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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. | |||
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<div style="font-size:200%">Table of Contents</div> | <div style="font-size:200%">Table of Contents</div> | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/ | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/ | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/ | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-signalled-by-the-final-letters-of-the-written-forms-of-nouns|Gender signalled by the final letters of the written forms of nouns]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/ | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-refer-both-to-males-and-to-females|Nouns which refer both to males and to females]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/ | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-change-form-when-they-refer-to-males-or-to-females|Nouns which change form when they refer to males or to Females]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-change-meaning-when-they-change-gender|Nouns which change meaning when they change gender]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-have-the-same-spoken-form-but-two-different-written-forms|Nouns which have the same spoken form but two different written forms, with different genders and different meanings]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-countries,-towns,-islands,-rivers,-regions-and-states|Gender of countries, towns, islands, rivers, regions and states]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-makes-of-vehicle-and-machines|Gender of makes of vehicle and machines]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Names-of-ships-and-restaurants|Names of ships and restaurants]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-which-are-only-masculine-or-only-feminine,-but-can-refer-both-to-men-and-women|Nouns which are only masculine or only feminine, but can refer both to men and women]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Nouns-with-genders-which-English-speakers-often-get-wrong|Nouns with genders which English speakers often get wrong]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-compound-nouns|Gender of compound nouns]] | |||
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==Other Chapters== | ==Other Chapters== | ||
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Revision as of 21:00, 12 November 2021
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.