@Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to cats@lemmy.world • edit-24 days agoIf you want to be all French about it, Emily is currently une chat endormielemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down10
arrow-up1240arrow-down1imageIf you want to be all French about it, Emily is currently une chat endormielemmy.dbzer0.com@Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to cats@lemmy.world • edit-24 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareHemingways_ShotgunlinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 days agoWould it not be “une chat”? I thought French indefinite articles were gendered, like other romance languages like Portuguese and Spanish. But it’s been roughly 35 years since I dropped highschool french…
minus-square@Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilink4•4 days agoGood point, fixed. As a reward for being so helpful, here’s a funny exchange I saw while looking for confirmation:
minus-square@AstralPath@lemmy.calinkfedilink7•4 days ago“Un chat” is correct. Masc. = un chat. Fem. = une chatte.
minus-square@cazssiew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•edit-24 days agoYeah, this is the correct take. Objects or inanimate things have arbitrary gender, but sexed animals can obviously be feminine or masculine. Edit: Oooooh, its name is Emily. Misunderstood what the confusion was about. ‘Une chatte’ then.
Would it not be “une chat”?
I thought French indefinite articles were gendered, like other romance languages like Portuguese and Spanish.
But it’s been roughly 35 years since I dropped highschool french…
Good point, fixed.
As a reward for being so helpful, here’s a funny exchange I saw while looking for confirmation:
“Un chat” is correct.
Masc. = un chat. Fem. = une chatte.
Yeah, this is the correct take. Objects or inanimate things have arbitrary gender, but sexed animals can obviously be feminine or masculine.
Edit: Oooooh, its name is Emily. Misunderstood what the confusion was about. ‘Une chatte’ then.