In Latvian grammar, gender plays a pivotal role. There are two grammatical genders in Latvian: masculine and feminine. The gender of a noun affects the form of other words related to it in a sentence. Typically, most nouns ending in -s or -ลก are masculine, and those ending in -a or -e are feminine. While it is a vital facet of learning the language, mastering gender in Latvian grammar can be quite a challenge for learners. In such context, these exercises are designed to provide students with lots of practice to get used to gender application in Latvian language.
Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Words
1. *Viลลก* (He) ir mans draugs.
2. *Viลa* (She) ir mana draudzene.
3. Kad *viลลก* (He) ierodas?
4. Kad *viลa* (She) atgriezฤซsies?
5. *Mฤsa* (Sister) strฤdฤ birojฤ.
6. *Brฤlis* (Brother) spฤlฤ futbolu.
7. Kur ir *mamma* (Mother)?
8. Kur ir *tฤvs* (Father)?
9. *Dฤls* (Son) mฤcฤs universitฤtฤ.
10. *Meita* (Daughter) ir skolotฤja.
11. *Tฤtis* (Dad) skatฤs televizoru.
12. *Mammฤซt* (Mum) gatavo vakariลas.
13. *Vฤซrs* (Husband) nogฤdฤ bฤrnus skolฤ.
14. *Sieviete* (Woman) lasa avฤซzi.
15. *Vฤซrietis* (Man) brauc ar velosipฤdu.
2. *Viลa* (She) ir mana draudzene.
3. Kad *viลลก* (He) ierodas?
4. Kad *viลa* (She) atgriezฤซsies?
5. *Mฤsa* (Sister) strฤdฤ birojฤ.
6. *Brฤlis* (Brother) spฤlฤ futbolu.
7. Kur ir *mamma* (Mother)?
8. Kur ir *tฤvs* (Father)?
9. *Dฤls* (Son) mฤcฤs universitฤtฤ.
10. *Meita* (Daughter) ir skolotฤja.
11. *Tฤtis* (Dad) skatฤs televizoru.
12. *Mammฤซt* (Mum) gatavo vakariลas.
13. *Vฤซrs* (Husband) nogฤdฤ bฤrnus skolฤ.
14. *Sieviete* (Woman) lasa avฤซzi.
15. *Vฤซrietis* (Man) brauc ar velosipฤdu.
Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks with the Appropriate Gender-Related Word
1. *Viลa* (She) mฤca bioloฤฃiju.
2. *Viลลก* (He) ir ฤrsts.
3. *Mฤsa* (Sister) ir laba mฤcฤซbu.
4. *Brฤlis* (Brother) ir labฤkais draugs.
5. Kur ir tava *dฤls* (Son)?
6. Kur ir tava *meita* (Daughter)?
7. *Vฤซrs* (Husband) ir ฤผoti aizลemts.
8. *Sieviete* (Woman) lasa grฤmatu.
9. *Sieviete* (Woman) ir mana draudzene.
10. *Vฤซrietis* (Man) mฤca bioloฤฃiju.
11. *Vฤซrietis* (Man) ir mana pazฤซstama.
12. Man patฤซk viลa *vฤซrs* (Husband).
13. Man patฤซk viลa *mฤsa* (Sister).
14. *Mamma* (Mother) ir labฤkฤ.
15. *Tฤtis* (Dad) ir stiprฤkais.
2. *Viลลก* (He) ir ฤrsts.
3. *Mฤsa* (Sister) ir laba mฤcฤซbu.
4. *Brฤlis* (Brother) ir labฤkais draugs.
5. Kur ir tava *dฤls* (Son)?
6. Kur ir tava *meita* (Daughter)?
7. *Vฤซrs* (Husband) ir ฤผoti aizลemts.
8. *Sieviete* (Woman) lasa grฤmatu.
9. *Sieviete* (Woman) ir mana draudzene.
10. *Vฤซrietis* (Man) mฤca bioloฤฃiju.
11. *Vฤซrietis* (Man) ir mana pazฤซstama.
12. Man patฤซk viลa *vฤซrs* (Husband).
13. Man patฤซk viลa *mฤsa* (Sister).
14. *Mamma* (Mother) ir labฤkฤ.
15. *Tฤtis* (Dad) ir stiprฤkais.
