In Armenian grammar, gender plays a crucial role in the formation of words, sentences, and expressions. Generally, Armenian nouns don’t have grammatical gender, but the language uses masculine and feminine forms to distinguish biological gender and to convey social and cultural meanings. The following exercises are designed to help language learning students practice and understand the use of gender in the Armenian language better.
Exercise 1: Identify the correct gender form
1. The boy is reading a book. – Տղան *կարդում* (reading) է գիրք:
2. The girl jumped into the pool. – Աղջիկը *արձակվեց* (jumped) լողավազան։
3. Her brother is a doctor. – *Կուրը* (Brother) է բժիշկ։
4. My sister is a teacher. – *Կույրս* (Sister) է ուսուցչուհի։
5. His father is a policeman. – *Հայրը* (Father) է ոստիկան։
2. The girl jumped into the pool. – Աղջիկը *արձակվեց* (jumped) լողավազան։
3. Her brother is a doctor. – *Կուրը* (Brother) է բժիշկ։
4. My sister is a teacher. – *Կույրս* (Sister) է ուսուցչուհի։
5. His father is a policeman. – *Հայրը* (Father) է ոստիկան։
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate gender form
1. The woman is singing a song. – Կինուհին *երգում* (singing) է երգ:
2. The man gave her a flower. – Տղամարդը *տվեց* (gave) նրան ծաղիկ։
3. Her daughter is a dentist. – Տղամարդուհին *դերդատու* (Dentist) է։
4. His son plays soccer. – Կուքը *շաքել* (plays) ֆուտբոլ։
5. The actress received an award. – Աղջասերականը *ստացեց* (received) մրցանակ։
2. The man gave her a flower. – Տղամարդը *տվեց* (gave) նրան ծաղիկ։
3. Her daughter is a dentist. – Տղամարդուհին *դերդատու* (Dentist) է։
4. His son plays soccer. – Կուքը *շաքել* (plays) ֆուտբոլ։
5. The actress received an award. – Աղջասերականը *ստացեց* (received) մրցանակ։
