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breckenridgeback t1_j6l5mtm wrote

Reply to comment by AbleReporter565 in ELI5: Why does the order of adjectives matter? by AbleReporter565

If you ever learn a foreign language, this is an example of grammatical case, which English usually doesn't mark (pronouns are the exception to that rule), but which a lot of other languages do on all nouns.

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neverfarts t1_j6la2gm wrote

Like in German, which has 3 genders (Grammatically speaking) and 4 cases. Each gender has its own version of 'a' and 'the' and these decline according to case, resulting in many possible combinations.

Bonus: the female Form is written as male in certain cases, just to keep you on your toes.

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Caucasiafro t1_j6lkx1t wrote

German cases and genders are so weird. For me the fact that die is both nominative and accusative feminine is the most confusing part. Somehow neuter staying as das makes mir sense.

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