arslan.altan.orkhon

[fiery sun]

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[flat iron]

what part of it sounds idiotic to you ?

but yes it is true
la Suisse, the country

le Suisse/la Suissesse, the inhabitant

[crystal kindle]

😂 je ne pense pas que c’est stupide

[fluid goblet]

Thank you for letting me know. I will certainly remember this exception. 👋

Merci beaucoup .

[flat iron]

do you mean expection as in the nationality is the same as the country's name ?

[fluid goblet]

No, that's pretty common; however, I'm not sure whether using "le" to refer to a male person of a nation and "la" for the exact same word when referring to the country instead is standard to be fair. 👋

[crystal kindle]

Oh

Are all countries women?

😂

[fluid goblet]

I am not sure, I don't think so. If that's the case, then everything is already in order.

[crystal kindle]

😂 because women are great leaders

[flat iron]

it's probably not a clean 50/50 ratio but countries can be both genders

they can be plural too of course

[flat iron]

it's not common at all in french actually, I just double checked and Switzerland is the only country where the adjective is the same as the noun

[fluid goblet]

Spot on. I was utterly mistaken.

Many thanks for taking the time to help. 👋

[past kite]

la suissesse

[glacial current]

Pareil

[flat iron]

J'habite pas loin de la suisse alors je l'entend sans doute plus souvent que d'autres