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| Tropi Diglot Groupie Austria Joined 5432 days ago 67 posts - 87 votes  Speaks: German*, English Studies: Mandarin | Message 9 of 11 19 January 2011 at 8:08am | IP Logged |
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Most things were already explained, just wanted to say that Studentinnen also have a "nn".
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| schoenewaelder Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5561 days ago 759 posts - 1197 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch | Message 10 of 11 19 January 2011 at 1:57pm | IP Logged |
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How would "Schülerundinnen" sound?
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| Tropi Diglot Groupie Austria Joined 5432 days ago 67 posts - 87 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: Mandarin | Message 11 of 11 19 January 2011 at 2:59pm | IP Logged |
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This form actually exists although it's written "Schüler- und innen" or "Schüler/-innen". However, this form is mostly used in either written form or speeches. But in speeches again the complete form ("Schüler und Schülerinnen") is used more often.
But in everyday language it's like ruskivyetr already said in his first post. You refer to a mixed group usually with the male/standard form. Of course you could also use the feminine form if there's a vast majority of women in there, but I don't think that's really German related. Edited by Tropi on 19 January 2011 at 3:00pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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