German Technical Writing

Natural German technical register for German-audience artifacts. Prevents English-first composition plus phrase-by-phrase translation, which produces grammatically correct German that reads as DeepL-output to native readers.

Process

1. Compose in German directly, not by translating. Restart if you catch yourself drafting English first.
2. Self-review each sentence against references/anti-patterns.md.
3. Apply the lexicon — canonical verbs and loanword gender: references/lexicon.md.
4. Match register — Präsens-Indikativ, impersonal voice, no first-person: references/register.md.
5. If unsure, ask — don't guess.

Top anti-patterns