1) Masculine gender refers to a male person or animal.
Examples:
father, king, tailor, groom, rooster, stallion
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2) Feminine gender refers to a female person or animal.
Examples:
mother, queen, dressmaker, bride, hen, mare
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3) Common gender refers to a person or animal that can be male or female.
Examples:
parent, president, classmate, horse, dog,
nurse, mayor, neighbor, student, teacher,
artist, lawyer, press, dog, fish
4) Neuter gender refers to anything without life and, thus, can neither be male nor female.
Examples:
building, sun, newspaper, book, pillow,
pencil, paper, scissors, school, bank,
bag, folder, eyeglasses, bed, house
