Masculin, Feminin, Singulier, Pluriel Flashcards

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MASCULINE NOUN ENDINGS

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-isme, -ment, -phone, -age (except l’image, la plage, la page), -eau (except l’eau, la peau) or consonant

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FEMININE NOUN ENDINGS

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-ance, -anse, -ense, -ence, -tion, -sion, -ure, -té, -ée (except le lycée et le musée) or double consonant + e

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FEMININE FORM OF MASCULINE NOUNS

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  • add e, eg. le Franćais/e
  • double consonant and add -e, eg. l’informaticien/ne
  • different ending: -eur/-euse, -teur/trice
  • remain the same: eg. réceptionniste, enfant
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MAKING NOUNS PLURAL

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  • add s, eg. le problème… les problèmes
  • add x to eau, au, eu (except pneus)
  • add x to ou (only bijoux, cailloux, choux, genoux, hiboux, joujoux, poux)
  • change ‘al’ to ‘aux’ (except bals, carnivals, festivals,) eg. le journal… les journaux
  • some ending in ail change to aux, eg. travail… travaux
  • nouns ending in ‘s’ ‘x’ ‘z’ do not change, eg. les nez
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