
It refers to female qualities specifically related to females and ladies, or to things considered feminine. The complement of feminine is masculine.
Here are some grammar tips:
The feminine form of a word that ends with a consonant is formed by adding (e) to the masculine form.
A noun’s gender can be changed only if it represents a profession, nationality or circumstance.
Here are some examples:
English feminine | Albanian feminine |
Feminine | Femërore |
student |
student (masc.) – studente (fem.) |
phycisian | mjek (masc.) – mjeke (fem.) |
turist | turist (masc.) – turiste (fem.) |
american |
amerikan (masc.) – amerikane (fem.) |
german | gjerman (masc.) – gjermane (fem.) |
Note: The pl. fem. nouns have the same ending -e
e.g.: një italiane – disa italiane (an Italian {woman} – some Italian {women}).
Can you tell by the below table whether these objects are feminine or masculine in Albanian? Keeping this list in mind will also help you to add important and useful words to your Albanian vocabulary.
English vocabulary | Albanian vocabulary |
girl | vajzë |
flower |
lule |
train |
tren |
desk |
tavolinë |
wall | mur |
door | derë |
window |
dritare |
restaurant |
restorant |
fork |
pirun |
hat |
kapele |
Listen to this video lesson below and find which of these Albanian nouns are feminine or masculine.