Language Blocks

Gender / Noun Class Tag

Grammatical gender Noun class

What grammatical class does this noun belong to?

extended intermediate Language coding

Significado

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

Como identificar

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

Exemplos

Palavras

masculine|feminine|neuter|class noun

Frases

la casa roja|der Mann|une table

Frase

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

Vista por língua

Na tua língua

Portuguese (Brazilian)
Presença
strong
Importância

Nouns are masculine or feminine, and gender affects articles, adjectives, pronouns, and some participles.

o livro, a mesa

the book, the table

Na língua que estás a aprender

Arabic (Modern Standard)
Presença
strong
Dificuldade

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

هذه الطالبة مجتهدة.

This female student is hardworking.


Dificuldade comum de quem aprende

Learners may ignore feminine agreement or treat gender as only lexical.

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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