We separate the nouns in the three genders, male (der/ein), female (die/eine), and neutral (das/ein), and mark them as such, while in English, all nouns are “the.”
Junge m (plural: Jungen, Jungs [colloq.])
[ɡɜːl] 1. Mädchen nt ; (= daughter) Tochter f ; (= girlfriend) Freundin f.
der, die, das are three ways of saying 'the' in German. ALL nouns have a gender: either masculine (der), feminine (die), or neuter (das).
Three grammatical genders.
German nouns—for humans and objects—are all in one of three noun categories: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
For masculine nouns, the word der is used, for feminine nouns, you use the die prefix, and the word das in German is used for neuter nouns.
Unlike English, every noun in German is assigned one of three genders: masculine, feminine or neuter. Some of the genders are obvious, such as the word for 'woman' is feminine (die Frau), the word for 'man' is masculine (der Mann) and the word for 'boy' is masculine (der Junge).
fräu·lein ˈfrȯi-ˌlīn. capitalized : an unmarried German woman. used as a title equivalent to Miss. : a German governess.
pretty boy {noun}
Schönling {m} [pej.]
Schatz is the most common German term of endearment, according to surveys. Couples all over the country call each other this pet name or one of its many cute forms, such as Schätzchen (little treasure) or Schatzi (little treasure).
Usage notes
Fräulein as a formal address for an unmarried woman is now uncommon and considered disrespectful and sexist by some. Frau is the normal address for all women.
In Germany you will probably see couples holding hands or kissing openly on the streets. Do not feel uncomfortable or angry about this as it is considered normal.
Flirting In German: It's All In The Eyes
It just means sexy eye contact could involve a little more “innuendo” than usual. This does not mean it'll necessarily be accompanied by a smile, or that you'll be invited with a lingering gaze. A favorite move when flirting in German is the “look, but then quickly look away.”
On gender rules in the language. When students begin to learn about the articles in German, they quickly discover not only that there are three genders in the language- masculine, feminine, neutral- they also stumble upon the fact that girl in German is das Mädchen, so neutral.
Genders in German were originally intended to signify three grammatical categories that words could be grouped into. The three categories were: endings that indicated that a word was of neutral origin. endings that indicated a group of people or things.
With plenty of straightforward rules, German is not actually as hard to learn as most people think. And since English and German stem from the same language family, you might actually be surprised at the things you pick up without even trying! And on top of it all, it's definitely a useful one, too.
(6) Nouns denoting alcoholic and other plant-extract beverages are masculine, e.g. der Wein 'wine', der Whiskey 'whiskey', der Rum 'rum', der Kaffee 'coffee', der Tee 'tea', der Kakao 'cocoa', etc.
So, let's recap. We've learned that the difference between das and dass is function. Das used to refer or point to stuff, dass is used to connect actions. “I tell you that that dress sucks.”
“dass” in German
Before the German spelling reform in 1996, the conjunction “dass” was written “daß,” and you can sometimes still find that in older books or articles. However, you can use “dass” to introduce a subordinate clause with “that.” For instance: Ich weiß, dass du Maik bist. – I know that you are Maik.
It is rude to chew gum or keep one's hands in one's pockets whilst talking with someone. Cross your legs by putting one knee over the other. It is impolite to rest your feet on furniture. Tight punctuality (Pünktlichkeit) is expected in most professional and social situations.