Language/Tajik/Grammar/Gender
Hi Tajik learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about the gender in Tajik language. Gender is an important part of Tajik grammar and it affects the way words are used in a sentence.
What is Gender?
Gender is a grammatical category that is used to distinguish between nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs in a sentence. In Tajik language, there are two genders: masculine and feminine.
Masculine Gender
Masculine gender is used for words that refer to male persons or animals. For example:
| Tajik | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| парвард | parvard | man |
| мухтор | mukhtor | teacher |
| мехр | mehr | sun |
| мард | mard | lion |
Feminine Gender
Feminine gender is used for words that refer to female persons or animals. For example:
| Tajik | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| дохтар | doxtar | daughter |
| малака | malaka | apple |
| занин | zanin | woman |
| бахт | baht | night |
Quiz
Test your knowledge of Tajik gender with the following quiz:
- Which gender is used for the word "мухтор" (teacher)?
- Which gender is used for the word "бахт" (night)?
- Which gender is used for the word "малака" (apple)?
- Which gender is used for the word "парвард" (man)?
- Which gender is used for the word "занин" (woman)?
Answers:
- Masculine
- Feminine
- Feminine
- Masculine
- Feminine
Conclusion
In this lesson, we have learned about the gender in Tajik language. We have seen that there are two genders: masculine and feminine. We have also seen some examples of words in each gender.
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