robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenselemmy.worldimagemessage-square363fedilinkarrow-up11.46Karrow-down141
arrow-up11.42Karrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square363fedilink
minus-squareKühe sind toll@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 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-squareherrvogel@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI know that, but that doesn’t do much to un-confuse beginner speakers.
minus-squareSpeiser0@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoAlso, das Mädchen is just a cute/small Made (maggot).
minus-squareKühe sind toll@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 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.