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[–] arboc66 10 points 3 days ago

Une chatte endormie. Female cat is a "chatte", and yes, it has the same alternative use as "pussy".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Bonne sieste mon chaton!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Piti chat ! :3

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Le miau, le purr

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Mais oui!

[–] Adderbox76 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Would it not be "une chat"?

I thought French indefinite articles were gendered, like other romance languages like Portuguese and Spanish.

But it's been roughly 35 years since I dropped highschool french...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good point, fixed.

As a reward for being so helpful, here's a funny exchange I saw while looking for confirmation:

[–] AstralPath 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Un chat" is correct.

Masc. = un chat. Fem. = une chatte.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yeah, this is the correct take. Objects or inanimate things have arbitrary gender, but sexed animals can obviously be feminine or masculine.

Edit: Oooooh, its name is Emily. Misunderstood what the confusion was about. 'Une chatte' then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Très jolie! Doux rêves ma chérie!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Evidentement oui!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

She is a beautiful lady