Here's a breakdown:
* Grammatical Gender: Some languages categorize nouns into different genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) even if they don't reflect the actual sex of the person or thing. This categorization affects the grammar, such as the articles and adjectives used with the noun.
* Examples:
* French: *la table* (the table, feminine) vs. *le livre* (the book, masculine)
* Spanish: *la casa* (the house, feminine) vs. *el perro* (the dog, masculine)
* German: *die Sonne* (the sun, feminine) vs. *der Mond* (the moon, masculine)
* Russian: *машина* (mashina, the car, feminine) vs. *стол* (stol, the table, masculine)
Important Note: English generally doesn't have grammatical gender in the same way these languages do. We don't assign genders to nouns based on their meaning.
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