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Hitler Kaputt

I've been told that this phrase really wouldn't be used by a native German speaker.
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Yeah. I may be wrong but isn't the word "kaput" used by Russians or Bohemians? My grandmother was from Bohemia and she used this word a lot. I think it means "broken" Or something like that.
Wormfood
Wed 01-21-2009
'Kaput' means - DEAD.
CORSAIR
Thu 01-22-2009
"kaput" literally means broken. It could mean "dead" in the sense that an appliance is dead (i.e. "The blender is kaput.") It has a double meaning in English when used with an object. It is not mean to be "dead" as applies to something living but rather "dead" as applies to an object that no longer functions.
Hope that all makes sense.
meschepers
Thu 01-22-2009
I'm pretty sure in German it's spelt 'kaputt'.
Even so, that sentence doesn't make grammatical sense, so I highly doubt it was written by a german speaking person.
Jo
Mon 01-26-2009
HI, I am German.

It's spelled wrong, "kaputt" is right, with two t's. It means broken. And "Hitler broken" makes no sense.

I believe that the writer wants to express something like "Hitler (must be) destoyed" because "kaputt machen" means "destroying something" in English.
Mario
Tue 01-27-2009
Now we can talk about Pink Floyd's "The WAll"

Spelled backwards its' : TTUPAK
guitorman
Tue 02-03-2009
Mario, it's obvious from your name that you're German!!
cumquott
Mon 04-20-2009
But could it not be just a message to any that came after? As in "Hitler is broken" "done for" or "dead".
ceeceerider
Wed 05-27-2009
If you are scratching on a wall, you may not be so concerned about proper grammar, but more about conveying the message quickly to all nationalities.
ceeceerider
Wed 05-27-2009
This is a toughy too. I wonder if this was paint or some kind of plaster on the walls?
Kristiara
Fri 05-29-2009

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