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16 Dec 2019
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How do you say this in German? How do you differentiate “friend” & “boyfriend” in a same sex relationship, in German? Considering the word for both is “Freund” how can you make it clear it’s not just your friend?
How do you say this in German? How do you differentiate “friend” & “boyfriend” in a same sex relationship, in German? Considering the word for both is “Freund” how can you make it clear it’s not just your friend?
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- German
The most simple way to differentiate is by using ein & mein:
-> ein Freund = friend
-> mein Freund = boyfriend
Usually people get the difference like that.
Or you can say “fester Freund” for boyfriend, but it sounds a bit unnatural. 😄
- German
some people could understand “mein Freund” just as “my friend”.
In that case you maybe could just add another sentence to clear up what kind of relationship you have 😊
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sind people use synonyms for boyfriend, for example "meine bessere Hälfte", "mein Lebens(abschnitts)gefährte", but "fester Freund"is most common,i think
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