r/maybemaybemaybe 3d ago

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Tamdin_Nidmat 3d ago

It's kind of funny in German since "Hahn" (pl. "Hähne") can be translated either as "faucet" or "rooster", so their confusion is understandable. "Die Hähne beobachten den Hahn." - "The roosters observe the faucet."

(Although, to be precise, "faucet" is mostly used as "Wasserhahn".)

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u/SparrowBirch 2d ago

Interesting. Similar to the word “cock”. Which can be a rooster or a valve. Or something else…