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ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
You guys have it easy. In my native tongue every verb changes depending on noun’s gender, tense, while nouns change depending on - I shit you not - how much cute it is.
aspirate2959@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m fascinated. Can I ask which language?
ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Sure, it’s Polish.
Example, verbs:
“I was” in Polish - byłem (male) byłam (female) byłom (neither, not really in use, but technically correct).
Example, nouns:
“A cat” - kot (male), kotka (female). “Kitty” - kotek (male), koteczka (female).
Then depending on cuteness informal obligatory rule gradient is:
koteczek (male) koteczka (female), kitek (too cute for gender), kituś (much too cute for gender), kituniek (cuteness, love and sugar overload, gender does not exists in the universe, you are one with god).
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Ok so, on the one hand I hate that. On the other hand it might prevent people from using words like ‘owo’ and ‘sqweee’ which seems like a win for any language.