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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by Rels on Monday December 13, 2021 @06:47AM (#29538744)
For French:

I'm tired (male) -> Je suis fatigué

I'm tired (female) -> Je suis fatiguée

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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by forinti on Monday December 13, 2021 @09:39AM (#29539943)
The French passé composé is funny if translated word for word into Portuguese:

Je suis tombé -> Eu sou caído (or Eu sou tombado) Je suis tombée -> Eu sou caída (or Eu sou tombada)

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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by WastingMyTime89 on Monday December 13, 2021 @10:29AM (#29540424)
Je suis tombé is passé composé. Je suis fatigué is présent de l'indicatif. Fatigué can both be an adjectif and a participe passé. The verb fatiguer uses the avoir auxiliary verb when using passé composé however: ils m'ont fatigué / la poutre a fatigué sous le poids.
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Re:Cultures where men and women don’t speak the same languag... by simiones on Monday December 13, 2021 @11:38AM (#29541196)
The passé composé of "je suis fatigué(e)" [I am tired] would actually be "j'ai été fatigué(e)" [I was tired]. Translated word for word to Portuguese, this would be "Eu tive sido/estado cansado(cansada)".
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