How do you determine the gender of nouns?

In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns to refer to gender. Gender nouns are Words specifically for a male, a female, a noun that can be either a male or a female, and something that has no gender.

Examples of nouns that are specifically male gender:

• man
• male
• father
• son
• brother
• uncle
• king
• gander
• bull
• stallion
• cock
• tom

Examples of nouns that are specifically female gender:

• woman
• female
• mother
• daughter
• sister
• niece
• queen
• jenny
• cow
• mare
• hen

Examples of nouns that can be a male or a female, common gender nouns:

• parent
• relative
• friend
• neighbor
• mayor
• doctor
• manager
• teacher
• politician
• scientist

Examples of nouns for things that have no gender, neuter nouns:

• country
• river
• city
• ocean
• house
• rock
• wire
• car
• hamburger
• house