Language/Polish/Grammar/Gender
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Polish is a tough language to learn and that's common knowledge. The reason behind it is not only the alphabet (which has 32 letters as opposed to English 26) but among other things, gender.
It can be really confusing for non-native speakers that are trying to learn Polish because the language is gendered. There are three different genders. Male, female and it. While male and female are referring to men or women, "it" words refer either to babies or inanimate objects.
A few examples:
Chair - TO krzesło (the "it" pronoun)
Baby - TO dziecko (same as above)
Woman - TA kobieta (female)
Man - TEN mężczyzna (male)