Feminine ending nouns Flashcards

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-ade

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la cascade (waterfall, stunt, series), la grenade (grenade, pomegranate), la promenade

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-aie

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la baie (berry, bay, opening), la craie (chalk), la taie (pillowcase)

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-aine

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la douzaine, la haine (hatred),

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-aison, oison

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la cloison (partition), la raison, la toison (fleece, mane)

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-ence, -ance

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la chance, l’indépendance, la présidence, la puissance, l’urgence, la violance

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-ande

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l’amande, la bande, la commande (order, control), la demande

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-ée

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l’année, l’araignée (spider), la durée (duration), l’idée,

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-ée exceptions

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le musée, le trophée, le rez-de-chaussée (main floor,) le lycée (high school), l’athée (atheist)

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ée words indicating quantity are often feminine

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une assiettée (plateful)
une bouchée (mouthful)
une pincée (pinch)
une poignée (handful)

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-esse, -osse, -ousse

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la brosse, la housse (cover), la trousse (case) exc: LA pamplemousse

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-ette

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l’assiette, la dette (debt), la devinette (riddle), la serviette, la noisette (hazlenut, small knob)

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-ette exceptions

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le porte-serviette (napkin holder), le quartette, le squelette

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-eur (not professions nor machines)

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la chaleur (heat), la couleur, la fleur, la lueur (glow, light), la peur, la tumeur

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-eur exceptions

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le bonheur, l’honneur, le labeur, le malheur (misfortune)

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-ie, -rie

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la magie, la poésie (poetry), la thérapie (therapy)

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-ise

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la cerise, la chemise (folder, shirt), le crise (crisis, attack), la gourmands (greediness), la surprise

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-aille

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la bataille, l’écaille (scale, chip, flake) la médaille (medal, disk), la paille (straw), la faille (flaw/fault)

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-ille

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la brindille (twig), la famille, la lentille (lens, lentil), la vanille

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-ille exceptions

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le gorille (gorilla, bodyguard)

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-ouille

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la brouille (disagreement), la citrouille, la nouille (noodles), la patrouille (patrol),

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-ique

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la musique, la physique, la polémique (controvery), la politique, la république

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-ique exceptions

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l’antibiotique, le lexique (glossary), le moustique, le pique-nique, le plastique,

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-gion, -nion, -sion, -ssion

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la compréhension, la décision, l’occasion, l’opinion, la passion, la région

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-tion, xion

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la connextion, la génération, la tradition

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-tion, -xion exceptions

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l’avion, le champion, le bastion (stronghold)

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-ite

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l’appendicite (appendicitis), la conduite (behaviour, conduct), l’élite, la limite, la marguerite (daisy), la réussite (success)

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-its exceptions

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le gîte (shelter, home), l’insolite (unusual), le satellite, le site, le sulfite, le termite

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-té, -tié

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l’amitié (friendship), la cécité (blindness), la pitié, la santé

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exceptions -té, tié

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l’aparté (private conversation/aside), l’arrêté (decree) le côte, le karaté, le comité, le comté (county),

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-ode

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la commode (drawers), la méthode, la mode (fasion/style), la période (period/time)

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-ode exceptions

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le code, l’épisode, l’exode (exodus), le mode (mode, mood, method..not to be mistaken for la mode (fashion/style)

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-tude

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l’attitude, l’étude, l’habitude, l’inquiétude (anxiety/worry), la solitude

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-ure

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l’êcriture (writings), la lecture, la nature, la peinture, la voiture

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-ure exceptions

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le murmure (whisper/murmur), le parjure (traitor)