Latvian Gender
This page discusses the gender in Latvian. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.
Boy: zēns
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Girl: meitene
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Man: vīrietis
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Woman: sieviete
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Father: tēvs
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Mother: māte
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Brother: brālis
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Sister: māsa
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| Actor: aktieris |
| Actress: aktrise |
| Cat (m): kaķis |
| Cat (f): kaķene |
These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
He is tall: Viņš ir garš
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She is tall: Viņa ir gara
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He is a short man: Viņš ir īsa auguma vīrietis
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She is a short woman: Viņa ir īsa auguma sieviete
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He is German: Viņš ir vācietis
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She is German: Viņa ir vāciete
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| Japanese men are friendly: Japāņu vīrieši ir draudzīgi |
| Japanese women are friendly: Japāņu sievietes ir draudzīgas |
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