4.6 Gender In English, we consider objects which are not related to the male or female sex to be neuter in gender. Greek, like many other languages, designates some inanimate objects or ideas as masculine or feminine. Greek nouns can be masculine, feminine, or neuter, and you must learn the gender from the vocabulary. 4.7 Word Order Word order is essential in English to determine the function of a word in a sentence. Greek had more freedom in the arrangement of the words because the case endings
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