Non-native language

James

Laura You misunderstood my meaning. I meant in Spanish. It works, but I tend to violate grammar rules often.

Laura

James I see. But I can't believe you don't use articles in Spanish, like "el", "la", "los".
You always feel where it's supposed to be, unless you don't have it in you native language.

James

Laura That is where usually mess up. Los...not so hard. But el and la are such a mess. “How does a chair have a gender?¡ Etc.”

Ines

Laura
We Have 6 articles:
Masculine: el/los (plural)
Feminine: la/las
Without gender: lo/los

Laura

James “How does a chair have a gender?¡ Etc.”

"la chaise". You have to remember it 😂
I see what you mean now, never thought this way

Vanessa

Angelina

Yes,it's useful that english is a well spread language.

Don't worry,you're totally understandable,and there is no problem to discuss with you in english.

James

Like in french! 😉

"Chaise" is the french translation of "chair"(close enough),"le chaise" would be wrong,while "la chaise" would be right! 😉

James more aggressive ones male.

But we say "une arme",which is pretty aggressive!😉

Laura

Mine too!😉

Amira

Probably because women weren't very well considered when that started to be used(probably centuries ago)...

James

Laura There lies the fun lol. It not ENTIRELY ilogical - words that have female 'characteristics' tend to be female (nature, the home) while more aggressive ones male.

But the sun is male, as is a wall, so the 'guiding rule' doesn't always apply.

Laura

James The endings usually let you guess, but not always.
In you examples "la chaise", but "le soleil". And, of course, I'm talking about French, not Spanish 😂

Laura

Ines Without gender: lo/los

it's beyond my Spanish knowledge 😂

Angelina

Ines Without gender: lo/los

something like that also exists in German "das" 😉

Rick

Ines We Have 6 articles:
Masculine: el/los (plural)
Feminine: la/las
Without gender: lo/los

I know Deutsch (German) has three genders, male female and neuter. When you say "without gender", I wonder if it is actually what we (Americans) call neuter, or is two genders and some exceptions? I had always thought everything in Espanol had to be either male or female for grammar purposes.

Renita

Laura t's beyond my Spanish knowledge

Then you don't need it 😃

Laura

Angelina das ist fantastisch ?

Angelina

Laura

correct 🙂 very good (sehr gut)

but the word can also stand for objects "das Flugzeug" (the plane)

Amira

Angelina
and unfortunately as well for "das Mädchen" (the girl) can any native German explain why girls are neutrum whilst "die Gurke" (the cucumber) is female?

Angelina

Amira

I admit some expressions are very paradoxical in the German language 😂

Vanessa Don't worry,you're totally understandable,and there is no problem to discuss with you in english.

Thank you. I try my best. 🙂

Vanessa Honestly,I don't understand why other people think french is difficult! 😛

i think the same about german until people from other countries remind me what is complicated 🤣

Laura

Vanessa "le chaise" would be wrong,while "la chaise" would be right

How about "tour"? 🤣

Vanessa

Laura

Nice one! 🤣

Of course,in french,sometimes,it depends of the context.

Honestly,I don't understand why other people think french is difficult! 😛

Laura

Rick I had always thought everything in Espanol had to be either male or female for grammar purposes.

I thought even more, every Spanish word ending with "a" is feminine, all others are masculine 😂

Ines

Rick
No, exactly "neuter" in Spanish is exactly same we use "neutro".
We have not only articles, but also pronouns in three genders.

Laura

Vanessa I don't understand why other people think french is difficult!

Because it has more exceptions than rules 😂

Rick

Laura Because it has more exceptions than rules 😂

Not as bad as English though, I'm sure.

Vanessa

Laura

😉

Rick

I remember well the list of irregular verbs we had to learn...

Tobbe

Right.

Maybe because we like writing,so the more letters,the better! 😛

But @Laura's explanation is more accurate!😉

Laura

Me neither.

I think some words may be hard to pronounce correctly,however,for non-native speakers.

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