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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/cat@lemmy.world
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[-] arboc66@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago

Une chatte endormie. Female cat is a "chatte", and yes, it has the same alternative use as "pussy".

[-] matelt@feddit.uk 7 points 10 months ago

Bonne sieste mon chaton!

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Piti chat ! :3

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago
[-] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

Le miau, le purr

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Would it not be "une chat"?

I thought French indefinite articles were gendered, like other romance languages like Portuguese and Spanish.

But it's been roughly 35 years since I dropped highschool french...

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

Good point, fixed.

As a reward for being so helpful, here's a funny exchange I saw while looking for confirmation:

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago

"Un chat" is correct.

Masc. = un chat. Fem. = une chatte.

[-] cazssiew@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah, this is the correct take. Objects or inanimate things have arbitrary gender, but sexed animals can obviously be feminine or masculine.

Edit: Oooooh, its name is Emily. Misunderstood what the confusion was about. 'Une chatte' then.

[-] Martj9@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

Très jolie! Doux rêves ma chérie!

[-] supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Evidentement oui!

[-] glinncor@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

She is a beautiful lady

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