Nouns are classified into four genders.

• masculine gender

• feminine gender

• common gender

• neuter gender

Nouns that refer to males are in the masculine gender.

Examples:

• fathers

• men

• boys

• stallion

Nouns that refer to females are in the feminine gender.

Examples:

• mothers

• women

• girls

• lady

Nouns that refer to either males or females are in the common gender.

Examples:

• visitors, ducks

• monkeys, tiger

• cub, snake, birds

• rabbit, animals

• people, children

Nouns that refer to lifeless things or nonliving things and plants are in the neuter gender.

Examples:

• zoo, pond

• branches, cage

• stable, plants