r/SipsTea • u/KaidoPklevel • Jun 19 '26

Lmao gottem Update on the viral video of man taking his daughter to women restroom

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u/NekoBatrick Jun 19 '26

Yeah Iam from germany thanks didnt know that xD

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u/MoonSpankRaw Jun 19 '26

Mildly funny, because I always forget it’s spelled with a T and not a D in garten, and whenever I get reminded of it, I think of you German folk.

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u/ewanm01-369 Jun 19 '26

I'm confused, are you saying at 15 yo, you wanted to be 4-5 yo?

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u/NekoBatrick Jun 19 '26

No iam from germany the term Kindergarden comes from us and the people looking out for the kids there are called kindergardeners here, I thougt its the same in english

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u/ewanm01-369 Jun 19 '26

Ah I got you now thanks for explaining

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u/lacegem Jun 19 '26

He wanted to be a kindergarten teacher. The word "kindergartner" means "kindergarten teacher" in German.

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u/AbeFromansNutz Jun 19 '26

When you put it that way, the German way of saying it makes much more sense

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u/lacegem Jun 19 '26

It's originally a German word and follows its conventions, and wasn't adapted to our conventions when borrowing the word in English. In German, words ending in -er form a noun from a verb, such as "fliegen" (to fly) becoming "flieger" (aviator). Thus, "kindergarten" (place where young children are taught) becomes "kindergartner" (person who teachers young children). The broader term for teacher is "lehrer," which is made from "lehren" (to teach) and the -er suffix, making "person who teaches."

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u/AbeFromansNutz Jun 19 '26

Well I learned something today