Romanian Has 3 Genders, and One of Them Is "It Depends How Many"

Three genders. Masculine, feminine, and one that literally means "it depends how many there are." I sat on the terrace, opened my notes, and tried to make sense of Romanian grammar. It did not go well. The dolphin is masculine. The beard is feminine. A chair is a guy until you buy a second one, and then they are both women. Every rule I was handed worked beautifully right up until the exact moment it didn't. If you speak Romanian, I need your help in the comments. If you don't, come watch an American get humbled by a vowel. And stick around to the end. I forgot to record the most important part the first time, so it's tacked on: I need a favor from you. Big thanks to everyone who commented on the last one. Over 90% of you were genuinely helpful and funny, and yes, I read all of them. Shirts: Grunt Style (gruntstyle.com). I'm not affiliated, people kept asking. Captions available in English and Romanian. If my Romanian is wrong on screen, that is the whole point, tell me in the comments. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:15 Reading your comments 4:08 This whole language changes by gender 4:58 My dog vs my cat 5:58 "Ends in a vowel = feminine"... except when it doesn't 6:43 Just picture the noun (then came the dolphin) 7:23 The dolphin is masculine 7:51 The beard and mustache are feminine 8:29 Neuter: it depends how many there are 10:06 "Just count them, it'll sound right" 10:45 peste / pește and fată / față 13:08 Why I'm doing this channel 16:50 The favor: help me get my wife on here (and animal sounds) #romania #learnromanian #americaninromania #romanianlanguage #expat