Gender in French Flashcards
1
Q
Translate: the book
A
le livre
2
Q
Translate: the table
A
la table
3
Q
Translate: the necktie
A
la cravate
4
Q
the blouse
A
le chemiser
5
Q
When should you use l’?
A
When the word of a person or object begins with a vowel.
6
Q
What is an exception of the rule of l’?
A
Some vowels have a silent letter before them, but still use l’ instead of le or la.
7
Q
What are vowels in the French language?
A
aeiouy (some written with accents)
8
Q
What endings in words usually indicate that the gender of the word or what is describes is feminine?
A
-ette, -esse, and -tion
