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What is the difference between -lein (Bruderlein) and chen(Brüderchen) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Lein is also less used than Chen.
But there are words, that end on „-ch“
Examples
Buch, Koch, Bach
In those cases, you can use -Chen but it doesn’t sound good pronunciation wise -> Buch: Büchchen, Koch: Köchchen, Bach: Bächchen
So instead you use -Lein:
Koch - Kochlein
Buch - Büchlein
Bach - Bächlein
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They are the same! -Chen and -Lein are both endings of the Diminutiv, and can be used to make a word sound „cute“ and „small“
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@Jet453 du kannst beides nutzen. Aber Brüderlein, also -lein wird nicht mehr oft verwendet.
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- English (UK) Near fluent
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Lein is also less used than Chen.
But there are words, that end on „-ch“
Examples
Buch, Koch, Bach
In those cases, you can use -Chen but it doesn’t sound good pronunciation wise -> Buch: Büchchen, Koch: Köchchen, Bach: Bächchen
So instead you use -Lein:
Koch - Kochlein
Buch - Büchlein
Bach - Bächlein
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