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spanferkel14
1 year ago

This is not relevant when talking. When writing:

  • D and AWhat’s your name?
  • CH: How do you mean?

The rule applies in German and Austrian standard German: After short vowels “ss”, after long vowels and after diphthones (au, äu, eu, oi, ei, ai) “ß”.

  • long: road, measure, lap, must, close, outside, hot
  • short: water, mass, castle, I had to forget, shot,

There is no “ß” in Switzerland.

mulan2255
1 year ago

You write it with ß. The verb “hot” is conjugated with the β. Double ss only comes from short vowels, as with “hissen”, where it is called “hisst”. Diphthonge such as au, ei or eu are not short vowels that result in a ss. Long vowels and diphthons cause a β.

Only in Switzerland and Liechtenstein would it be correct, as it has been completely abolished since the 1930s at the latest.

Ryujin06
1 year ago

It’s both true, but it’s often written.

Additional information:

Heisst is a different spelling that is permissible only in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Tannibi
1 year ago

“hot” is right, except in Switzerland.

After long and double vowel, “ß” is not
replaced by “ss”.