Identifying the Correct Opposite Gender of a Noun Part 2

Gender tells whether a noun is a male, a female or neuter (neither male, nor female).

 

Masculine gender: a noun is categorized as masculine when it refers to a male character of a species.

 

lion

man

king

 

Feminine gender: a noun is categorized as feminine when it refers to a female character of a species.

 

lioness

woman

queen

 

Neuter gender: a noun is categorized as neuter when it refers neither to a male, nor a female of any species.

 

tree

table

pen