Language Blocks

Gender / Noun Class Tag

Grammatical gender Noun class

What grammatical class does this noun belong to?

extended intermediate Language coding

Reikšmė

A grammatical category such as masculine/feminine/neuter or a noun class that can affect articles, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, or agreement.

Kaip atpažinti

Notice whether nouns carry a class that other words must match.

Pavyzdžiai

Žodžiai

masculine|feminine|neuter|class noun

Frazės

la casa roja|der Mann|une table

Sakinys

The adjective changes to match the noun.

Visual guide

Basic shape
Noun has a class tag:
casa [feminine]
Matching words copy it:
la casa roja
la = feminine article
roja = feminine adjective
Class → agreement
Compare shape
Class systems vary:
No class: no tag to match
Gender: masc/fem/neut
  der Mann, une table
Many classes: class 1/2/...
Agreement may affect:
article adjective pronoun verb

Kalbos rodinys

Jūsų kalboje

Arabic (Modern Standard)
Raiška
strong
Svarba

Arabic has pervasive masculine/feminine gender affecting nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs and demonstratives.

هذه الطالبة مجتهدة.

This female student is hardworking.

Kalboje, kurios mokotės

German (standard)
Raiška
strong
Sudėtingumas

Every noun has grammatical gender, visible through articles and agreement.

der Tisch, die Lampe, das Haus

the table, the lamp, the house


Tipinis besimokančiųjų iššūkis

Learners often need to learn nouns together with der, die or das.

Same block, different coding

Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.

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