Sundanese Gender
Welcome to the fifth Sundanese lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Sundanese to help you practice your daily phrases.
man pameget |
woman istri |
husband caroge |
wife pun bojo |
boy murangkalih pameget |
girl murangkalih istri |
father pun bapa |
mother pun ibu |
Gender Grammar Rules
In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.
| Grammar + Rules - Sundanese |
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| my son is a student [masculine + noun] murangkalih pameget abdi nuju sakola keneh |
| her daughter is a student [feminine + noun] murangkalih istri anjeuna nuju sakola keneh |
| he has a tall brother [adjective + masculine] anjeuna gaduh raka/rayi pameget |
| she has a tall sister [adjective + feminine] anjeuna gaduh raka/rayi istri |
| his brothers are young [plural masculine + adjective] raka-raka/rayi-rayi pemegetna ngarora keneh |
| his sisters are young [plural feminine + adjective] raka-raka/rayi-rayi istrina ngarora keneh |
The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.
son murangkalih pameget |
daughter murangkalih istri |
brother raka/rayi pameget |
sister raka/rayi istri | grandfather aki |
grandmother nini |
child budak |
children barudak |
Expressions in Sundanese
Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Sundanese, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.
| English - Sundanese |
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| What do you mean? maksadna naon? |
| I don't understand abdi henteu ngartos |
| I don't know abdi teu terang |
| What is that called in Sundanese? eta teh bahasa sundana naon? |
| What is this? ieu naon? |
| What does that word mean in English? eta bahasa inggrisna naon? |
| Sorry (if you made a mistake) punten |
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