@WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 10 months agoEnglish Language Problemslemmy.caimagemessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down144cross-posted to: memes@sopuli.xyz
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minus-square@sonnenzeit@feddit.delinkfedilink3•10 months agoAlso bonus content: singular: “das Mädchen” (neutral) - the girl plural: “die Mädchen” (female) - the girls So in the plural form you have to use a female article again, but the actual spelling of the word is unchanged. Go figure 🤷♂️ 🇩🇪.
minus-square@Flumsy@feddit.delinkfedilink2•edit-210 months ago“Die” is always the plural article: DAS Auto - DIE Autos / DER Baum - DIE Bäume / DIE Fliege - DIE Fliegen /
minus-square@Holzkohlen@feddit.delinkfedilink1•10 months agoThe simple past of read is read, but you pronounce it like red. I assume ever language on earth has its quirks.
minus-square@Bene7rddso@feddit.delinkfedilink1•10 months agoIn plural every gender has the article “die”
minus-square@sonnenzeit@feddit.delinkfedilink1•10 months agoWell at least it consistently unlogical. But wait: it actually depends on the grammatical case for example: die Mädchen = the girls das Haus der Mädchen = the house of the girls // the girls’ house So depending on context male, female, neutral articles are all used (der Mädchen, die Mädchen, das Mädchen) 🤷♂️
minus-square@Bene7rddso@feddit.delinkfedilink1•10 months agoThat’s not a male article, that’s the genitive plural article
Also bonus content:
singular: “das Mädchen” (neutral) - the girl
plural: “die Mädchen” (female) - the girls
So in the plural form you have to use a female article again, but the actual spelling of the word is unchanged. Go figure 🤷♂️ 🇩🇪.
“Die” is always the plural article:
DAS Auto - DIE Autos / DER Baum - DIE Bäume / DIE Fliege - DIE Fliegen /
The simple past of read is read, but you pronounce it like red. I assume ever language on earth has its quirks.
In plural every gender has the article “die”
Well at least it consistently unlogical. But wait: it actually depends on the grammatical case for example:
die Mädchen = the girls das Haus der Mädchen = the house of the girls // the girls’ house
So depending on context male, female, neutral articles are all used (der Mädchen, die Mädchen, das Mädchen) 🤷♂️
That’s not a male article, that’s the genitive plural article