“All living things are categorized as male or female.”
A noun is the name of the person, place, animal or thing.
definition
A noun that denotes a male is said to be of the Masculine gender.
E.g., boy, man, tiger, lion.
A noun that denotes a female is said to be of the Feminine gender.
E.g., girl, woman, tigress, lioness.
common gender
neuter gender
A noun that denotes male or a female is said to be of the common gender. E.g., student, friend, baby, infant.
A noun that denotes a thing(non-living thing) that is neither male nor female is said to be of the neuter gender. E.g., bottle, pen, pencil, knife, book.
noun personification
The feminine gender is often applied to objects remarkable for beauty, gentleness, prettiness and gracefulness.
-Nature, love, charity, The Earth, virtue, fame, truth, modesty, justice, liberty, pride, mercy, peace, jealousy, hope, humility are personified as feminine.
noun personification
The masculine gender is often applied to objects remarkable for strength and violence.
– Sun is regarded as masculine.
– Oh! the scorching sun, he is merciless!
noun personification
A ship is always spoken of as ‘she’.
The same is also applied to motor vehicles, trains, and other machines.
– The Titanic didn’t know that it was her last sail.
rules or ways to form feminine of nouns.
1. Place a word before or after.
2. Add a syllable(-a, -ine, -ess, -trix)
3. Or use a completely different word.
rules or ways to form feminine of nouns.
1. Place a word before or after.
2. Add a syllable(-a, -ine, -ess, -trix)
3. Or use a completely different word.
rules or ways to form feminine of nouns.
1. Place a word before or after.
2. Add a syllable(-a, -ine, -ess, -trix)
3. Or use a completely different word.
rules or ways to form feminine of nouns.
1. Place a word before or after.
2. Add a syllable(-a, -ine, -ess, -trix)
3. Or use a completely different word.
rules or ways to form feminine of nouns.
1. Place a word before or after.
2. Add a syllable(-a, -ine, -ess, -trix)
3. Or use a completely different word.
rules or ways to form feminine of nouns.
1. Place a word before or after.
2. Add a syllable(-a, -ine, -ess, -trix)
3. Or use a completely different word.
