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What preposition can change a feminine noun into a masculine noun?
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∙ 10y ago
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, such as male and female. Examples:
- mom and dad
- father and mother
- daughter and son
- nephew and niece
- queen and king
- rooster and hen
- cow and bull
- ram and ewe
- sow and boar
- buck and doe
Example common gender nouns:
- parent
- child
- family
- friend
- teacher
- home
- lunch
- city
- oxygen
- education
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∙ 10y ago
In Spanish, adding the preposition "de" before a feminine noun can sometimes change it into a masculine noun. For example, "el águila" (the eagle) is a feminine noun but when you add the preposition "de," it becomes "el águila de mar" (the sea eagle), a masculine noun.
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