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==The following nouns are masculine:== | ==The following nouns are masculine:== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|French | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|le caractère | |||
|character/temperament | |||
|- | |||
|le choix | |||
|choice | |||
|- | |||
|le crime | |||
|crime | |||
|- | |||
|l'espace | |||
|space | |||
|- | |||
|l'exode | |||
|exodus | |||
|- | |||
|le groupe | |||
|group | |||
|- | |||
|un légume | |||
|a vegetable | |||
|- | |||
|le manque | |||
|lack, lacuna | |||
|- | |||
|le mérite | |||
|merit | |||
|- | |||
|un parachute | |||
|a parachute | |||
|- | |||
|un parapluie | |||
|an umbrella | |||
|- | |||
|le silence | |||
|silence | |||
|} | |||
<small>NB: espace is feminine when it means 'a space in printing'.</small> | <small>NB: espace is feminine when it means 'a space in printing'.</small> | ||
==The following nouns are feminine:== | ==The following nouns are feminine:== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|French | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|une croix | |||
|a cross | |||
|- | |||
|une espèce | |||
|a type, kind | |||
|- | |||
|la fin | |||
|the end | |||
|- | |||
|une forêt | |||
|a forest | |||
|- | |||
|une noix | |||
|a nut | |||
|- | |||
|une vis | |||
|a screw | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 19:39, 12 October 2021
Nouns with genders which English speakers often get wrong
The following nouns are masculine:
| French | English |
| le caractère | character/temperament |
| le choix | choice |
| le crime | crime |
| l'espace | space |
| l'exode | exodus |
| le groupe | group |
| un légume | a vegetable |
| le manque | lack, lacuna |
| le mérite | merit |
| un parachute | a parachute |
| un parapluie | an umbrella |
| le silence | silence |
NB: espace is feminine when it means 'a space in printing'.
The following nouns are feminine:
| French | English |
| une croix | a cross |
| une espèce | a type, kind |
| la fin | the end |
| une forêt | a forest |
| une noix | a nut |
| une vis | a screw |