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They are not. In those languages that preserve grammatical gender, it is purely a matter of form, not of meaning, and it is unrelated to physical gender. In French the word for a soldier on sentry duty is la sentinelle. As a feminine noun, sentinelle always takes the pronoun "elle," which is usually translated "she" in English, but would be "he" in this case. In Japanese, there are different number systems for counting various kinds of things, and these differences amount to genders - eight of 'em.
There is no gender in the English noun. English used to have 3 grammatical genders. The Old English word wif, meaning wife, is neuter, but not because anyone thought wives are sexless. In Germanic languages, all diminutives are neuter; in Arabic, most plurals are "feminine."
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Is the word 'sea' feminine or masculine?
That depends on the language. In English nouns have no gender and are neither masculine or feminine. In French it is feminine (la mer) In Spanish it is masculine (el mar) In Welsh it is masculine (y mor)
How do you say cheap in portuguese?
You say "barato" (for masculine nouns) or "barata" (for feminine nouns).
What is masculine and feminine genders in English?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.Some examples of nouns for a male:manfathersonunclebrotherbullcockbuckboarganderSome examples of nouns for a female:womanmotherdaughterauntsistercowhendoesowgooseAnother group is the common gender nouns, words that are for a male or a female; for example:personparentrelativesiblingfriendneighborhorsedogbearbuffalo
What are masculine nouns?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female, such as male and female.Some gender specific nouns for males are:fathersonbrotherunclekingmanbullbuckramganderpeacockboar
Is London a masculine word or feminine?
Neither. English nouns do not have grammatical gender.
How do you say "the" in different languages?
In Spanish, "the" is "el" for masculine nouns and "la" for feminine nouns. In French, "the" is "le" for masculine nouns and "la" for feminine nouns. In German, "the" is "der" for masculine nouns, "die" for feminine nouns, and "das" for neuter nouns. In Italian, "the" is "il" for masculine nouns and "la" for feminine nouns.
Is un feminine or masculine?
Un is masculine.The feminine equivalent is une.
What is masculine and feminine nouns in France?
The masculine pronoun in French is "il," the feminine is "elle."
Is es un placer feminine or masculine?
"Placer" is masculine in Spanish, so it would be "un placer" for masculine nouns and "una placer" for feminine nouns.
How do nouns in Spanish defer from nouns in English?
masculine and feminine
What is the feminine of Mediterranean?
English does not have masculine and feminine versions of nouns.
Is Los masculine or feminine?
In Spanish, "Los" is a masculine article used before plural masculine nouns, while "Las" is used before plural feminine nouns.
Does French have feminine or masculine genders?
Both feminine and masculine genders exist in French.Specifically, all nouns exhibit either feminine or masculine gender. In addition, all adjectives have feminine or masculine forms. The past participles of verbs also will have feminine or masculine forms depending upon the gender of the speaker.
In English is the sun considered masculine or feminine?
Nouns in English are neither masculine nor feminine.
Nouns ending in a is feminine?
Not in English. In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female. A number of the languages from which English nouns come to us have masculine and feminine forms and in some of those languages, feminine nouns do end with a.
How do say first in French?
"First" in French is "premier" for masculine singular nouns and "première" for feminine singular nouns.
Summary of masculine and feminine nouns?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, such as male and female.
