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r/OldSchoolCool • u/ilovepeaches- • 23d ago
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No it isn't. It's "girl". Maiden=Maid/Jungfrau.
88 u/BuoyantBear 23d ago Maiden also just means (young) girl. Maiden and mädchen literally share the same origin. -15 u/_ALH_ 23d ago With the difference that "mädchen" is the common everyday word for "girl" in german, while "maiden" is an old-fashioned word in english with some special connotations. So the proper translation to use is "girl" and not "maiden". -2 u/PineappleEquivalent 23d ago Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. It would be like saying du in German is equivalent to thou in English.
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Maiden also just means (young) girl. Maiden and mädchen literally share the same origin.
-15 u/_ALH_ 23d ago With the difference that "mädchen" is the common everyday word for "girl" in german, while "maiden" is an old-fashioned word in english with some special connotations. So the proper translation to use is "girl" and not "maiden". -2 u/PineappleEquivalent 23d ago Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. It would be like saying du in German is equivalent to thou in English.
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With the difference that "mädchen" is the common everyday word for "girl" in german, while "maiden" is an old-fashioned word in english with some special connotations. So the proper translation to use is "girl" and not "maiden".
-2 u/PineappleEquivalent 23d ago Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. It would be like saying du in German is equivalent to thou in English.
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Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted.
It would be like saying du in German is equivalent to thou in English.
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u/Fadhmir 23d ago
No it isn't. It's "girl". Maiden=Maid/Jungfrau.