What is the grammatical gender of the word for "grandfather" in Russian?
I was reading about grammatical gender online and I came across this statement: "The Russian word for ‘grandfather’ is feminine." As far as I know the words for "grandfather" or "grandpa" are masculine. Am I missing anything?
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You will find an accurate explanation with examples in this video:
(After 03:00 you will see the explanation for exceptions and that is where your question is answered)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF5yi0Ksqb8
I hope it helps you.
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No, whatever your source says, the word for 'grandfather' is masculine in Russian, besides the fact that the word 'дедушка' ends in a vowel. It is masculine simply because 'дедушка' is a man. :)
- Мой дедушка добрый.
- Моя бабушка добрая.
- Мой папа умный.
- Моя мама умная.
- Мой друг классный.
- Моя подруга классная.
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You are right, 'grandfather' is masculine. 'МоЙ старЫЙ дедушка'
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Como ya te dijeron, la palabra "дедушка" es masculina, pero como se termina en A, se comporta de manera igual a la de las palabras femininas, quiero decir se declina del mismo modo. Puedes comparar 2 palabras: дедушка и тётя:
- Я люблю (своего) дедушкУ.
- Я люблю (свою) тётЮ.
- У (моего) дедушкИ есть собака.
- У (моей) тётИ есть собака. etc
Pero como puedes verlo, los adjetivos o demonstativos se usan según el género real (del sexo en este caso).
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"grandfather" or "grandpa" are masculine in all their forms:
старЫЙ дедушка, злОЙ дед, роднОЙ дедуля, добрЫЙ дедуся, шустрЫЙ дедок
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