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I’m not a native German speaker obviously, but doesn’t “Das Kapital” translate to “THE Capital”?

Also, English-speakers should call it just “Capital”. Calling it “Das Kapital” is just propaganda to make the title sound more menacing than it is.

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[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think languages that don't really go article crazy like the Germans just call it Capital. In Japanese, it's 資本論. It's probably something similar in Chinese.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Chinese doesn't really have definite articles