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Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) Grammar - Gender

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In this lesson, we will learn about the gender rules in Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association). We will look at how to identify the gender of nouns and how to use the correct articles and adjectives.

Gender Rules

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) has two genders: masculine and feminine. The gender of a noun is usually determined by its ending.

Masculine Nouns

Most masculine nouns end in -o or -e.

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)	Pronunciation	English Translation
le homine	leh oh-mee-neh	the man
le cane	leh kah-neh	the dog
le libro	leh lee-broh	the book
le amico	leh ah-mee-koh	the friend
le arbore	leh ah-broh-reh	the tree

Feminine Nouns

Most feminine nouns end in -a.

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)	Pronunciation	English Translation
la femina	lah feh-mee-nah	the woman
la cata	lah kah-tah	the cat
la tabula	lah tah-boo-lah	the table
la amica	lah ah-mee-kah	the female friend
la flor	lah flohr	the flower

Neuter Nouns

Some nouns are neuter, meaning they do not have a gender. These nouns usually end in -e.

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)	Pronunciation	English Translation
le tempore	leh tehm-poh-reh	the time
le sole	leh soh-leh	the sun
le mense	leh mehn-seh	the month
le die	leh dee-eh	the day
le anno	leh ahn-noh	the year

Adjectives

Adjectives must agree with the nouns they modify in gender and number.

Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)	Pronunciation	English Translation
le homine belle	leh oh-mee-neh behl-leh	the handsome man
la femina belle	lah feh-mee-nah behl-leh	the beautiful woman
le tempore long	leh tehm-poh-reh lohn	the long time
le sole calide	leh soh-leh kah-lee-deh	the warm sun
le mense curte	leh mehn-seh koort-eh	the short month

Practice

To improve your Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

Let's practice what we have learned. Fill in the blanks with the correct article and adjective.

1. Le ____ belle ____ femina.
2. La ____ belle ____ arbore.
3. Le ____ calide ____ sole.
4. La ____ curte ____ mense.

Answers:

1. Le homine belle femina.
2. La amica belle arbore.
3. Le sole calide sole.
4. La mense curte mense.

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