@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected]English • 2 years agoEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.worldimagemessage-square360arrow-up11.47K
arrow-up11.43KimageEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.world@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square360
minus-squareKühe sind tolllinkfedilink5•2 years agoThat’s because of the so called “Dimitutiv”. What it does is basically, it say that the object in queue is smaller version of it. Some examples: Der Baum - Das Bäumchen Der Junge - Das Jüngchen It’s always neutral. The original word is “Die Magd” and the Dimitutiv is Mädchen.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoAlso, das Mädchen is just a cute/small Made (maggot).
minus-squareKühe sind tolllinkfedilink1•2 years agoYeah. I have no clue why it’s the #standard word" but yes.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoI know that, but that doesn’t do much to un-confuse beginner speakers.
Das Mädchen (girl, neutral)
That’s because of the so called “Dimitutiv”. What it does is basically, it say that the object in queue is smaller version of it. Some examples:
Der Baum - Das Bäumchen
Der Junge - Das Jüngchen
It’s always neutral. The original word is “Die Magd” and the Dimitutiv is Mädchen.
Also, das Mädchen is just a cute/small Made (maggot).
Yeah. I have no clue why it’s the #standard word" but yes.
I know that, but that doesn’t do much to un-confuse beginner speakers.