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A noun is a word representing a person, a place or a thing. In French, all nouns have a gender masculine or feminine.  
A noun is a word representing a person, a place or a thing. In French, all nouns have a gender masculine or feminine.  
In this lesson, we will explain how to form the masculine, feminine and plural of nouns.




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{| class="wikitable"
!Adjectives
!Masculine + E = Feminine
!Il est étudian'''<u>t</u>'''
(He is a student)
!Elle est étudian<u>te</u>
(She is a student)
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!Il est gran<u>d</u>
(He is tall)
!Elle est gran<u>de</u>
(She is tall)
!
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!Le ciel est ble<u>u</u>
(The sky is blue)
!La mer est ble<u>ue</u>
(The sea is blue)
!
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{| class="wikitable"
!Adjectives
!-EN becomes -ENNE
!Il est itali<u>en</u>
(He is italian)
!Elle est itali<u>enne</u>
(She is italian)
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|Il est parisi<u>en</u>
(He is parisian)
|Elle est parisi<u>enne</u>
(She is parisian)
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|Il est canadi<u>en</u>
(He is canadian)
|Elle est canadi<u>enne</u>
(She is canadian)
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|Il est europé<u>en</u>
(He is european)
|Elle est europé<u>enne</u>
(She is european)
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{| class="wikitable"
!Adjectives
!-ON becomes -ONNE
!Il est b<u>on</u> en sport
(He is good at sport)
!Elle est b<u>onne</u> en sport
(He is good at sport)
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{| class="wikitable"
!Adjectives
!-ER- ÈRE
!Il est boulang<u>er</u>
(He is a baker)
!Elle est boulangère
(She is a baker)
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|Il est bouch<u>er</u>
(He is a butcher)
|Elle est bouch<u>ère</u>
(She is a butcher)
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|Il est polici<u>er</u>
(He is a policeman)
|Elle est policière
(She is a police officer)
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{| class="wikitable"
!Adjectives
!-EUR  and -EUX become -EUSE
!Il est heur<u>eux</u>
(He is happy)
!Elle est heur<u>euse</u>
(She is happy)
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|Il est furi<u>eux</u>
(He is furious)
|Elle est furi<u>euse</u>
(She is furious)
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|Il est dans<u>eur</u>
(He is a dancer)
|Elle est danseuse
(She is a dancer)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Adjectives
!-TEUR becomes -TRICE
!Il est ac<u>teur</u>
(He is an actor)
!Elle est ac<u>trice</u>
(She is an actress)
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|Il est institu<u>teur</u>
(He is primary school teacher)
|Elle est institut<u>rice</u>
(She is primary school teacher)
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|Il est traduc<u>teur</u>
(He is a translator)
|Elle est traduc<u>trice</u>
(She is a translator)
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{| class="wikitable"
!Irregular Adjectives
!Beau (Beautiful)
!Belle
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|Vieux (Old)
|Vieille
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|Blanc (White)
|Blanche
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|Gentil (Kind/Nice)
|Gentille
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{| class="wikitable"
!Adjectives and nouns which never change
!Adjectives
!Nouns
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|Jeune (Young); Calme (Quiet); Drôle (Funny); Stupide (Stupid); Bizarre/Étrange (Strange); Sage (Wise); Triste (Sad)
|Un(e) journaliste (A journalist); Un(e) peintre (A painter); Un(e) ministre (A minister); Un(e) maire (A mayor); Un(e) pompier (A fireman); Un(e) juge (A judge); Un(e) sage-femme (A midwife); Un(e) militaire (A serviceman/servicewoman); Un(e) gendarme (A gendarme = police officer [other branch of the french police and army]); Un(e) médecin (General practitioner GP); Un(e) dentiste (A dentist); Un(e) psychologue (A psychologist); Un(e) gynécologue (A gynaecologist); Un(e) scientifique (A scientist); Un(e) astronaute (An astronaut); Un(e) archéologue (An archaeologist) ................
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Revision as of 01:16, 18 November 2017

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A noun is a word representing a person, a place or a thing. In French, all nouns have a gender masculine or feminine.

In this lesson, we will explain how to form the masculine, feminine and plural of nouns.


Masculine

Feminine

un ami (a friend)

une amie (a friend)

un acteur (an actor)

une actrice (an actress)

un musicien (a musician)

une musicienne (a musician)

un boulanger (a baker)

une boulangère (a baker)

le détective (the detective)

la détective (the detective)

le professeur (the professor)

la professeur (the professor)

In French the masculine and feminine nouns differ. different articles and adjectives are also used.

Countries ending in "-e" are feminine (except "le Mexique") : - le Portugal, le Brésil... - la France, l'Espagne, l'Argentine...

The feminine is generally formed by adding -e to the male, and in some cases other letters or accents are added.

Sometimes, there are different nouns for male and female forms. Some professions are used only in men :

Examples

Singular

Plural

le château (castle)

les châteaux (castles)

le cheval (horse)

les chevaux (horses)

le bus (the bus)

les bus (buses)

le nez (nose)

les nez (noses)

les gens (people)

Noun singular and plural

un livre (a book) des livres (books)

The plural is generally formed by adding -s to the singular.

Some nouns have special plural, according to the termination: -eau becomes -eaux -al becomes -aux -s remains the same -s -z remains the same -z

Some nouns have no singular form

Examples

Singular

Plural

le château (castle)

les châteaux (castles)

le cheval (horse)

les chevaux (horses)

le bus (the bus)

les bus (buses)

le nez (nose)

les nez (noses)

les gens (people)

Adjectives and nouns:Table of the masculine and feminine endings:

Adjectives Masculine + E = Feminine Il est étudiant

(He is a student)

Elle est étudiante

(She is a student)

Il est grand

(He is tall)

Elle est grande

(She is tall)

Le ciel est bleu

(The sky is blue)

La mer est bleue

(The sea is blue)

Adjectives -EN becomes -ENNE Il est italien

(He is italian)

Elle est italienne

(She is italian)

Il est parisien

(He is parisian)

Elle est parisienne

(She is parisian)

Il est canadien

(He is canadian)

Elle est canadienne

(She is canadian)

Il est européen

(He is european)

Elle est européenne

(She is european)

Adjectives -ON becomes -ONNE Il est bon en sport

(He is good at sport)

Elle est bonne en sport

(He is good at sport)

Adjectives -ER- ÈRE Il est boulanger

(He is a baker)

Elle est boulangère

(She is a baker)

Il est boucher

(He is a butcher)

Elle est bouchère

(She is a butcher)

Il est policier

(He is a policeman)

Elle est policière

(She is a police officer)

Adjectives -EUR and -EUX become -EUSE Il est heureux

(He is happy)

Elle est heureuse

(She is happy)

Il est furieux

(He is furious)

Elle est furieuse

(She is furious)

Il est danseur

(He is a dancer)

Elle est danseuse

(She is a dancer)

Adjectives -TEUR becomes -TRICE Il est acteur

(He is an actor)

Elle est actrice

(She is an actress)

Il est instituteur

(He is primary school teacher)

Elle est institutrice

(She is primary school teacher)

Il est traducteur

(He is a translator)

Elle est traductrice

(She is a translator)

Irregular Adjectives Beau (Beautiful) Belle
Vieux (Old) Vieille
Blanc (White) Blanche
Gentil (Kind/Nice) Gentille
Adjectives and nouns which never change Adjectives Nouns
Jeune (Young); Calme (Quiet); Drôle (Funny); Stupide (Stupid); Bizarre/Étrange (Strange); Sage (Wise); Triste (Sad) Un(e) journaliste (A journalist); Un(e) peintre (A painter); Un(e) ministre (A minister); Un(e) maire (A mayor); Un(e) pompier (A fireman); Un(e) juge (A judge); Un(e) sage-femme (A midwife); Un(e) militaire (A serviceman/servicewoman); Un(e) gendarme (A gendarme = police officer [other branch of the french police and army]); Un(e) médecin (General practitioner GP); Un(e) dentiste (A dentist); Un(e) psychologue (A psychologist); Un(e) gynécologue (A gynaecologist); Un(e) scientifique (A scientist); Un(e) astronaute (An astronaut); Un(e) archéologue (An archaeologist) ................