The masculine and feminine.
The Masculine and feminine in English are different from the masculine and feminine in many other languages, such as French or Arabic.
The basic rule in English language is there is no masculinity or femininity for nouns or adjectives, so meaning that the word can be masculine or feminine. For example, the word teacher can be teacher // man or teacher // woman. However, there are some differences, which are //
1// There are words that refer to males only in humans.
Examples/
Son.
Father.
Brother.
Waiter.
Also, the nouns that often end with man
refer to males only.
Example/
Policeman.
Postman.
Likewise, in animals, there are names for males only .
Example//
Stallion / male horse.
There are names that refer to females only or to the feminine only in humans.
Examples //
Sister.
Daughter.
Mother.
Girl .
Names that often end with ess refer to the feminine only.
Examples//
Hostess.
Actress.
Waitress.
Likewise, names that end with woman refer to females only.
Examples//
Policewoman . Policewoman.
Needlewoman.
Also in animals there are names for females only.
Example//
. Duck
Mare / Female horse .
But otherwise, as we mentioned before, the word is used for both, so it can be masculine or feminine, and adjectives can also be masculine or feminine.
Examples //
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intelligent doctor.
(We may be referring to a man.)
intelligent doctor.
(We may be referring to a woman .)