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Hello. What is the plural of "das Ding"? Is it:
1) "die Dinge"
2) "die Dinger"
or something else? Thank you.
Hello. What is the plural of "das Ding"? Is it:
1) "die Dinge"
2) "die Dinger"
or something else? Thank you.
1) "die Dinge"
2) "die Dinger"
or something else? Thank you.
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1) die Dinge --> a good dictionary targeted for DaF should show you the plural form
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@ailuyadel Hello. Thank you for your message. Yes, I also have thought that. But a German friend wrote me recently:
"Die Dinger sind ausverkauft... "
Can I also ask, what do you mean by "DaF"?
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Both are correct, but they have different connotations.
"Dinger" is colloquial, often used pejoratively e.g. in idioms like "Mach keine krummen Dinger" (=Don't do anything stupid). Or e.g. assuming you're on vacation abroad and you're encountering strange everyday objects you'd exclaim "Was sind das denn für Dinger!?" rather than using "Dinge".
Also, "Ding / Dinger" can refer to young women or certain female body parts in an objectifying way ("Was für ein hübsches Ding!"). Obviously you should not use it in that meaning, but it might be interesting to know regardless.
"Dinge" is a neutral word and Standard German.
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@TheNextQuestion @Ema_non
Interesting, for me (mentally) 'Dinger' was always the plural of "das Dings/Dingens/Dingsdabums". "Mach keine Dinger." - never heard of that phrase before, I guess it's a regional thing?
But yeah if you talk about things in a condescending way then use Dinger (but personally I'd never use it in written communication, to me it sounds almost vulgar). I would assume that the friend who wrote it to you was very upset about the fact that they were sold-out.
DaF (Deutsch als Fremdsprache) German as a foreign language
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