all noune have a gender
you must lean the gender of every new noun meet - it's not onlu animate that have gender. the words
आशा asha "hope",
अलमारी almari "cupboard ,
and तस्वीर "picture "
are all feminine,while
कमरा lamra"room",
माकन makan "house"
and आदिमी admi "man"
are all masculine.Try leaening muns with an appropriate adjective:
अलमारी तस्वीर कमरा माकन आदमी