• ahornsirup
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    252 years ago

    Correct, all diminutives are neuter in German. In this instance it’s the base word is die Magd, which is grammatically female.

    • @[email protected]
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      2 years ago

      In contrast to Mädchen the equivalent for Junge, „Jüngchen“, has not entered officialese and is seldomly used in colloquial language.

      And it is also „das Jüngchen“.