Why is it called “Das Kapital” and not just “Kapital” in German? (hexbear.net)

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I’m not a native German speaker obviously, but doesn’t “Das Kapital” translate to “THE Capital”?

Also, English-speakers should call it just “Capital”. Calling it “Das Kapital” is just propaganda to make the title sound more menacing than it is.

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[-] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago

because "The Capital" means one distinguished type of Capital in English but it doesn't carry that meaning in German. Capital is the correct translation.

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