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Yes, Latin nouns have 3 genders, both in the singular and plural. German nouns have 3 genders in the singular, but not in the plural.


769 posted on 10/28/2022 12:02:56 PM PDT by Publius
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To: Publius

That’s way more than I wanted to know about foreigen mumbling. Except for a little actual kraut I got my extra langwidge skills from Miss Piggy. I’m purty fluent in Muppet French.


783 posted on 10/28/2022 12:46:18 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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Wait a second!

Genders don’t disappear in German plurals. The endings just become melded together and are no longer distinct. A speaker/writer has engrained that the genders of nouns do not disappear even if the endings no longer give away what the underlying gender is.

Just my two cents.


1,131 posted on 10/29/2022 4:40:04 PM PDT by rx
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