gender

gender (kjønn): a category of nouns and pronouns. English does not have grammatical gender except with some pronouns and determiners, unlike Norwegian, where grammatical gender is reflected in the use of articles and adjectives (et lite hus, en liten bil, ei lita hytte). However, feminine pronouns/determiners are used with reference to females (Mary – she, her, herself, hers) and masculine pronouns/determiners are used with reference to males (Peter – he, him, his, himself, his).