Why is ‘das Mädchen’ neuter?

When new students who are beginners learn about gender in German, it usually doesn’t take long before somebody asks “How come a girl is neuter in German?” They are puzzled because they do know that girls are females, so why do we say ‘das Mädchen‘? The main and most important reason is that Mädchen ends in ‘chen’ and nouns which are diminutives and end in ‘chen’ are always neuter. This [...]

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