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Why does grammatical gender exist for toothpaste? I honestly don't understand this (English speaker).
by hndamien 6y ago
Why does grammatical gender exist for toothpaste? I honestly don't understand this (English speaker).
- Tomte 6y agoEvery noun has a grammatical gender in German. It just does. There does not need to be a (contemporary) reason. Why does declination of nouns exist in German, is almost non-existant in English, more pronounced in Latin, and even more of it in Ancient Greek? Is one of these languages defective? Should they shed their cases?
- hndamien 6y agoMaybe. I just can't wrap my head around what useful function they provide for communication. I'd love to be enlightened.