@robocall to Lemmy ShitpostEnglish • 10 months agoEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsenseimagemessage-square363arrow-up11.47Karrow-down141
arrow-up11.43Karrow-down1imageEnglish may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsense@robocall to Lemmy ShitpostEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square363
minus-squareKühe sind tolllinkfedilink5•10 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@herrvogellink1•10 months agoI know that, but that doesn’t do much to un-confuse beginner speakers.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoAlso, das Mädchen is just a cute/small Made (maggot).
minus-squareKühe sind tolllinkfedilink1•10 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.