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Why are only some words masculine?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

In English there are no masculine or feminine forms.

English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

Examples gender specific nouns are:

  • man, woman
  • mother, father
  • uncle, aunt
  • girl, boy
  • husband, wife
  • boar, sow
  • doe, buck
  • bull, cow
  • hen, rooster
  • nanny goat, billy goat

Nouns for people or things that can be male or female are common gender nouns.

Examples of common gender nouns are:

  • person
  • parent
  • relative
  • child
  • spouse
  • bear
  • deer
  • whale
  • chicken
  • goat

Nouns for things that have no gender are neuter nouns.

Examples of neuter nouns are:

  • home
  • heart
  • sidewalk
  • ship
  • education
  • elevator
  • ocean
  • opinion
  • test
  • tractor
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