Usage examples of "correct oneself" in English with translation to German

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I'm not always right, I just always correct you when you make mistakes. Ich habe nicht immer Recht, ich verbessere dich nur immer, wenn du Fehler machst.

It is more difficult to defend oneself than to defend someone else. Those who doubt it may look at lawyers. Es ist schwieriger sich selbst zu verteidigen als andere. Wer das bezweifelt, sollte sich Anwälte anschauen.

Sometimes to correct is harder than to write. Manchmal ist das Korrigieren schwieriger als das Schreiben.

To know oneself is not easy. Sich selbst zu kennen ist nicht einfach.

All that you say is perfectly correct. Alles, was du sagst, ist vollkommen richtig.

To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence. An sich selbst zu zweifeln, ist das erste Zeichen von Intelligenz.

I wonder if what I wrote was correct. Ich frage mich, ob das, was ich geschrieben habe, richtig war.

One should wash oneself. Man sollte sich waschen.

You are entirely correct. Sie haben ganz recht.

Please correct my pronunciation. Verbessere bitte meine Aussprache!

I believe that's correct. Ich glaube, das ist korrekt.

Will you read my essay and correct the mistakes, if any? Würdest du meinen Aufsatz lesen und gegebenenfalls die Fehler korrigieren?

If I write an example sentence, can you correct it for me? Wenn ich einen Beispielsatz schreibe, kannst du ihn für mich korrigieren?

Most developers hate debugging; it's more fun to create bugs than to correct them. Die meisten Programmierer hassen Fehlerbehebung. Es macht mehr Spaß Bugs zu programmieren, als sie zu beheben.

Please mark the correct answer. Bitte markieren Sie die richtige Antwort.

This sentence seems to be grammatically correct. Dieser Satz scheint grammatisch korrekt zu sein.

In my opinion, he is correct. Meiner Meinung nach hat er Recht.

I think that you are correct. Ich glaube, dass du Recht hast.

Please tell me the correct time. Bitte sagen Sie mir die genaue Zeit.

Please correct the following sentence. Bitte korrigiere den folgenden Satz.

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