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[–] [email protected] 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...

[–] [email protected] 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:

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Un chat" is correct.

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

[–] [email protected] 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.