Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

grammatical-gender

Noun

/ˈɡræmətɪkəl ˈdʒɛndər/

Definition

A system used in many languages to classify nouns, pronouns, and adjectives according to categories such as masculine, feminine, or neuter, influencing agreement and form within sentences.

Examples

In Spanish, the word for ‘book’ (libro) is masculine, while ‘table’ (mesa) is feminine.
German employs three genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das).
Knowing the grammatical gender of words is essential for correct adjective agreement in languages like French.

Meaning

Grammatical gender refers to the classification of words in some languages that determine how they agree with other words in a sentence. It is not necessarily related to the biological gender of living beings.