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==Videos== | |||
===Let's Learn French! Grammar: Gender Lindsay Does Languages ...=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AoLLBwLfQE</youtube> | |||
===French Gender and Plural of Nouns - Lesson 1 - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnLcXDMqwSk</youtube> | |||
===Gender of French Words: Feminine - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AOTmnEHoDg</youtube> | |||
===Why knowing the gender of a French word is important - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrroi3X0Y_g</youtube> |
Revision as of 17:22, 22 February 2023
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)