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Lesson 8A1
Family
குடும்பம்
French nouns carry grammatical gender — but only two, not three. For people, French le/la lines up with the same instinct behind Tamil's உயர்திணை (rational, human) gender split.
Grammar Comparison
இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு
le/la for people ≈ Tamil's உயர்திணை gender split
French
le père (masc.) / la mère (fem.)
Tamil
அவன் தந்தை / அவள் தாய் (masc./fem. pronoun agreement)
French has only masculine and feminine, not three genders. For family words this is easy: le/un for men, la/une for women, matching what Tamil's அவன்/அவள் pronoun system already tracks. The harder part comes later — French also genders inanimate objects (la table, le livre) with no biological logic at all, which Tamil doesn't do.
Vocabulary
சொற்கள்
| French | Pronunciation | Tamil | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| la mère | lah mair | அம்மாammā | mother |
| le père | luh pair | அப்பாappā | father |
| le frère | luh frair | சகோதரன்sagōdharan | brother |
| la sœur | lah suhr | சகோதரிsagōdhari | sister |
| la grand-mère | lah grahn-mair | பாட்டிpāṭṭi | grandmother |
| le grand-père | luh grahn-pair | தாத்தாthāththā | grandfather |
| le fils | luh fees | மகன்magan | son |
| la fille | lah fee | மகள்magaḷ | daughter |