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===Gender===

===Gender===

'''Gender''' is an attribute of [[noun]]s, [[pronoun]]s, and [[adjective]]s in some [[language]]s.  A word's grammatical gender may or may not correspond to the gender of what the word describes. Grammatical genders need not be limited to masculine and feminine, depending on the language; typical gender distinctions include masculine/feminine, masculine/feminine/neuter, and animate/inanimate.  Not all languages have grammatical gender; for example, some languages have a single pronoun corresponding to the English "he," "she," and "it."  

'''Gender''' is an attribute of [[noun]]s, [[pronoun]]s, and [[adjective]]s in some [[language]]s.  Languages like French and Spanish use ''le'' and ''la'' to indicate that certain nouns are masculine or feminine. Remembering which words are masculine or feminine is a substantial feat for foreign learners. While words specific to male and female people or easy (''El Senor'' vs. ''La Senorita''), a word's grammatical gender may or may not indicate the sex of what the word describes. For example, ''le chateau'' or ''la maison''.

 

Depending on the language, typical gender distinctions include masculine/feminine, masculine/feminine/neuter, and animate/inanimate.  Not all languages have grammatical gender; for example, some languages have a single pronoun corresponding to the English "he," "she," and "it."  

[[Category:Linguistics]]

[[Category:Linguistics]]