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minus-squarekossa@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 month agoYeah, no, it doesn’t make sense: Der Mann (the man - male article) Die Frau (the woman - female article) Der Junge (the boy - male article) Das Mädchen (the girl - neutral article) Like, come on gendered articles, you had one job.
minus-squareskibidi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 month agoAnything with -chen/-klein (a diminutive) is neuter. E.g. in addition to Mädchen there is Jungchen (~“youngster”) that is also neuter rather than masculine.
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoMaid. Man kann sich auch lernresistenter geben als man ist.
minus-squarekossa@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month agoAlles voll logisch, stimmt. Ich geh’ dann mal das Waschmaschine befüllen 👌
minus-squareKornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAre there words in German ending in -e that are not female?
minus-squarekossa@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoDer Riese Der Junge Der Bote Das Gebirge Das Gelände Das Ende
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe girl one was always funny to me. “The girl ran to its mother.”
Yeah, no, it doesn’t make sense:
Der Mann (the man - male article)
Die Frau (the woman - female article)
Der Junge (the boy - male article)
Das Mädchen (the girl - neutral article)
Like, come on gendered articles, you had one job.
Anything with -chen/-klein (a diminutive) is neuter.
E.g. in addition to Mädchen there is Jungchen (~“youngster”) that is also neuter rather than masculine.
But there’s no Mäd.
Maid. Man kann sich auch lernresistenter geben als man ist.
Alles voll logisch, stimmt. Ich geh’ dann mal das Waschmaschine befüllen 👌
Are there words in German ending in -e that are not female?
Der Riese Der Junge Der Bote Das Gebirge Das Gelände Das Ende
Thanks.
The girl one was always funny to me. “The girl ran to its mother.”