Re: CHAT: Unconventional pronoun systemsshow us yours!
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, September 4, 2004, 9:35 |
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On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:48:32 +0200, Steven Williams <feurieaux@...> wrote:
> --- Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...>
> schrieb:
>
> > And yes, I'm also using "der", "die" and "das" with
> > names
> > occassionally.
>
> Ehh... Just _how_ does one use /das/ with a personal
> name? Do I even want to know :-o?
My first guess would be that _das_ is used on names that carry a
diminutive ending (which makes things neuter in German) - so "die
Liese" but "das Liesl"; "der Hans" but "das Hänschen" (/hEnsC@n/, not
/hEnSn=/!).
Cheers,
--
Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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