Masculine virile

 ( Grammar ) 

Masculine virile is an issue relating to verbs and/or nouns in some languages, such as Polish language, which refer to male humans but not male animals. They are therefore not to be confused with mere animacy.

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Polish language examples In Polish, for the word Murzyn that can be translated into English as "Black man", the standard nominative plural is Murzyn i , which is using the "personal masculine" suffix, while the impersonal suffix (that is: Murzyny) is pejorative, because it puts Black men in the same (grammatic) category as animals.

(1999). 9789027250759, John Benjamins. . ISBN 9789027250759

(2025). 9780415270809, Taylor & Francis. . ISBN 9780415270809

In Polish one would say to a group of animals, girls or adult women "Co zrobiłyście?" ("What did you do?"), but "Co zrobiliście?" to a group of boys or men.

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