Knives...Masculine or Feminine

[MikeH]

Knives are definitely feminine. I'll start the list:

The're fun to handle.

Handy to have aound for food preparaion.

If not handled right they can cut you badly.

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[JuJu-]

Same goes for Spanish. "El cuchillo", Spanish for "the knife" (fixed blade), is masculine since it ends with the letter O. "La navaja", Spanish for "the knife" (folding), is feminine since it ends with the letter A.

I was under the impression with certain nouns you can have both depending on which it is such as hermano(brother) hermana (sister)? I could be wrong, as it's been many years since I took spanish honors and lit.

 

[Dorito Monk]

Knives are definitely feminine. I'll start the list:

The're fun to handle.

Handy to have aound for food preparaion.

If not handled right they can cut you badly.

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...and don't forget:

They're also expensive and extremely decorative, just like women. :thumbup:

 

[Fanglekai]

Same goes for Spanish. "El cuchillo", Spanish for "the knife" (fixed blade), is masculine since it ends with the letter O. "La navaja", Spanish for "the knife" (folding), is feminine since it ends with the letter A.

Grammatical gender doesn't impart a sense of what native english speakers think of as masculine or feminine qualities. La computadora doesn't imply that computers are somehow feminine. It's just a feature of the grammar. There are various types of knives and they have different names. Cuchillo, navaja, daga, etc.

I was under the impression with certain nouns you can have both depending on which it is such as hermano(brother) hermana (sister)? I could be wrong, as it's been many years since I took spanish honors and lit.

Sexual gender does imply that something is male or female.

 

[cncpro11]

Knives are definitely feminine. I'll start the list:

The're fun to handle.

Handy to have aound for food preparaion.

If not handled right they can cut you badly.

Next?

The finer ones are much more expensive but highly sought after.

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