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minus-squarekossa@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·1 day 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-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoThe girl one was always funny to me. “The girl ran to its mother.”
minus-squareskibidi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 day 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-up2·1 day agoMaid. Man kann sich auch lernresistenter geben als man ist.
minus-squarekossa@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAlles voll logisch, stimmt. Ich geh’ dann mal das Waschmaschine befüllen 👌
minus-squareKornblumenratte@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours agoAre there words in German ending in -e that are not female?
minus-squarekossa@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 hours agoDer Riese Der Junge Der Bote Das Gebirge Das Gelände Das Ende
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.
The girl one was always funny to me. “The girl ran to its mother.”
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