• @lugal@lemmy.world
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    12 months ago

    Yesn’t.

    E and Ä are basically the same sounds but you use the letter Ä to indicate that the root word has an A. Fähre is derived from fahren so it has Ä but it’s the same sound as the first E in Mercedes.

    • At least in Austria the first e in Mercedes is much closer to e than to ä.

      On the other hand many actual ä are also much closer to e than to ä in Austria so ig it might be different in Germany.