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TimaWh0o0
28 nov 2022

  • Inglês (EUA)
  • Alemão
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How can we determine whether the meaning of the word "Freundin " is a girlfriend or a friend who is a girl?!

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blibbel
28 nov 2022

  • Alemão

unfortunately there is no way except asking

sometimes people differ between meine Freundin / eine Freundin, but you cannot rely on that.

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carmii
28 nov 2022

  • Alemão

@TimaWh0o0

In some situations you can distinguish it and in some situations you can't.

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When you're referring to your girlfriend, you always use possessive pronouns.

Das ist meine Freundin.
That's my girlfriend.
(Could also mean: That's my friend.)

Ich war mit meiner Freundin im Kino.
I was in the cinema with my girlfriend.
(Could also mean: I was in the cinema with my friend.)

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When you're referring to your friend, you can use indefinite articles or other constructions in order to clarify things.

Ich war mit einer Freundin im Kino.
I was in the cinema with a friend.

Ich war mit einer meiner Freundinnen im Kino.
I was in the cinema with one of my friends.

Ich war mit einer guten Freundin im Kino.
I was in the cinema with a good friend.

Ich war mit meiner besten Freundin im Kino.
I was in the cinema with my best friend.

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If you face one sentence that could mean both, you might have to ask that person, what they mean. Just because we don't have different words for it, conversations like that can happen:

A: Ich war mit meiner Freundin auf dem Konzert.
B: Mit deiner Freundin? Seit wann hast du denn eine Freundin?
A: Nein, nicht meine „Freundin“. Sie ist nur eine Freundin.

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TimaWh0o0
28 nov 2022

  • Inglês (EUA)
@carmii Ooo God
Thank you so much, you helped me a lot🤌💗
TimaWh0o0
28 nov 2022

  • Inglês (EUA)
@blibbel Oo thank u so much 💗
carmii
28 nov 2022

  • Alemão

@TimaWh0o0 You're welcome :)

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