@[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.
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.