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Learning the Albanian Feminine displayed below is vital to the language. Albanian feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine.
To form a feminine(femërore) word from the masculine in Albanian, you simply add (e) if the word ends in a consonant. But if a word ends in a vowel then you need to remove the vowel before adding the “e”. Here are some examples:
djalë (son) becomes vajzë (daughter), nxënës/student (student masc.) becomes nxënës-e/ student-e (student fem.)
Note:
But this is not for all nouns:
Example: masculine: profesor (professor), feminine: profesor-eshë, luan- luan-eshë (lion - lioness)
Note that some words cannot change into feminine; instead a whole new word should be used, example: burrë (man), grua (woman).
Yes, it is very true that also in Albanian there are many words that cannot be changed into feminine!
Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Albanian Feminine |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Femërore |
| he is happy | ai është i lumtur |
| she is happy | ajo është e lumtur |
| he is American | ai është amerikan |
| she is American | ajo është amerikane |
| man | njeri; burrë |
| woman | grua |
| father | baba |
| mother | nënë |
| brother | vëlla |
| sister | motër |
| uncle | dajë; xhaxha |
| aunt | hallë; teze |
| bull | dem |
| cow | lopë |
| boy | djalë |
| girl | vajzë |
Notice the structure of the Feminine in Albanian has a logical pattern. Locate the Feminine above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Albanian.
Note: The plural feminine nouns have the same ending -e , for example: një shqiptare - disa shqiptare (an Albanian {woman} - some Albanians {women}). Here are some other examples of plural masculine and feminine nouns: francezë (masc.) becomes franceze (fem.).
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Albanian? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Albanian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Albanian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | objektet |
| bathroom | banjë, nevojtore |
| bed | krevat, shtrat |
| bedroom | dhomë gjumi |
| ceiling | tavan |
| chair | karrige |
| clothes | rroba |
| coat | pallto |
| cup | filxhan |
| desk | tavolinë |
| dress | fustan |
| floor | kat |
| fork | pirun |
| furniture | mobilje |
| glass | gotë; qelq |
| hat | kapelë |
| house | shtëpi |
| ink | bojë shkrimi |
| jacket | xhaketë |
| kitchen | kuzhinë |
| knife | thikë |
| lamp | llambë |
| letter | letër |
| map | hartë |
| newspaper | gazetë |
| notebook | bllok shënimesh |
| pants | pantallona |
| paper | letër |
| pen | penë |
| pencil | laps |
| pharmacy | farmaci |
| picture | pikture; fotorafi |
| plate | pjatë |
| refrigerator | frigorifer |
| restaurant | restorant |
| roof | çati |
| room | dhomë |
| rug | qilim |
| scissors | gërshërë |
| shampoo | shampo |
| shirt | këmishë |
| shoes | këpucët |
| soap | sapun |
| socks | çorape |
| spoon | lugë |
| table | tryezë |
| toilet | nevojtore; banjë |
| toothbrush | furçë dhëmbësh |
| toothpaste | pastë dhëmbësh |
| towel | peshqir |
| umbrella | umbrellë; çadër |
| underwear | të brendshme |
| wall | mur |
| wallet | portofol |
| window | dritare |
| telephone | telefon |
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