wer das liest, ist doof in German

IPA: /veːɐ̯ das liːst ɪst doːf/ Audio: De-wer das liest, ist doof.ogg

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Etymology: Literally, “Whoever reads this is stupid/nasty” Etymology templates: {{m-g|Whoever reads this is stupid/nasty}} “Whoever reads this is stupid/nasty”, {{lit|Whoever reads this is stupid/nasty}} Literally, “Whoever reads this is stupid/nasty” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} wer das liest, ist doof

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Whoever reads this is stupid/nasty"
      },
      "expansion": "“Whoever reads this is stupid/nasty”",
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    },
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        "German lemmas",
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"wer das liest, ist doof" meaning in German

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