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If you want to be all French about it, Emily is currently une chat endormie (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/cat@lemmy.world

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[–] arboc66@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago

Une chatte endormie. Female cat is a "chatte", and yes, it has the same alternative use as "pussy".

[–] matelt@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago

Bonne sieste mon chaton!

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Piti chat ! :3

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Mais oui!

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would it not be "une chat"?

I thought French indefinite articles were gendered, like other romance languages like Portuguese and Spanish.

But it's been roughly 35 years since I dropped highschool french...

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good point, fixed.

As a reward for being so helpful, here's a funny exchange I saw while looking for confirmation:

[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Un chat" is correct.

Masc. = un chat. Fem. = une chatte.

[–] cazssiew@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, this is the correct take. Objects or inanimate things have arbitrary gender, but sexed animals can obviously be feminine or masculine.

Edit: Oooooh, its name is Emily. Misunderstood what the confusion was about. 'Une chatte' then.

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Le miau, le purr

[–] glinncor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

She is a beautiful lady

[–] Martj9@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Très jolie! Doux rêves ma chérie!

[–] supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Evidentement oui!