If you're trying to learn Basque Feminine you will find out that Basque actually doesn't have a gender. So there is no masculine or feminine... But you still need to know how to deal with that fact. Below are some tips and examples. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Basque. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
As we mentioned before, there is no Basque gender which is good news (compared to other languages).
While in English it is known that feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. In Basque, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".
Grammar Tips:
There are no genders in Basque, no feminine and no masculine. This applies to adjectives as well as nouns.
Here are some examples:
| English Gender | Basque Gender |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Emakumezkoen |
| he is happy | bera pozik dago |
| she is happy | bera pozik dago |
| he is American | bera amerikarra da |
| she is American | bera amerikarra da |
| man | gizona |
| woman | emakume |
| father | aita |
| mother | ama |
| brother | anaia |
| sister | arreba |
| uncle | osaba |
| aunt | izeba |
| bull | zezena |
| cow | behi |
| boy | mutila |
| girl | neska |
As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Basque.
Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Basque Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | objektuak |
| bathroom | komuna |
| bed | ohe |
| bedroom | logela |
| ceiling | sabaia |
| chair | aulkia |
| clothes | arropak |
| coat | berokia |
| cup | katilua |
| desk | idazmahaia |
| dress | jantzi |
| floor | solairua |
| fork | sardexka |
| furniture | altzariak |
| glass | beira |
| hat | txapela |
| house | Etxea |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | jaka |
| kitchen | Sukaldea |
| knife | labana |
| lamp | lanpara |
| letter | letra |
| map | mapa |
| newspaper | egunkaria |
| notebook | koadernoa |
| pants | prakak |
| paper | papera |
| pen | idazkortza |
| pencil | arkatza |
| pharmacy | farmazia |
| picture | argazkia |
| plate | platerra |
| refrigerator | hozkailu |
| restaurant | jatetxea |
| roof | teilatu |
| room | gela |
| rug | tapiza |
| scissors | guraizeak |
| shampoo | xanpua |
| shirt | alkondara |
| shoes | oinetakoak |
| soap | xaboia |
| socks | galtzerdiak |
| spoon | koilara |
| table | taula |
| toilet | garbigelak |
| toothbrush | Hortz eskuila |
| toothpaste | hortzetako pasta |
| towel | eskuoihal |
| umbrella | aterki |
| underwear | barruko arropa |
| wall | horma |
| wallet | zorro |
| window | leiho |
| telephone | telefonoa |
Feminine and Masculine are absent from Basque, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Basque gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Basque lessons here: Learn Basque. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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