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<div | <div style="font-size:260%">English speakers are often mistaken about the gender of these nouns:</div> | ||
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==French Nouns Genders== | ==French Nouns Genders== | ||
French nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns use the pronouns "le" and "un" while feminine nouns use "la" and "une". | French nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns use the pronouns "le" and "un" while feminine nouns use "la" and "une". | ||
Gender in the French language is a confusing system for English speakers or non-native speakers. Not to mention that there are divergences in this same linguistic family: “''água''” is feminine in French, Portuguese and Italian, for example, but masculine in Spanish. | Gender in the French language is a confusing system for English speakers or non-native speakers. Not to mention that there are divergences in this same linguistic family: “''água''” is feminine in French, Portuguese and Italian, for example, but masculine in Spanish. | ||
For the list of nouns in the table below, English speakers often use the wrong gender. A word of advice, learn this list by heart! | For the list of nouns in the table below, English speakers often use the wrong gender. A word of advice, learn this list by heart! | ||
==Often Mistaken MASCULINE nouns== | ==Often Mistaken MASCULINE nouns== | ||
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==Other Chapters== | ==Other Chapters== | ||
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