MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (spoiler: it was decided that "Covid" is a feminine noun) All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 55,048 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, MiQuenDroid said: (spoiler: it was decided that "Covid" is a feminine noun) Miss Rona getting the pronoun and recognition she deserves from the French people. Stream Bad Romance bridge and La vie en rose by Lady Gaga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudraCNG 14,711 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Spain can relate tbh. At the beginning it was el covid19 and now it's la covid19 (which makes more sense). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bitch 18,934 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Why feminine? Coronavirus, virus, isn't it masculine? I'm just asking, nothing personal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curunir 7,510 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Just now, Trillion Reasons said: Why feminine? Coronavirus, virus, isn't it masculine? I'm just asking, nothing personal. COVID-19 is actually the name of the disease, and since the word for disease in French (maladie) is feminine, they decided to change it to that so it would be technically correct. The virus is still masculine though (le coronavirus) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lippoutou 4,554 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I am still yet to hear it with a feminine pronoun. Everybody says le covid here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 17,096 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 A good time to introduce a non binary pronoun so people can used to it. Ahhh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 30 minutes ago, Trillion Reasons said: Why feminine? Coronavirus, virus, isn't it masculine? I'm just asking, nothing personal. Honestly, I don't know. I prefer to say "le Covid", it sounds more natural. All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bitch 18,934 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 31 minutes ago, Curunir said: COVID-19 is actually the name of the disease, and since the word for disease in French (maladie) is feminine, they decided to change it to that so it would be technically correct. The virus is still masculine though (le coronavirus) 4 minutes ago, MiQuenDroid said: Honestly, I don't know. I prefer to say "le Covid", it sounds more natural. Merci! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Honestly thats so true, it really pisses me off when I hear "La Covid" like stop it, STOP. ITS LE NOT LA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANiCURE 6 10,264 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 "La Covid" sounds soooo off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 minute ago, MANiCURE 6 said: "La Covid" sounds soooo off Yes! All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imitalian 3,163 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 In Italian its masculine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,824 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 44 minutes ago, MANiCURE 6 said: "La Covid" sounds soooo off Le Covid sounds weird to tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise 36,066 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 My native language doesn't have gender or gendered pronouns so I was like "wat" for a second So long ggd, it was nice while it lasted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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