I really need to know, and quick. It's a long story involving procrastination and totally avoiding homework. But I've never been able to get an answer out of anyone about this. Is it "gata" for a female cat?
2006-09-05 15:46:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You can change the gender of the name of domesticated animals ONLY. This is because we sort of assign them human characteristics. Example: My dog is funny, loves to watch tv and play catch. Because of this rule you can also use the feminine form of adjectives when referring to female domestic animals. I wouldn't always use "gata" for female cats though.. only a pet. Example: You wouldn't go into a pet store and ask if they had any gatas.
2006-09-05 16:23:25 · answer #1 · answered by Jackie 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Gata for a female cat
2006-09-05 15:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by Homer Habilius III 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Very good question. This is how I see it. It's ok to say something is masculine or feminine as long as you don't judge that person - pretty much in the same way I can say Oprah is Black without any judgement. The unladylike part is just laziness of the mind. Women who think that obviously have already let society or ... whomever... decide for them what is or isn't ladylike. I work in construction, and on occasion, I can swear like a sailor, but I am 100% "lady" when I want to be. I find most people are uncomfortable with certain facets of themselves and have a hard time accepting who they are. They're sort of afraid to look inside in the first place. They play a role. Yawn.... How boring.
2016-03-26 23:46:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it is "Gata" for a female cat... i have never thought of that ... i used to have a cat and he was called Psycho, i used to talk to him in spanish and always greet him with "Hola Gato!"
Yes, Gata for a female cat.
2006-09-05 16:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a male is speaking the word, gato, otherwise, if spoken by a female, it is gata, The word has no bearing on the gender of the animal, but the speaker.
2006-09-05 16:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by Darqblade 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you know for a fact that it's a female, you'll say "gata". This happens if it's your domestic cat, or if for some reason you need to emphasise its (or her) gender. Now, in general, you'll say "gato" regardless of the gender. I mean, if you just want to say that "A cat ate the cheese from my table", even though you know it was a female, that's irrelevant for the message you want to convey. So you just say "un gato", regardless of the cat's actual gender.
2006-09-05 16:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Listen to jackie and eduarodi. Some of the other answers are quite a ways off.
You should also be aware that this only works for cat and dog as far as I know; it's not widespread to all animals. ("Araña", for example, is always feminine, no matter what sex the spider is.)
2006-09-05 17:46:40 · answer #7 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yup its gata or gatita for a female kitten
2006-09-05 17:59:09 · answer #8 · answered by Mirage 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes It is gata, just look at my nick name....
2006-09-06 03:28:12 · answer #9 · answered by me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gata
2006-09-05 16:50:13 · answer #10 · answered by debate789 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋