robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前English may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.worldimagemessage-square352fedilinkarrow-up11.46Karrow-down141
arrow-up11.41Karrow-down1imageEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.worldrobocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square352fedilink
minus-squareKühe sind toll@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前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.
minus-squareSpeiser0@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Also, das Mädchen is just a cute/small Made (maggot).
minus-squareKühe sind toll@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Yeah. I have no clue why it’s the #standard word" but yes.
minus-squareherrvogel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前I 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.