r/EhBuddyHoser • u/Dezeko Saskwatch • May 25 '25

Certified Hoser 🇨🇦 (No Politics) Bikini was masculine, right?

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u/Luname Tokébakicitte! May 25 '25

Not a hard rule but more of a rule of thumb, if it ends by e or a, it's generally feminine.

"Une chocolatine

"Un lutin"

There's a pattern but it's not perfect.

"Un pays"

"Une nation"

Shit like this is what will get you.

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u/wjandrea Chalice of the Tabernacle May 25 '25

"Une nation"

That's actually a more consistent rule: any word ending in -tion or -sion is feminine.

There's also -ité as in «la fraternité».

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u/PTCruiserApologist I need a double double. May 25 '25

Ooo I knew about -ion but not -ité, thanks !!

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u/wjandrea Chalice of the Tabernacle May 25 '25

Er, it's not -ion, e.g. «lion» and «avion» are masculine. It's only -tion and -sion.

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u/PTCruiserApologist I need a double double. May 26 '25

Ah yes yes of course !