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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Gender of REPOSITORY - what is it?
Good afternoon to you all,
I was wondering what is the gender of english nouns like:
- repository
- directory
Can anyone give me an answer? Is there a general rule in this case?
Thanks in advance,
Marco Faustinelli, Italy
I was wondering what is the gender of english nouns like:
- repository
- directory
Can anyone give me an answer? Is there a general rule in this case?
Thanks in advance,
Marco Faustinelli, Italy
Top answer
) The exceptions are the personal pronouns ( he, she , etc) and a number of nouns such as bull (a male cow), reeve (a female ruff), and princess (a female prince).
- ) The exceptions are the personal pronouns ( he, she , etc) and a number of nouns such as bull (a male cow), reeve (a female ruff), and princess (a female prince).
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Most English nouns have no gender (and how would we reveal it if they did, since we have no affixes or determiners that vary with gender?)
The exceptions are the personal pronouns (he, she, etc) and a number of nouns such as bull (a male cow), reeve (a female ruff), and princess (a female prince).
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Most English nouns have no gender (and how would we reveal it if they did, since we have no affixes or determiners that vary with gender?)
The exceptions are the personal pronouns (he, she, etc) and a number of nouns such as bull (a male cow), reeve (a female ruff), and princess (a female prince).
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