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English may be a hot mess but at least we don't have to worry about this nonsense (lemmy.world)
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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I don't know about French, but in Spanish is feminine.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In Italian too "la lavatrice". And the dishwasher too, "la lavastoviglie". btw we have gender fluid nouns like "the table" = "il tavolo" / "la tavola" with slightly different usage patterns.

    Italian and Spanish are easier than French because the final -o (masculine) or -a (feminine) usually give a hint, with a few expections you have to learn by heart ("la mano" meaning "the hand" in both languages for example)...

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    tavolo and tavola aren't the same nor are they "gender fluid nouns" (wtf?). Maybe this is some terronia region's lang quirk, but in italian there is nothing like that

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    La Lavadora El Lavarropas

    Depende la expresión mi buen hispanohablante, y de la zona.

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