Basque Gender
This page discusses the gender in Basque. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.
Boy: mutila
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Girl: neska
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Man: gizona
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Woman: emakume
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Father: aita
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Mother: ama
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Brother: anaia
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Sister: arreba
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| Actor: Aktorea. |
| Actress: Aktoresa. |
| Cat (m): Katua. |
| Cat (f): Katua. |
These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
He is tall: Bera altua da.
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She is tall: Bera altua da.
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He is a short man: Bera gizon bajua da.
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She is a short woman: Bera emakume bajua da.
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He is German: Bera alemaniarra da.
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She is German: Bera alemaniarra da.
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| Japanese men are friendly: Gizon japoniarrak jatorrak dira. |
| Japanese women are friendly: Emakume japoniarrak jatorrak dira. |
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