Why do some languages have masculine and feminine words for inanimate objects.

Question

For example, when you say “the door” in French, it’s feminine; “La porte” instead of “Le porte”. What happens if I use “Le” instead of “La”? Does it change the meaning?

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Answer 1

Some languages can have up 30+ genders for words. The concept is hard to wrap around, but its true