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[–] MrBakedBeansOnToast@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I wish it were that easy in German!

[–] BigNote@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Old English used to have feminine, masculine and neuter like most of the other Germanic languages, but we lost it for various historical reasons.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The reasons: it's dumb

Embrace the THE

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Based THE enjoyer