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			<span link>With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Noun-Gender-and-Plurals\|Noun Gender and Plurals]] & [[Language/Somali/Grammar/0-to-A1-Course\|0 to A1 Course]].</span>
	== Gender in Somali ==		== Gender in Somali ==

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	In this dialogue, the adjective caanka ("beautiful") agrees with the feminine noun naagaha ("women"), while the determiner taariikhda ("history") agrees with the masculine noun noun waa magaalada beerta ah ("coastal city").		In this dialogue, the adjective caanka ("beautiful") agrees with the feminine noun naagaha ("women"), while the determiner taariikhda ("history") agrees with the masculine noun noun waa magaalada beerta ah ("coastal city").


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			==Other Lessons==
	==~~Related~~ Lessons==
	* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Possession\|Possession]]		* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Possession\|Possession]]
	* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Adjectives\|Adjectives]]		* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Adjectives\|Adjectives]]
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	In this dialogue, the adjective caanka ("beautiful") agrees with the feminine noun naagaha ("women"), while the determiner taariikhda ("history") agrees with the masculine noun noun waa magaalada beerta ah ("coastal city").		In this dialogue, the adjective caanka ("beautiful") agrees with the feminine noun naagaha ("women"), while the determiner taariikhda ("history") agrees with the masculine noun noun waa magaalada beerta ah ("coastal city").

	== Sources ==
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Somali_language~~ Somali ~~language~~]		<span class='maj'></span>
	* [https://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/~~wiki~~/~~Grammatical_gender Grammatical gender~~]		==Sources==
	* [~~https~~://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org/wiki/Gender_in_Somali_language Gender in Somali~~]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_grammar Somali grammar - Wikipedia]
			* [https://www.iaaw.hu-berlin.de/de/afrika/linguistik-und-sprachen/veranstaltungen/afrikalinguistischeskolloquium/papers-wintersemester-2014-15/handout_maniscalco_13_01_2015.pdf The Gender System of Somali]
			* [http://morgannilsson.se/BeginnersSomaliGrammar.pdf BEGINNER'S SOMALI GRAMMAR]

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			==Related Lessons==
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Possession\|Possession]]
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Adjectives\|Adjectives]]
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Prepositions\|Prepositions]]
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Time\|Time]]
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Adverbs\|Adverbs]]
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Negation\|Negation]]
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be\|How to Use Be]]
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Questions\|Questions]]
			* [[Language/Somali/Grammar/Conditional-Mood\|Conditional Mood]]

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<div class="pg_page_title">Somali Grammar - Gender</div>
Hi [https://polyglotclub.com/language/somali Somali] learners! 😊<br>In this lesson, we will learn about the gender rules in Somali. We will look at the different genders and how to identify them. We will also look at some examples and practice using the gender rules. Finally, we will have a quiz to test your understanding. __TOC__

==Rules==
In Somali, there are three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. The gender of a noun is usually determined by its ending.

Masculine nouns usually end in -a or -e. For example, the word for "teacher" is macallin, which is masculine.

Feminine nouns usually end in -o or -ee. For example, the word for "student" is arday, which is feminine.

Neuter nouns usually end in -i. For example, the word for "book" is buug, which is neuter.

There are some exceptions to these rules, so it is important to learn the gender of each noun.

==Examples==
The following table shows some examples of nouns and their genders.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Somali !! Pronunciation !! English Translation !! Gender
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| macallin || mɑkɑlːin || teacher || Masculine
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| arday || ɑrdɑj || student || Feminine
|-
| buug || buːg || book || Neuter
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| guri || guːri || house || Masculine
|-
| caruur || cɑruːr || children || Feminine
|-
| sheeko || ʃeːko || story || Neuter
|}

==Practice==
To improve your [[Language/Somali|Somali]] [[Language/Somali/Grammar|Grammar]], you can also use the [https://polyglotclub.com Polyglot Club] website. [https://polyglotclub.com/find-friends.php?search=send&d=0&f=36&offre1=118 Find native speakers] and ask them any [https://polyglotclub.com/language/somali/question questions]!

==Quiz==
Test your understanding of Somali gender rules with the following quiz.

===Questions===
# What are the three genders in Somali?
# What is the gender of the word macallin?
# What is the gender of the word arday?
# What is the gender of the word buug?

===Answers===
# Masculine, feminine, and neuter
# Masculine
# Feminine
# Neuter

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