"lein" ending
So i dont fully understand when words add "lein" to the end. How does it change the word. Ive seen examples in multiple songs such as; Blumelein, Bienelein and Schwesterlein. I know those are flowers bees and sister, but i dont know how the meaning changes with the bit at the end.

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In spoken german it is not very common to use the ending -lein. Often you can find it in older books or in poems.
-chen is more common (Blümchen, Bienchen,...).

Both endings belittle nouns.

But in general we do not use both of them very often.

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This ending makes the word sound a bit softer or smaller, like a pet name. In German two endings have such function: -lein and -chen (both can be used, but the last one is more common).

Sometimes there is also slight difference in usage:
Fräulein - not married woman
Frauchen - pet name for a woman

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"-chen" and "-lein" have the same function: they are diminutive endings. -chen is more common, and originally "-chen" is Northern German and "-lein" is Southern German.

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