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Lembot_0005@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• DmMacniel@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Tell me the Gender of Nutella, then :)

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  • capuccino@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    La nutella (she) y el (he) yogurt.

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  • Lembot_0005@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nutella – female, Yogurt – male.

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    • flandish@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      curious: but why? is there a formula or is it a combination of memorization with relations? ie: “i dont remember the gender of a trash can but I know a cooking pot is male and I cook like trash so a trash can is male?”

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      • gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        usually if it ends in “a” it’s feminine versus “o” for masculine, but there are exceptions for that too!

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      • Lembot_0005@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Last letter/sound matters. Some – female, some – male, some – neutral (we have 3 grammatical genders in my language)

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    • matelt@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Nah pal it’s le Nutella. Don’t ask me why cause I don’t know. The word ending in ‘a’ isn’t a valid argument because you don’t drink une Fanta do you? Or do you?

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      • calcopiritus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I believe this comment chain is about spanish, not french.

        In Spanish the last letter of the word is right most of the time. We do say “una Fanta”.

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  • MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is the gender of yogurt under debate in Germany? I am only aware of Nutella and butter. Yogurt was always male.

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    • manucode@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      According to Duden, Joghurt may have any gender. I agree with you though that it should be der Joghurt.

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      • MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        What is it with the Austrians always stirring up shit?

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• merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What if it’s a loan word from another language, like “the facebook” (El Feis) or “playstation” or “hentai”?

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  • Lembot_0005@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Doesn’t matter, the rules are the same.

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    • merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ok, so what’s the rule for those 3 examples?

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