Did you just assume my gender?
It would seem that there's no avoiding this. Words are masculine, feminine or neuter and adjectives describing them will need to agree with the gender of the noun. This bit I do remember, but I often make the biggest faux pas when in hurry and resorting to Google Translate . It seems that the app, unless you ensure the gender of the person is obvious, will default to assuming they are male. So, I have often been corrected and reminded that my correspondent is a member of the fairer sex. This gaff generally occurs with verbs outside the present tense. Using the first person (I) and the second person (you) in the present tense, the verb endings seem to be the same for male and female. In the past tenses, they differ. For example: być, to be. I am - jestem (both genders) You are - jesteś (both genders) I was - byłem (masc) byłam (fem) You were - byłeś (masc) byłaś (fem) On the subject of using Google Translate: When translating you , as well as assuming male by def...