doomslang@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoI swear to god I haven't seen a raisin in like 15 years.message-squaremessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down112
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareI swear to god I haven't seen a raisin in like 15 years.doomslang@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square53linkfedilink
minus-squaresudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoRaisin is masculine so it gets ‘un’ but pipe is feminine so it gets ‘une’. Gendered languages are interesting.
minus-squaresudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoYep! A mouse is feminine. A horse is masculine. A car is feminine. A fridge is masculine. A door is feminine. A bed is masculine.
minus-squareGlowstick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoSure, but a pipe is completely phallic. Please tell me flower and clam are feminine
minus-squaresudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoBoth are feminine lol. I don’t want to spoil the fun but it’s generally based on how the word is spelled or pronounced.
minus-squareHueristic_Autistic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months ago Gendered languages are interesting. Makes learning German or French easier
Raisin is masculine so it gets ‘un’ but pipe is feminine so it gets ‘une’. Gendered languages are interesting.
Pipe is feminine?!
Yep! A mouse is feminine. A horse is masculine. A car is feminine. A fridge is masculine. A door is feminine. A bed is masculine.
Sure, but a pipe is completely phallic. Please tell me flower and clam are feminine
Both are feminine lol. I don’t want to spoil the fun but it’s generally based on how the word is spelled or pronounced.
TIL, thanks
Makes learning German or French easier