What Is the Masculine Gender? (with Examples)

Masculine gender is one of three genders in English grammar. The three genders for nouns and pronouns are:

masculine
feminine
neuter

Click on Two Masculine Nouns

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Here are the associated singular pronouns:

Gender	Pronoun	Possessive Adjective (a type of pronoun)	Absolute Possessive Pronoun
masculine pronouns	he Example: He is warm.	his Example: Those are his tools.	his Example: Those are his.
feminine pronouns	she Example: She is warm.	her Example: Those are her shoes.	hers Example: These are hers.
neuter pronouns	it Example: It is warm.	its Example: Those are its toys.	its Example: These are its. (rare)

Unless its meaning makes it obviously male (e.g., boy, king, boar) or female (e.g., princess, hen, mare), a noun in English is neuter by default.

(Note: Large machines, such as ships and trains, which - by default - are neuter, are sometimes affectionally called she. An animal is referred to as it, or he or she when the sex is known.)

Interactive example:

She / He / Them / Drake / Wizard / Goat / QE2 [show me the masculine ones]