gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 months agoWhy do some languages use gendered nouns?message-squaremessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1119arrow-down1message-squareWhy do some languages use gendered nouns?gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square104fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months ago Ships, cities, and most nations are feminine, for example. Ships maybe but the other two are only feminine to old people. Even the stodgiest newspaper isn’t saying things like “The US sends her ambassador”.
Ships maybe but the other two are only feminine to old people. Even the stodgiest newspaper isn’t saying things like “The US sends her ambassador”.