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The Three Genders

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Master the Marathi gender system to speak with natural accuracy and confidence.

  • Identify noun genders by their endings.
  • Predict gender based on natural meaning.
  • Handle irregular nouns with ease.
Unlock the rhythm of Marathi nouns.

学べること

Understanding Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter nouns. How gender affects word endings.

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 categorize common household objects by their grammatical gender.

ヒントとコツ (4)

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Memorize with Adjectives

Always learn a noun with its adjective to remember the gender.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Noun Endings
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Listen for the 'ई'

When you hear a noun, listen for the ending. If it sounds like 'ee', it's likely feminine.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Noun Endings
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Look for -e

Most neuter nouns end in -e.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Neuter Noun Endings
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Learn with the article

Always learn 'to', 'ti', or 'te' with the noun.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Predicting Gender by Meaning

重要な語彙 (5)

मुलगा (mulga) boy मुलगी (mulgi) girl पुस्तक (pustak) book आई (aai) mother वडील (vadeel) father

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Review Summary

  • Noun + a
  • Noun + i
  • Noun + e/a

よくある間違い

You used a masculine verb with a feminine noun. Always match the verb gender to the noun gender.

Wrong: मुलगी जातो (Girl goes - masculine verb)
正解: मुलगी जाते (Girl goes - feminine verb)

Adjectives must also agree with the gender of the noun.

Wrong: पुस्तक आहे मोठा (Book is big - masculine)
正解: पुस्तक आहे मोठे (Book is big - neuter)

Even if the word doesn't end in -i, the natural gender of the person dictates the grammatical gender.

Wrong: आई जातो (Mother goes - masculine)
正解: आई जाते (Mother goes - feminine)

Next Steps

You've mastered the building blocks of Marathi! Keep practicing and you'll be speaking like a native in no time.

Label household items with sticky notes

Continue to: One or Many?

クイック練習 (10)

Choose the correct gender.

घर (House) is:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Neuter
Ghar is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Gender Forms

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ti mulga आहे.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: To mulga
Mulga is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Predicting Gender by Meaning

Fill in the blank.

मुलगा ___ आहे.

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

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Noun Endings

Select the correct gender.

What is the gender of 'ghar'?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Neuter
Ghar is neuter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Predicting Gender by Meaning

Fill in the correct pronoun.

___ मुलगा आहे.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: तो
Mulga is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Gender Forms

Choose the masculine noun.

Which is masculine?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: c
Mulgā is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Masculine Noun Endings

Fill in the correct pronoun.

___ मुलगा आहे.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: To
Mulga is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Predicting Gender by Meaning

Choose the correct gender.

आंबा (Mango) is:

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Masculine
Aamba is masculine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Gender Forms

Fill in the blank.

ती ___ हुशार आहे.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: मुलगी
मुलगी is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Feminine Noun Endings

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ते शाळा आहे.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ती शाळा आहे.
Shala is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Gender Forms

Score: /10

よくある質問 (6)

Almost all, but check for exceptions.
Check a dictionary or learn it in context.
Most are, but not all. Some exceptions exist.
Check the ending and the dictionary.
Most are, but some are masculine or feminine.
It's a grammatical feature of Indo-Aryan languages to categorize nouns.
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