giống cái

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • The female sex, the feminine gender: "giống cái" refers to the biological sex of female organisms or the grammatical gender category of feminine.
   • Female (animal): Used specifically to denote a female animal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Con mèo này là giống cái. (This cat is a female.)
  • Trong tiếng Pháp, từ "table" (cái bàn) thuộc giống cái. (In French, the word "table" is feminine gender.)

Advanced Usage

• "thuộc giống cái": to be female, to be of the feminine gender.
  • Những con chim thuộc giống cái thường có bộ lông ít sặc sỡ hơn. (Female birds often have less colorful plumage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cái (noun/adjective): A common, more general word for "female" or used as a classifier for many inanimate objects in Vietnamese. "Giống cái" is more specific to biological sex or grammatical gender.
• Giống đực (noun): The male sex, the masculine gender. This is the direct antonym.

Synonyms

• Nữ: Female (primarily for humans).
• Mái: Female (used specifically for birds and some animals, e.g., - hen).

Notes on Different Meanings

• Biological vs. Grammatical: The primary meaning is biological (female animals). Its use in linguistics ("feminine gender") is a direct application of this concept to language classification.
• Usage Context: When referring to humans, "nữ" is more common than "giống cái". "Giống cái" is typically used for animals or in technical/grammatical contexts.