Gender Definition in english with hindi

Gender Definition in english with hindi

“संज्ञा के जिस रूप से व्यक्ति या वस्तु की नर या मादा जाति का बोध हो, उसे व्याकरण में ‘लिंग’ कहते है।”
दूसरे शब्दों में – संज्ञा शब्दों के जिस रूप से उसके पुरुष या स्त्री जाति होने का पता चलता है, उसे लिंग कहते है।

In English Grammar, Gender is classified into four categories.

  1. Masculine Gender

  2. Feminine Gender

  3. Common Gender

  4. Neuter Gender

Masculine Gender: 

Definition

  • A noun that denotes a male is known as the Masculine Gender.

    जिन संज्ञा के शब्दों से पुरुष जाति का पता चलता है, उसे पुल्लिंग कहते हैं।

    जैसे – पिता, राजा, घोडा, कुत्ता, आदमी, सेठ, मकान, लोहा, चश्मा, खटमल, फूल, नाटक, 

Examples

Some examples of Masculine Gender :
Boy, Father, Son, King, Lion, He, Man, Husband, Uncle, 

( Feminine Gender )
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   A noun that denotes a female is known as the feminine gender.

  • जिन संज्ञा के शब्दों से स्त्री जाति का पता चलता है, उसे स्त्रीलिंग   कहते हैं।

    जैसे ; लड़की, माता , बेटी ,रानी ,शेरनी ,पत्नी ,चाची इत्यादि .

Examples

Girl, Mother, Daughter, Queen, Lioness, She, Woman, Wife, Aunt, etc.

Common Gender

Definition

  • A noun that denotes either a male or a female is known as the Common Gender

  • जिन संज्ञा के शब्दों से पुरुष और  स्त्री  जाति का पता चलता है, उसे पुल्लिंग कहते हैं।

    जैसे ;  दोस्त , डॉक्टर ,बच्चा ,विद्यार्थी  इत्यादि

Example

Friend, Student, Doctor, Teacher, Child, Patient, Baby, etc.

Neuter Gender: Definition, Example

जिन संज्ञा के शब्दों से नपुंसक जाती का पता चलता है , उसे नपुंसक  लिंग कहते है

  • A noun that denotes a non-living thing is known as the Neuter Gender

  • जैसे ;  कलम , मेज ,कुर्सी ,बल्ला ,सोना , इत्यादि

Example

Pen, Book, Table, Chair, Bat, Gold, etc.

Rules of Changing Genders: Masculine and Feminine

There are some rules for changing Masculine Genders of Nouns into Feminine Genders.

Rule – 1 :

By using a different word :
Masculine can be changed into Feminine by using a different word.

Masculine GenderFeminine Gender
BoyGirl
BrotherSister
FatherMother
SonDaughter
UncleAunt
KingQueen
SirMadam
LordLady
MonkNun
ManWoman
MaleFemale
HusbandWife
NephewNiece
GentlemanLady
Bull / OxCow
CockHen
DogBitch
StagHind
DrakeDuck
DroneBee
BuckDoe
HorseMare
GanderGoose
RamEwe
BachelorSpinster
LadLass
BridegroomBride

Gender Definition in english with hindi

Rule – 2 :

By adding -‘ess’ :

Masculine can be changed into Feminine by adding ‘-ess’

Masculine GenderFeminine Gender
AuthorAuthoress
PoetPoetess
CountCountess
HostHostess
PrincePrincess
BaronBaroness
MayorMayoress
LionLioness
PriestPriestess
PatronPatroness
ViscountViscountess
ProphetProphetess
GiantGiantess
ShepherdShepherdess

Gender Definition in english with hindi

Rule – 3 :

Some Masculine Nouns end in “a vowel and r”. They can be changed into feminine gender by removing the vowel before the last letter, and then adding ‘-ess’.

Masculine GenderFeminine Gender
ActorActress
TigerTigress
InstructorInstructress
HunterHuntress
DirectorDirectress
TraitorTraitress
InspectorInspectress
SongsterSongstress
WaiterWaitress
PorterPortress
TempterTemptress
BenefactorBenefactress

Exceptions :

Masculine GenderFeminine Gender
GovernorGoverness
AbbotAbbess
EmperorEmpress
DukeDuchess

Gender Definition in english with hindi

Rule – 4 :

The feminine form of a Compound word is made by changing the Masculine word of the Compound word.

Masculine GenderFeminine Gender
Boy-friendGirl-friend
Son-in-lawDaughter-in-law
Father-in-lawMother-in-law
Brother-in-lawSister-in-law
GrandfatherGrandmother
GrandsonGranddaughter
Step-brotherStep-sister
Man-servantMaid-servant
He-goatShe-goat
Bull-calfCow-calf
Cock-sparrowHen-sparrow
LandlordLandlady
PeacockPeahen

Gender Definition in english with hindi

Rule – 5 :

By adding ‘ine’, ‘a’, ‘ix’ :

Sometimes Feminine forms are made by adding ‘ine’, ‘a’, ‘ix’.

Masculine GenderFeminine Gender
HeroHeroine
SultanSultana
ExecutorExecutrix
ProsecutorProsecutrix
CzarCzarina
AdministratorAdministratrix

Gender Definition in english with hindi

Gender Definition in english with hindi
Gender Definition in english with hindi
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