Gender / Noun Class Tag
What grammatical class does this noun belong to?
含义
A grammatical category such as masculine/feminine/neuter or a noun class that can affect articles, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, or agreement.
如何识别
Notice whether nouns carry a class that other words must match.
示例
masculine|feminine|neuter|class noun
la casa roja|der Mann|une table
The adjective changes to match the noun.
Visual guide
Noun has a class tag: casa [feminine] Matching words copy it: la casa roja la = feminine article roja = feminine adjective Class → agreement
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
语言视角
在母语中
Mandarin nouns do not have grammatical gender or noun classes. Written third-person pronouns distinguish he/she/it, but they are pronounced the same.
他、她、它都读作 tā。
tā, tā, tā are all pronounced tā
在目标语言中
Arabic has pervasive masculine/feminine gender affecting nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs and demonstratives.
هذه الطالبة مجتهدة.
This female student is hardworking.
Learners may ignore feminine agreement or treat gender as only lexical.
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