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Lesson 6 They are my uncle and aunt

Types of gender

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1. Masculine Gender (남성) is used to indicate or represent a male.
Examples: father, uncle, son
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2. Feminine Gender (여성) is used to indicate or represent a female.
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Examples: mother, aunt, sister
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3. Neuter Gender (중성) is used to indicate or represent an object.
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Indicating Gender
Indicating gender can be done in THREE general ways.
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1. Transforming the whole word
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2. Inserting a word before or after the noun
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3. Having a different ending
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waiter - waitress ; director - directress
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