r/German

What is the significance of using the work krepieren when referring to a person's death? My understanding is that it is more often used for animals and not humans.

This comes out of a document from the 1940s/50s that I do not have permission to share. In it, the writer is referring to a group of people murdered in the holocaust and the writer choose the phrasing "elend krepiert." The writer was Jewish and so I do not believe they were being malicious toward those who died, I believe it was more to imply how horrendous their deaths were.

Am I interpreting that correctly? Or was krepieren maybe used more often in everyday language than I am assuming?

I am a married lesbian and I am starting to learn German. Sometimes in the United States I want to mentioned something about my wife but don't want to have to tell the person I am talking to that I am a lesbian. For example a sentence like "my partner is dropping off the car."

How do you do that in a language where everything is gendered? I think it must be that gay and lesbian people in German have figured out some way to not bring up they are gay, right?

I've just received some news from my university that, however unfortunate, they have cancelled the A2.2 class. And there is no other alternative in my area for learning German.

Given that I have just finished A2.1 in June... I have a couple of options.

Do I:

A) Retake A2.1 to consolidate knowledge and hope they bring A2.2 back for next semester

B) Jump straight to B1.1, understanding that I'll be the worst one in the class but work harder to ensure I keep up with the content.

I'm leaning towards going for the B1.1 option as it sounds more interesting, and don't want to stagnate for a semester. But is it crucial that I stick around for A2.2? Or can that be taught self-taught alongside the B1.1 content?