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[–] 28 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I don't know what you're on about. It's "die Waschmaschine" (washing machine, female), "das Waschmittel" (laundry detergent, neutral) and "der Trockner" (dryer, male).

Pretty self explanatory /s

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And after going on Die Toilette (female toilet), you use Das Spulbecken (neutral washbasin) and stand in front of Der Spiegel (male mirror).

    Despite accepting this all as perfectly normal, conservatives still manage to make a stink when someone writes or speaks in a way that addresses two different genders :-S

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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.

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