Rules for making feminine gender
Rule – 1 The Masculine nouns having vowels before
the end letter and the end letter is consonant, to
make feminine add -ess.
Masculine | Feminine |
Author लेखक Poet कवि Manager Tailor दर्जी Giant राक्षस Prince राजकुमार | Authoress लेखिका Poetess कवयित्री / कवित्री Managerses Tailoress दर्जी Giantess राक्षसी Princess राजकुमारी
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Exception |
God देव | Goddess देवी |
Rule – 2 The Masculine nouns having vowels before
the end letter and the end letter is consonant, to make
feminine remove the vowel and add -ess.
Masculine | Feminine |
Actor Inspector Tiger Waiter Hunter | Actress Inspectors Tigress Waitress Huntress |
Rule – 3 The Masculine nouns having vowels before
the end letter and the end letter is consonant, to make
feminine remove the vowel and consonant and add -ess.
Masculine | Feminine |
Governor Murderer | Governess Murderess |
Exception |
Duke शासक | Duchess शासक की पत्नी |
Rule – 4 Gender Change by changing the primary
word of a noun.
Masculine | Feminine |
He-goat बकरा Jack-ass | She-goat बकरी Jenny-ass |
Rule – 5 Gender Change by changing some
words of Masculine word.
Masculine | Feminine |
Landlord मकान मालिक Peacock मोर Wa sher-man धोबी | Landlady मकान मालकिन Peahen मोरनी Washer-woman धोबिन |
Rule – 6 Gender Change by using different words
Masculine | Feminine |
Bull/ox सांड/बैल Dog कुत्ता Horse घोड़ा Colt बछेड़ा Buck/dear हिरन | Cow गाय Bitch कुतिया Mare घोड़ी Filly बछेड़ी Doe मृगी |
Practice the following exercise
Masculine | Feminine |
Cock Bull Donkey Rat/Mouse Lion Monkey Drone नर मधुमक्खी Boy लड़का Mr. Master | |