@robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.worldimagemessage-square341fedilinkarrow-up11.44Karrow-down142
arrow-up11.4Karrow-down1imageEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.world@robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square341fedilink
minus-squareKühe sind tollcakelinkfedilink5•5 months 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@herrvogel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•5 months agoI know that, but that doesn’t do much to un-confuse beginner speakers.
minus-square@Speiser0@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoAlso, das Mädchen is just a cute/small Made (maggot).
minus-squareKühe sind tollcakelinkfedilink1•5 months agoYeah. I have no clue why it’s the #standard word" but yes.
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.
I know that, but that doesn’t do much to un-confuse beginner speakers.
Also, das Mädchen is just a cute/small Made (maggot).
Yeah. I have no clue why it’s the #standard word" but yes.