Nouns Flashcards

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1
Q

le or un before a noun tells

A

masculine

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2
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la or une before a noun tells you

A

feminine

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3
Q

a mas

A

un

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4
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a fem

A

une

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5
Q

Some words for people have only one possible gender, whether they refer to a male or a female.

A

un bébé

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6
Q

In English, we can sometimes make a word masculine or feminine by changing the ending, for example, Englishman and Englishwoman, or prince and princess. In French, very often the ending of a noun changes depending on whether it refers to a man or a woman.

A

aa

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7
Q

un Anglais

A

un Anglaise

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8
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un Anglais	an Englishman
une Anglaise	an Englishwoman
un prince	a prince
une princesse	a princess
un employé	a (male) employee
une employée	a (female) employee
A

f

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