grammatical genders
Masculine, feminine, neuter
Grammatical gender is a system that sorts nouns into categories—often called masculine, feminine, and neuter—that affect how other words in a sentence must agree.
In Spanish, *la mesa* (the table) is feminine; in German, *der Tisch* is masculine.
These assignments often have nothing to do with biological sex: French *la barbe* (beard) is feminine.
English mostly lacks grammatical gender, retaining it only in pronouns like he, she, and it.
Shared position between parties
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- inflectionWord form alteration
- declensionNoun form variation
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
Those who grew up using a language
- second languageTongue learned after childhood
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- overgeneralizationUnwarranted broad application
- interlanguageEvolving system between tongues
Slang for straight
- abstract nounsWords for immaterial ideas
- diminutivesWords implying smallness or affection
agreement
Shared position between parties
- concordMutual agreement, peaceful relations
- inflectionWord form alteration
- declensionNoun form variation
native speakers
Those who grew up using a language
- second languageTongue learned after childhood
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- overgeneralizationUnwarranted broad application
la
Scale's sixth syllable
el
Elevated railway, informally
- hijoMale child, Spanish
het
Slang for straight
- abstract nounsWords for immaterial ideas
- diminutivesWords implying smallness or affection
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