Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to cats@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIf you want to be all French about it, Emily is currently une chat endormielemmy.dbzer0.com122100
210If you want to be all French about it, Emily is currently une chat endormielemmy.dbzer0.comViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to cats@lemmy.world · 1 month ago12
Show ContentViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP4·1 month agoGood point, fixed. As a reward for being so helpful, here’s a funny exchange I saw while looking for confirmation:
Show ContentAstralPath@lemmy.ca6·1 month ago“Un chat” is correct. Masc. = un chat. Fem. = une chatte.
Show Contentcazssiew@lemmy.world6·1 month 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.
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.