00t 0 points1 point ago

And it's not even a black cat? Wasted joke potential...

[–]obvom 1 point2 points ago

TIL I can read German

[–]Punkwasher 1 point2 points ago

DAS IST NICHT LUSTIG!

ES ENTSPRICHT NICHT DEM DEUTSCHEN WITZIGKEIT GESETZ #405 B §7-C!

[–]JareeZy 0 points1 point ago

§7-D, ftfy.

Source: native German.

[–]WubDubsTheUnicorn 0 points1 point ago

English translation.

That is my watermelon.

Mine.

[–]Danham1856 0 points1 point ago

*das

[–]xXxBluESkiTtlExXx -1 points0 points ago

This is improper grammar, dammit.

[–]border508 0 points1 point ago

I laughed way too long at this. Upvote all the way.

[–]doomgiver98 0 points1 point ago

I know this is a slightly different situation, but why not /r/adviceanimals? It even says in the sidebar

Memes - Go to /r/AdviceAnimals or /r/Memes instead.

[–]yikes_itsme 0 points1 point ago

So when you get chinese noodles for dinner in Germany, is it then "meine chow" or "chow mein"?

[–]namo2021 0 points1 point ago

So... let me get this straight. It says "Meine" twice in the picture and you STILL spelled it wrong in the title? Props.

[–]thatguy713 0 points1 point ago

Don't care if repost, laughing too hard again

[–]Antilulz 0 points1 point ago

[–]carter1337 0 points1 point ago

This is mine watermelon mine!

[–]PTTGx2 0 points1 point ago

TIL I can read German.

[–]4LostSoulsinaBowl 0 points1 point ago

The word "meine" is in the picture. Twice. And yet you misspelled it.

[–]thagrrrl79 0 points1 point ago

Sehr shoen!

[–]pkeattezr 0 points1 point ago

i just don't understand who takes these pictures. the image of someone ruffling up the fur of a little kitten in a garden and placing its little paw on a tiny watermelon before setting up the lights and taking a picture. is it for the internet? what was the original intended purpose of this photo? not angry! just perplexed

[–]kabuto 0 points1 point ago

I love these threads. Everybody is testing their German in weird posts.

[–]jlester44 0 points1 point ago

too bad I've already mispronounced this 23462346246246 times.

[–]aachenrockcity 0 points1 point ago

Dies ist ein repost...

[–]KingCantoKungFu 0 points1 point ago

Albert Einstein is now a cat?

[–]iBrano 0 points1 point ago

Laughed my ass off

[–]Chipper875 1 point2 points ago

Das nicht meine Katze. One of the only things I have learned in German Class.

[–]adorkability 22 points23 points ago

Das ist nicht meine Katze. Don't forget your verbs! :)

[–]Haacker45 5 points6 points ago

Apparently he didn't learn that either.

[–]MrGoodbytes 0 points1 point ago

Das Kazten schwanz ist grosse! ;o)

[–]adorkability 1 point2 points ago

Die Katze schwanz ist groß.

I think. I'm a bit rusty on my German. Es ist ein bisschen schwer, Deutsch zu schreiben.

[–]MrGoodbytes 5 points6 points ago

It's better than mine. ;o)

Two American tourists were walking through a park in Germany when they passed by a very drunk man peeing into a bush.

"Gross!" said one of the women.

"Danke!" said the man.

ETA - also, I like playing on the dual nature of "schwanz."

[–]Hyz 0 points1 point ago

Der Katzenschwanz ist groß.

[–]el0r 0 points1 point ago

Too bad, it's "Der Katzenschwanz ist groß"

[–]ryopwns 1 point2 points ago

The Kazten cock is big! : O)

...that's what google page-translate gave me for that.

[–]GuantanaMo 1 point2 points ago

Dieser Satz kein Verb.

[–]korobatsu 0 points1 point ago

Ich seh's, was du da getan hast!

[–]GuantanaMo 2 points3 points ago

Es geht doch nichts über einen guten, deutschen Kreiswichs!

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[–]lelface 0 points1 point ago

ugh.....