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Names of cities and countries are feminine. | Names of cities and countries are feminine. | ||
==Some examples== | |||
[[Hebrew:עוף|עוף]] - a bird (masculine). | |||
[[Hebrew:מיץ|מיץ]] - squeezing, pressing, wringing (masculine), ''an abstract concept''. | |||
[[Hebrew:יבשה|יבשה]] - dry ground (ends with ה and is feminine, as usual for words with this last letter). | |||
[[Hebrew:ארץ|ארץ]] - country, earth (female despite does not end with ה or ת); with definite article (see below) means "Earth". | |||
[[Hebrew:עדן|עדן]] - Eden (feminine as any geographical name). | |||
Revision as of 21:14, 6 July 2016
There are two grammatical genders: male and female.
The following is a rule (but there are many exceptions from this rule):
- a noun ending with ה or ת is feminine;
- the rest of the nouns are masculine;
Names of cities and countries are feminine.
Some examples
עוף - a bird (masculine).
מיץ - squeezing, pressing, wringing (masculine), an abstract concept.
יבשה - dry ground (ends with ה and is feminine, as usual for words with this last letter).
ארץ - country, earth (female despite does not end with ה or ת); with definite article (see below) means "Earth".
עדן - Eden (feminine as any geographical name).
