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What languages have the gender of neuter?

Many languages have a grammatical gender system, but not all of them have a neuter gender. Here are some examples of languages that do:

Indo-European:

* German: Has masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.

* Dutch: Similar to German, has masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.

* Swedish: Has masculine, feminine, and neuter genders, although the distinction between masculine and neuter is fading in modern Swedish.

* Polish: Has masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.

* Russian: Has masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.

* Latin: Had masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.

Other Languages:

* Hindi: Has masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.

* Sanskrit: Has masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.

* Arabic: Has masculine and feminine genders, but some nouns can be used in a neutral context.

* Greek: Has masculine, feminine, and neuter genders.

Languages that don't have a neuter gender:

* English: English has no grammatical gender system.

* French: Has masculine and feminine genders.

* Spanish: Has masculine and feminine genders.

* Italian: Has masculine and feminine genders.

* Portuguese: Has masculine and feminine genders.

* Japanese: Does not have grammatical gender.

* Korean: Does not have grammatical gender.

This is not an exhaustive list, but it gives you a good idea of which languages have a neuter gender and which ones don't.

It's important to note that the concept of "neuter" can sometimes be tricky. Some languages may have nouns that are considered "common gender," which can be used for both masculine and feminine. These are not necessarily "neuter" in the same way as in languages with three genders.

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