▲ 127 ▼ Why do some languages use gendered nouns? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments Why do some languages use gendered nouns? It seems to just add more complexity for no benefit.
[–] Rand0mA@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (4 children) Because everyone knows the sun has a penis and the moon has a fanny permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago In German it's the opposite. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Flag@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Not in lotr world. There its the opposite, with the male moon chasing the 'flaming hot' female sun across the skies. Flaming hot is my addition but its kinda remarkably fitting : ) permalink fedilink source parent [–] WereCat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ten (he) mesiac (moon) To (it) slnko (sun) We got neutral genders in Slovak as well. For example Tá žena (that (she) woman) To dievča (that (it) girl) Ten chlap (that (he) man) It all depends on how the word sounds and changes when you say it in different ways (skloňovanie / bending the word). And we also got 4 patterns for each gender based on which how the word changes so you get over 20 combinations on how to say word in each gender. permalink fedilink source parent [–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago pop nob in fanny permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago In German it's the opposite. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flag@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago Not in lotr world. There its the opposite, with the male moon chasing the 'flaming hot' female sun across the skies. Flaming hot is my addition but its kinda remarkably fitting : ) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WereCat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ten (he) mesiac (moon) To (it) slnko (sun) We got neutral genders in Slovak as well. For example Tá žena (that (she) woman) To dievča (that (it) girl) Ten chlap (that (he) man) It all depends on how the word sounds and changes when you say it in different ways (skloňovanie / bending the word). And we also got 4 patterns for each gender based on which how the word changes so you get over 20 combinations on how to say word in each gender. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago pop nob in fanny permalink fedilink source parent