"zvláštní děvče"

Translation: strange girl

[a-m-j]

So I have to ask what is the difference between "holka" and "děvče". Thanks!

[JanLyko]

"Děvče" is more formal than "holka".

[a-m-j]

Thanks

[inuKshuK7]

Děkuji!

[Dorran6]

Does děvče mean a younger girl than dívka?

[endless_sleeper]

The only difference is in formality, personal and regional preferences as stated above.

[roidrage2000]

If zvlastni is neuter, why does děvče mean girl?

[va-diim]

The word děvče is itself a gender-neuter word. Dívka and holka are gender-feminine. I know it's not always easy to understand how a female human can be a neuter word. But words in Slavic languages have grammatical gender as separate from what gender the word represents. Similarly in English, the word "baby" or "child" can often be referred to as "it" as well.

[VladaFu]

Also, "zvláštní" follows the soft declination and has the same nominative case for all genders.