If you're trying to learn Hungarian Feminine you will find out that Hungarian actually doesn't have a gender. So there is no masculine or feminine... But you still need to know how to deal with that fact. Below are some tips and examples. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Hungarian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
As we mentioned before, there is no Hungarian gender which is good news (compared to other languages).
While in English it is known that feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. In Hungarian, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".
Grammar Tips:
There are no genders in Hungarian, no feminine and no masculine. This applies to adjectives as well as nouns.
Here are some examples:
| English Gender | Hungarian Gender |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Nőies |
| he is happy | (ő) boldog (male) |
| she is happy | (ő) boldog (female) |
| he is American | ő amerikai |
| she is American | ő amerikai |
| man | férfi |
| woman | nő |
| father | apa |
| mother | anya |
| brother | fiútestvér or fivér. Older brother: báty, younger brother: öcs |
| sister | lánytestvér. Older sister: nővér, younger sister: húg |
| uncle | nagybácsi |
| aunt | nagynéni |
| bull | bika |
| cow | tehén |
| boy | fiú |
| girl | lány |
As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Hungarian.
Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Hungarian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | tárgyak |
| bathroom | fürdőszoba |
| bed | ágy |
| bedroom | hálószoba |
| ceiling | mennyezet |
| chair | szék |
| clothes | ruházat |
| coat | kabát |
| cup | csésze |
| desk | íróasztal |
| dress | ruha |
| floor | emelet, if floor/story of a building, but if referring to the ground: padló |
| fork | villa |
| furniture | bútor |
| glass | pohár |
| hat | kalap |
| house | ház |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | dzseki |
| kitchen | konyha |
| knife | kés |
| lamp | lámpa |
| letter | levél |
| map | térkép |
| newspaper | újság |
| notebook | jegyzetfüzet |
| pants | nadrág |
| paper | papír |
| pen | toll |
| pencil | ceruza |
| pharmacy | gyógyszertár |
| picture | kép |
| plate | tányér |
| refrigerator | hűtőszekrény |
| restaurant | étterem |
| roof | tető |
| room | szoba |
| rug | szőnyeg |
| scissors | olló |
| shampoo | sampon |
| shirt | ing |
| shoes | cipő |
| soap | szappan |
| socks | zokni |
| spoon | kanál |
| table | asztal |
| toilet | WC |
| toothbrush | fogkefe |
| toothpaste | fogkrém |
| towel | törülköző |
| umbrella | esernyő |
| underwear | fehérnemű |
| wall | fal |
| wallet | pénztárca |
| window | ablak |
| telephone | telefon |
Feminine and Masculine are absent from Hungarian, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Hungarian gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Hungarian lessons here: Learn Hungarian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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