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    Default Grammatical Gender of common English words in your language

    English - Greek
    1. time - ο χρόνος, m
    2. person - το πρόσωπο, n
    3. year - το έτος, η χρονιά, n/f
    4. way - ο τρόπος, m (=manner, mode) / o δρόμος (=road, street), m / η διαδρομή (=route), f
    5. day - η ημέρα, f
    6. thing - το πράγμα, n
    7. man - ο άνδρας, m, o άνθρωπος, m (=human)
    8. world - ο κόσμος, m
    9. life - η ζωή, f
    10. hand - το χέρι, n
    11. part - το μέρος, το τμήμα, n
    12. child - το παιδί, n
    13. eye - το μάτι, n
    14. woman - η γυναίκα, f
    15. place - o τόπος, m
    16. work - η εργασία, f
    17. week - η εβδομάδα, f
    18. case - η περίπτωση, f
    19. point - το σημείο, n
    20. government - η κυβέρνηση, f
    21. company - η εταιρεία, f (=firm), η παρέα (f)
    22. number - ο αριθμός, m
    23. group - η ομάδα, f
    24. problem - το πρόβλημα, n
    25. fact - το γεγονός, n
    Last edited by Danaan; 10-27-2016 at 10:53 PM.

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    1. time - czas, m
    2. person - osoba, f
    3. year - rok, m
    4. way - droga, f <- not sure in which context though
    5. day - dzień, m
    6. thing - rzecz, f
    7. man - mężczyzna, m (człowiek if in context of "human", m)
    8. world - świat, m
    9. life - życie, n
    10. hand - dłoń, f
    11. part - część, f
    12. child - dziecko, n
    13. eye - oko, n
    14. woman - kobieta, f
    15. place - miejsce, n
    16. work - praca, f
    17. week - tydzień, m
    18. case - przypadek, m
    19. point - punkt, m
    20. government - rząd, m
    21. company - firma, f (or towarzystwo, n - if in context of people around you)
    22. number - numer, m
    23. group - grupa, f
    24. problem - problem, m
    25. fact - fakt, m

    Some examples have different meanings, it is hard to figure out which you meant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bezprym View Post
    1. time - czas, m
    2. person - osoba, f
    3. year - rok, m
    4. way - droga, f <- not sure in which context though
    5. day - dzień, m
    6. thing - rzecz, f
    7. man - mężczyzna, m (człowiek if in context of "human", m)
    8. world - świat, m
    9. life - życie, n
    10. hand - dłoń, f
    11. part - część, f
    12. child - dziecko, n
    13. eye - oko, n
    14. woman - kobieta, f
    15. place - miejsce, n
    16. work - praca, f
    17. week - tydzień, m
    18. case - przypadek, m
    19. point - punkt, m
    20. government - rząd, m
    21. company - firma, f (or towarzystwo, n - if in context of people around you)
    22. number - numer, m
    23. group - grupa, f
    24. problem - problem, m
    25. fact - fakt, m

    Some examples have different meanings, it is hard to figure out which you meant.
    WOULDNT HAND BE REKA AND DLON YOUR PALM?

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    Having genders for words is awful. Think yaweh english doesn't do this shit.
    If it weren't for us you'd be speaking German. Instead, you'll be speaking Arabic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dick View Post
    WOULDNT HAND BE REKA AND DLON YOUR PALM?
    Ręka can be for both - an arm, and a hand. Dłoń is exclusively a part from fingers to the wrist. So "dłoń" and "ręka" are correct.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bezprym View Post

    Some examples have different meanings, it is hard to figure out which you meant.
    Yes, that's true. I just took a list with common English words and used common Greek equivalents. I made some additions.
    Last edited by Danaan; 10-27-2016 at 11:00 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Poise n Pen View Post
    Having genders for words is awful. Think yaweh english doesn't do this shit.
    Blame the Indoeuropeans. But yeah. If I created a language it would just have animate / inanimate noun classes.
    It would have male and female pronouns though.

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    Portuguese

    time tempo Masculine
    person pessoa Feminine
    year ano Masculine
    way caminho (path) Masculine
    way modo (mode) Masculine
    way maneira (manner) Feminine
    way forma (form) Feminine
    day dia Masculine
    man homem Masculine
    world mundo Masculine
    life vida Feminine
    hand o Masculine
    child criança Feminine
    eye olho Masculine
    woman mulher Feminine
    place sítio, local, lugar Masculine
    work trabalho Masculine
    week semana Feminine
    case caso Masculine
    case caixa (box) Feminine
    case processo (process) Masculine
    point ponto Masculine
    government governo Masculine
    company empresa Feminine
    number número Masculine
    group grupo Masculine
    problem problema Masculine
    fact facto Masculine

    As you can see most masculine words end in O and feminine end in A, also the pronouns:

    (the) Masculine Feminine
    Singular o a
    Plural os as

    Also, the contractions:

    (of the) Masculine Feminine
    Singular do da
    Plural dos das

    (in the) Masculine Feminine
    Singular no na
    Plural nos nas

    (by the) Masculine Feminine
    Singular pelo pela
    Plural pelos pelas

    (to the) Masculine Feminine
    Singular ao à
    Plural aos às

    Also, the contraction of to personan pronouns like in"give it to me":

    (it to me) Masculine Feminine
    Singular mo ma
    Plural mos mas

    (it to you) Masculine Feminine
    Singular to ta
    Plural tos tas

    (it to him) Masculine Feminine
    Singular lho lha
    Plural lhos lhas

    (it to us) Masculine Feminine
    Singular no-lo no-la
    Plural no-los no-las

    (it to you) Masculine Feminine
    Singular vo-lo vo-la
    Plural vo-los vo-las

    (it to them) Masculine Feminine
    Singular lho lha
    Plural lhos lhas

    As you see, the gender of pronouns ends up being very simple.
    Last edited by kkk77; 10-28-2016 at 10:59 AM.

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    Excellent thread!

    French:

    • time - le temps = masculine
    • person - une personne = feminine
    • year - un an / une année = masculine /feminine. Depends on the context and word used.
    • way - une manière / une façon, (manner, mode) = feminine / un chemin (path) = masculine / une route (road) = feminine
    • day - un jour = masculine / une journée = feminine
    • thing - Une chose = feminine / un truc = masculine
    • human - un humain = masculine
    • world - le monde = masculine
    • life - la vie = feminine
    • hand - la main = feminine
    • part - une partie = feminine / un morceau = masculine (a piece)
    • child - un ou une enfant (depends on the child's gender)
    • eye - un oeil = masculine
    • woman - une femme = feminine
    • place - un endroit = masculine / un lieu = masculine / une place = feminine
    • work - Un travail = masculine
    • week - Une semaine = feminine
    • case - un cas = masculine
    • point - un point = masculine
    • government - le gouvernement = masculine
    • company - une entreprise / société = feminine
    • number - un nombre = masculine
    • group - un groupe = feminine
    • problem - in problème = masculine
    • fact - Un fait = masculine

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    Sardinian



    • time - su tempus = masculine
    • person - sa persone = feminine
    • year - s'annu / s'annada = masculine / feminine. Depends on the context and word used.
    • way - sa manera / su modu (manner, mode) = feminine, masculine / su caminu / sa caminera (path) = masculine, feminine
    • day - su die, sa die = masculine, feminine, the meaning is slightly different, they correspond to the Italian "giorno/giornata"
    • thing - sa cosa = feminine
    • man - s'hòmine = masculine
    • world - su mundu = masculine
    • life - sa vida = feminine
    • hand - sa manu = feminine
    • part - una parte / un'ala (a side) = feminine / unu bìcculu = masculine (a piece)
    • child - su pizzinnu (child in general), su paggiu (pre-teen), su piseddu (teenager), su piccioccu (boy), su jòvanu (the young) = masculine / sa criadura (the newborn) = feminine
    • eye - s'oju, ogu, ogru, ocru = masculine
    • woman - sa fèmina = feminine
    • place - unu logu (a place) / unu 'erettu (a straight) / unu jassu (a site,a specific place) = masculine
    • work - su tribagliu, trabagliu = masculine
    • week - sa chida = feminine
    • case - su casu = masculine
    • point - su puntu = masculine
    • government - su guvernu = masculine
    • company - sa cumpagnìa / sotziedade / impresa = feminine
    • number - su numeru = masculine
    • group - unu gruppu = masculine / una turma, truma (a crowd, throng) = feminine
    • problem - unu problema = masculine
    • fact - unu fattu = masculine


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    su, sa = singular masculine, feminine
    sos, sas = plural masculine, feminine
    unu, una = masculine, feminine
    Last edited by Mens-Sarda; 10-28-2016 at 12:34 PM.
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