Zulu FeminineIf you're trying to learn Zulu Feminine which is also called isiZulu, check our courses about genders: Feminine and Masculine... to help you with your Zulu grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Zulu. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Zulu FeminineLearning the Zulu Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Zulu language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in Zulu.Zulu feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. Here are some examples:English FeminineZulu Feminine
he is happyujabulile
she is happyujabulile
he is AmericanungowaseMelika
she is AmericanungowaseMelika
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Feminine in Zulu has a logical pattern. Locate the Feminine above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in isiZulu.List of Feminine in ZuluBelow is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Zulu? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Zulu vocabulary.
English VocabularyZulu Vocabulary
underwearimpahla yokugqoka ngaphansi
Feminine and Masculine have a very important role in Zulu, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the isiZulu Feminine, you might want to check the rest of our Zulu lessons here: Learn Zulu. Don't forget to bookmark this page.