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[–] sonnenzeit@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well at least it consistently unlogical. But wait: it actually depends on the grammatical case for example:

die Mädchen = the girls das Haus der Mädchen = the house of the girls // the girls' house

So depending on context male, female, neutral articles are all used (der Mädchen, die Mädchen, das Mädchen) 🤷‍♂️

[–] Bene7rddso@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

That's not a male article, that's the genitive plural article