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Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) Grammar - Gender

Hi Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) learners! 😊

In this lesson, we will explore gender in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association). As you advance in your language learning journey, you will notice that some languages have gendered nouns, meaning that words are assigned either a masculine or feminine gender. Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) is one of these languages.

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Plurals & Conditional Tense.

Basics

First, let's review some basic terminology:

• Feminine - Words that represent female beings or objects.
• Masculine - Words that represent male beings or objects.

Although not as common, some languages also have a neutral gender.

In Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association), nouns can be masculine or feminine. Gender is not always determined by the biological sex of the noun's representative object, so some words may not fit into the traditional definitions of masculine or feminine.

Gender Articles

To indicate the gender of a noun, Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) uses different articles for masculine and feminine nouns.

Here are the gender articles:

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)	Pronunciation	English
Le	/le/	The (masculine)
La	/la/	The (feminine)

When using articles with nouns, it is important to remember the gender of the noun to use the correct article. For example:

• "Le gatto" (The male cat)
• "La cata" (The female cat)

Gender Adjectives

In addition to gender articles, adjectives must also agree with the noun they describe in gender.

To create a feminine version of an adjective in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association), simply add an "-a" to the end of the masculine form.

Here are some examples:

Masculine Adjective	Feminine Adjective	English
Forte	Forta	Strong
Alto	Alta	Tall
Bello	Bella	Beautiful

Let's see these adjectives in context, in a dialogue:

• Person 1: Ille es un fortunato homine. (He is a lucky man.)
• Person 2: Illa es una fortuna mulier. (She is a lucky woman.)

In the example above, we added the "-a" ending to the adjective "fortunato" to indicate the feminine form, resulting in "fortuna".

Common Exceptions

As with any language rule, there are some exceptions in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association). Some words do not follow the traditional gender association. Here are some common exceptions:

• "Problema" - This word is masculine in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) but can refer to both masculine and feminine concepts.

• "Persona" - This word is feminine in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) but can represent both males and females.

• "Libra" - This word is feminine in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) even though it represents a weight that has no gender.

So as you can see, gender in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) is not always based on the traditional associations with masculine or feminine.

Practice, Practice, Practice

To put your newfound knowledge into practice, take some time to chat with native Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) speakers! Using the Polyglot Club website, you can find native speakers and ask them any questions you may have about gender and other Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) grammar concepts!

Sources

• Interlingua
• Grammatical gender

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Other Lessons

• Plurals
• Past Participle in Interlingua
• Negation
• Adjectives
• Present Tense
• Future Tense
• Indefinite Articles in Interlingua
• Past Tense
• Pronouns

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