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minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoGerman is so weird. They came up with the concept of a neutral gender, but objects that obviously have no real gender (tables, boxes, sunglasses) don’t use neuter. Like, what’s the process when they create a new word. “Computer”… hmm, I think it’s female. Nah, it’s neuter. You guys are idiots, he’s obviously male! Oh yeah, Gunther is right! Look at him!
minus-squareKrachsterben@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoMy favourite is some words having different pronouns in different regions. Like der/die/das Nutella, der Butter, das Joghurt 😳
minus-squarestate_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoWho the fuck says “der Butter” or “das Joghurt”? Nutella is difficult, because it’s a name.
minus-squareKrachsterben@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoEinige Regionen in Bayern. In Teilen Österreichs auch gerne feminin die Joghurt
German is so weird. They came up with the concept of a neutral gender, but objects that obviously have no real gender (tables, boxes, sunglasses) don’t use neuter.
Like, what’s the process when they create a new word.
“Computer”… hmm, I think it’s female.
Nah, it’s neuter.
You guys are idiots, he’s obviously male!
Oh yeah, Gunther is right! Look at him!
My favourite is some words having different pronouns in different regions. Like der/die/das Nutella, der Butter, das Joghurt 😳
Who the fuck says “der Butter” or “das Joghurt”? Nutella is difficult, because it’s a name.
Einige Regionen in Bayern. In Teilen Österreichs auch gerne feminin die Joghurt
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