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WtfEvenIsExistence1️ to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago

English Language Problems

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WtfEvenIsExistence1️ to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago
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  • Sebeck0401
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    24•2 years ago

    I think it’s das Mädchen because it’s a sort of diminutive (by use of chen). But it’s been a while since I studied German.

    • ahornsirup
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      2 years ago

      Correct, all diminutives are neuter in German. In this instance the base word is die Magd (historically the maiden, nowadays the maid), which is grammatically female.

      • @Gilles_D@feddit.de
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        2 years ago

        In contrast to Mädchen the equivalent for Junge, „Jüngchen“, has not entered officialese and is seldomly used in colloquial language.

        And it is also „das Jüngchen“.

        • @HerbalGamer@lemm.ee
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          6•2 years ago

          Austrians: da buah

    • @tobimai@startrek.website
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      6•2 years ago

      Afaik it comes from Magd, which is female lol.

      • @sonnenzeit@feddit.de
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        5•2 years ago

        related to maid, mädel. confer “maiden” in English

    • @tintintin@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1•2 years ago

      Aber was machen Sachen :o

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