when using the if macro you have to make sure to also have the closing to it:
<<if $variable is "this">>
statement.
<</if>>
if you're going for something a bit more complicated, like a scale, it may look a bit more like:
<<if $masculine <= 5>>
statement.
<<elseif $masculine <= 6>>
statement.
<<else>>
statement.
<</if>>
I could link you some sugarcube tutorials if you'd like.
Here is one that pretty much outlines almost all the basics that I use most often:
https://www.motoslave.net/sugarcube/2/docs/
and here's a reddit thread of other sites that are helpful:
https://www.reddit.com/r/twinegames/comments/au74yc/collection_of_tutorials_ive_...
hope this helps. otherwise there's many forum posts that are helpful in coding. good luck :]
