FrenchNouns,FrenchGender,FrenchPlural
FrenchNouns(GenderandPlural)Gender(masculine&feminine)
NounsinFrenchareeithermasculineorfeminineforsomereason(bread)ismasculineinFrench
(spoon)isfeminine,sothebestthingtodoistomemorizewordswiththeirgenderbyaddingthe
indefiniteordefinitearticlestothem,forexamplethewordbreadshouldbememorizedaslepain
andnotonlyaspain.Thegoodnewsisthatsomewordsmaygiveyouaclueabouttheirgender,
especiallytheirending,forexample:
Nounsendingin:eau,eaux,agementareusuallymasculine,
Nounsendingine,ure,ence,ance,t,andette,ion(especiallysion,tion)areusually
feminine.
Nounsreferringtoasex,forexampleunefemme/awomanisobviouslyfeminine
Thatdoesntmeansthatthisisaruleyoushouldfollow,forexamplenounsendinginearenot
alwaysfeminine.
Nowtomakethefeminineoutofthemasculineyouneedtofollowthesesimplesteps:
ManyFrenchnounsformtheirfemininebyaddinganetotheendofthemasculine.Student
(masculine)=tudiant,Student(feminine)=tudiante.
Nounsalreadyendinginaneinthemasculinedontchangeinthefeminine.
Othernounschangetheireurendingtoeuseforthefeminine,forexample:aseller=unvendeur
(masucline),unevendeuse(feminine).
Plural
ToformthepluralinFrenchmostnounssimplyaddanextras{afriend=unami,friends=des
amis}
Nounsendingineu,eauandauusuallyformthepluralbyaddinganextax,{thecake=le
gteau,cakes=lesgteaux}
Nounsendinginalusuallyformthepluralwithaux:{animal=unanimal,animals=desanimaux}
Nounsalreadyendingins,x,orzintheirmasculineformdonotchangeintheplural:{thenose=
lenez,noses=lesnez}
Nounsendinginan,enandontakeanextraneinthesingularfeminine.Dog(male)=chien,
Dog(female)=chienne.
Andnesinthepluralfeminine:Dogs(male)=chiens,Dogs(female)=chiennes.
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FrenchPluralthecake=legteau,cakes=lesgteauxanimal=unanimal,animals=des
animauxthenose=lenez,noses=lesnezDogs(male)=chiens,Dogs(female)=chiennesSome
FrenchNouns:
FrenchNouns
Family House
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dresser unecommode
stereo unechanestro
stove unecuisinire
table unetable
telephone untlphone
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television unetlvision
toilet unetoilette
tshirt unteeshirt
wall unmur
window unefentre
Miscellaneous
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lagare(o
course uncours subwaystation mtro
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fireman unpompier
fishing lapche
flight unvol
football lefootballamricain
gate uneporte
highschool unlyce,uncollge
hiking larandonne
hockey lehockey
homework lesdevoirs
hunting lachasse
immigration l'immigration
jogging lejogging
lawyer unavocat
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