= Сообщение: 5329 из 12556 ====================================== ENET.SYSOP = От : Gerrit Kuehn 2:240/12 29 Aug 17 17:43:40 Кому : Robert Bashe 29 Aug 17 17:43:40 Тема : Swedish meatballs ... FGHI : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:240/12+5946cd33 На : area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:2448/44+59a44dcd = Кодировка сообщения определена как: LATIN1 ================================= Ответ: area://ENET.SYSOP?msgid=2:2448/44+59a6a847 ============================================================================== Hello Robert!
28 Aug 17 19:00, Robert Bashe wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:
RB> I assume you're familiar with German, maybe with French. But English RB> is a different kettle of fish. Both German and French have specific RB> genders assigned to specific nouns. English does not.
Really? So you would say: You have a very nice dog, what's its name?
GK>> I think the reason for female ships in German is that most "type" GK>> names are female (die Yacht, die Fregatte, die Schaluppe, die GK>> Korvette, die Brigg, die Bark, die Barkasse...).
RB> If it were only that simple. I had to learn German in school, and RB> here in Germany. Not every word that ends with an "e" is feminine.
Of course not.
GK>> Strange enough, cars are usually masculine in German (probably GK>> following "der Wagen").
RB> Strange indeed. But all languages are strange when you first get to RB> know them.
;-)
Regards, Gerrit
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