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Gender
Nouns in French are either masculine or feminine. Unfortunately there are no simple rules which non-native speakers can use to predict with complete accuracy the gender of a given noun. However, there are some patterns, either in the form or meaning of nouns, which can normally be used to predict the correct gender with greater than chance accuracy. The reader should remember, however, that these patterns are not comprehensive, and that there are exceptions.
Why knowing the gender of a French word is important:
To fully understand how feminine and masculine nouns work in French, please take the following lessons:
Gender of Nouns (all lessons)[edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
Let's Learn French! Grammar: Gender Lindsay Does Languages ...[edit | edit source]
French Gender and Plural of Nouns - Lesson 1 - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Gender of French Words: Feminine - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Why knowing the gender of a French word is important - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in the final consonant or syllable
- y and en as an integral part of the verb structure
- Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in eau
- Directly transitive verbs without objects
- Definite and indefinite articles
- L’on VS on
- Stressed pronouns used as the object of a preposition
- The irregular verb avoir
- Omission of the article in participle + noun constructions linked by de
- Auxiliary
- The partitive article "du", "de l'", "de la" and "des"
- Feminine Form
- Plural of Nouns
- Compound Tenses
- Agreement with a preceding direct object pronoun when the participle is followed by infinitives