Stamets to Memes@sopuli.xyz • 3 months agoWHYlemmy.worldimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1939cross-posted to: languagelearning@sopuli.xyz
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minus-square@Llufollis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkFrançais10•3 months agoA machine in french is feminine. It come from latin machina (μαχανά in Greek) which is feminine (-ina suffix is feminine). Washing is just a verb so it have no influence on the “gender”. A washing machine -> Une machine à laver
minus-square@iegod@lemm.eelinkfedilink10•3 months agoClose but wrong. It’s because washing is feminine.
minus-square@Llufollis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkFrançais4•3 months agoAll those years of school and lecturing from my teachers only to discover it was all lies… thank anyway I guess.
minus-square@NahMarcas@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•3 months agoSadly true, Its like an on pourpouse languaje setting
A machine in french is feminine. It come from latin machina (μαχανά in Greek) which is feminine (-ina suffix is feminine). Washing is just a verb so it have no influence on the “gender”.
A washing machine -> Une machine à laver
Close but wrong. It’s because washing is feminine.
All those years of school and lecturing from my teachers only to discover it was all lies… thank anyway I guess.
Sadly true, Its like an on pourpouse languaje setting
That nice dirty ass