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curious: but why? is there a formula or is it a combination of memorization with relations? ie: “i dont remember the gender of a trash can but I know a cooking pot is male and I cook like trash so a trash can is male?”
Last letter/sound matters. Some -- female, some -- male, some -- neutral (we have 3 grammatical genders in my language)
“matters” but curious where the logic or rules come from and is it harder than expected for folks who cannot hear the sound?
That is a "natural" language. Not C++ or Esperanto. No logic. Just bullshit and idiocy.
Absolutely trivial for anyone. If the word ends with "a", it is female. If any consonant -- male, "o" -- neutral.
interesting. i know there are some linguistics books out there I may look into any about this. appreciated the replies!