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Mädchen

[ˈmɛːtçən]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. girl
  2. maiden
  3. A young female person. Even though it refers to a person, the grammatical gender is neuter.
Examples

Das Mädchen spielt im Garten.

The girl is playing in the garden.

Pronunciationˈmɛːtçən

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteAlways use the article 'das' because words ending in -chen are neuter.

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Mädchen in other languages

Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.