Neuter (Noun)
Meaning
A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The table is a neuter noun in the sentence "The table is in the living room."
- The car is a neuter noun because it takes the article "the" rather than "a" or "an" like a feminine or masculine noun would.
- In some languages, house is a neuter noun, while in others it can be masculine or feminine.
- The German neuter noun "Auto" refers to a car of any kind.
- The word "city" is an example of a neuter noun that can be used in a variety of contexts.