gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 months agoWhy do some languages use gendered nouns?message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1124arrow-down1message-squareWhy do some languages use gendered nouns?gorysubparbagel@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAshy@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoHow do they make things easier? (Asking as a German).
minus-squareLath@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoIt’s a mouthful, but concise. (Telling as a non-german).
minus-squareAshy@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 months agoI agree that German is concise. I just don’t see what the gendered nouns are contributing to that quality or any other one.
minus-squareLath@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoWho said anything about gendered nouns? The question was about greater complexity making things easier. In my eyes, the German language achieves that.
minus-squareAshy@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months ago Who said anything about gendered nouns? The title of this post is “Why do some languages use gendered nouns?” …
minus-squareLath@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoI was replying to a comment, not the title.
minus-squareAshy@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-29 months agoBut that comment is in response to a another comment that is direclty about the title … did you just forgot the context of the entire conversation only 2 replies in?
minus-squareLath@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoWhy would I care about context? Comment had a question, I had an answer. Problem solved. Context is unimportant.
How do they make things easier? (Asking as a German).
It’s a mouthful, but concise. (Telling as a non-german).
I agree that German is concise. I just don’t see what the gendered nouns are contributing to that quality or any other one.
Who said anything about gendered nouns? The question was about greater complexity making things easier.
In my eyes, the German language achieves that.
The title of this post is “Why do some languages use gendered nouns?” …
I was replying to a comment, not the title.
But that comment is in response to a another comment that is direclty about the title … did you just forgot the context of the entire conversation only 2 replies in?
Why would I care about context? Comment had a question, I had an answer. Problem solved.
Context is unimportant.