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The Three Genders of Gujarati

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Unlock the rhythm of Gujarati by mastering how nouns express gender through simple vowel endings.

  • Identify masculine nouns ending in -o.
  • Recognize feminine nouns ending in -i.
  • Categorize neuter nouns ending in -u.
Master the vowel endings, master the language.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Gujarati nouns are categorized into Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter. This chapter explains the 'o', 'i', and 'u' ending patterns.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Correctly classify common household nouns by their gender-specific vowel endings.

Conseils et astuces (4)

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Check the ending

Always look at the last letter.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Nouns in '-o'
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Learn gender with nouns

Always learn the gender of a noun when you learn the word itself.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Nouns in '-i'
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Look for the -u

Always scan the end of the noun. If it's -u, you're likely dealing with a neuter noun.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Nouns in '-u'
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Learn gender with the noun

Always memorize the gender when you learn a new word.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Gender Neutral Nouns

Vocabulaire clé (5)

છોકરો (chokaro) boy છોકરી (chokari) girl પતરું (pataru) sheet/metal plate પુસ્તક (pustak) book ઘર (ghar) house

Real-World Preview

shopping-cart

At the Market

Review Summary

  • Noun + -o
  • Noun + -i
  • Noun + -u
  • No specific suffix

Erreurs courantes

You used the masculine suffix 'o' for a feminine noun. Always check if the person or object is feminine.

Wrong: છોકરો (girl)
Correct: છોકરી (girl)

Not all nouns need a vowel suffix. 'Pustak' is neutral, so adding 'u' is incorrect.

Wrong: પુસ્તકું (book)
Correct: પુસ્તક (book)

You tried to force a feminine 'i' ending on a neutral word. Remember that consonants don't always take vowels.

Wrong: ઘરિ (house)
Correct: ઘર (house)

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job navigating the genders. Keep practicing and stay curious!

Label items in your kitchen with sticky notes based on gender.

Continue to: Being and Having: Present Tense of 'To Be'

Pratique rapide (10)

Fill in the blank.

છોકરો ___ છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: saro
Masculine agreement.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Nouns in '-o'

Choose the correct verb form.

કામ ___ હતું. (puryu/purya/puri)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: puryu
Kaam is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Nouns in '-u'

Fill in the blank with the correct adjective.

આ ___ ગાડું છે. (saru/saro/sari)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: saru
Gadu is neuter, so saru is correct.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Nouns in '-u'

Correct the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

આ સારો પુસ્તક છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: આ સારું પુસ્તક છે.
Pustak is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Nouns in '-u'

Fill in the blank.

આ મારી ___ છે. (ghadi)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ghadi
Ghadi is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Nouns in '-i'

Choose the correct adjective.

મારી ગાડી ___ છે. (new)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: navi
Navi matches feminine gadi.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Nouns in '-i'

Fill in the blank.

આ કામ ___ છે. (agharu/agharo/aghari)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: agharu
Kaam is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Nouns in '-u'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

મારી ચાવી સારો છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: મારી ચાવી સારી છે.
Sari matches feminine chavi.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Nouns in '-i'

Select the correct adjective.

આ ___ છોકરો છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: સારો
Masculine noun requires masculine adjective.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Gender Neutral Nouns

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

તેણે નવો વચન આપ્યો.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: તેણે નવું વચન આપ્યું.
Vachan is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Nouns in '-u'

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

Almost all, yes.
Almost all, but there are exceptions like 'pani' (water).
Yes, the gender remains the same even in plural.
Most are, but there are exceptions. Always check a dictionary.
Look for the -u ending. If it doesn't end in -u, you may need to memorize it.
It is a feature inherited from Sanskrit.
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