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Quick Study: Nouns Flashcards

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1
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • age
  • paysage* (landscape)
A

le paysage

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • aire
  • annivers**aire* (birthday, anniversary)
A

l’anniversaire (m.)

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • at
  • consul*at (consulate)
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le consulat

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • èle
  • parall*èle (parallel)
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le parallèle

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • eur
  • l’agricult*eur (farmer)
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l’agriculteur (m.)

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • exe
  • compl*exe (complex)
A

le complexe

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • isme
  • tour*isme (tourism)
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le tourisme

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ment
  • change*ment (change)
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le changement

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • oir
  • ras*oir (razor)
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le rasoir

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • phone
  • micro*phone (microphone)
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le microphone

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Masculine or feminine noun?

  • scope
  • magnéto*scope (video recorder)
A

le magnétoscope

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What gender are days of the week?

A

Masculine

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What gender are months?

A

Masculine

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What gender are numbers?

A

Masculine

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What gender are the letters of the alphabet?

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Masculine

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What gender are the names of most trees and bushes?

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Masculine

un rosier, un piorier

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What gender are soft drink trade names?

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Masculine

un Coca, un Perrier, un Orangina

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18
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What gender are most words borrowed from other languages?

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Masculine

le tennis, le parking

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Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ade
  • limon*ade (lemonade)
A

la limonade

20
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • aine
  • l*aine (wool)
A

la laine

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Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ance
  • naiss*ance (birth)
A

la naissance

22
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ence
  • différ*ence (difference)
A

la différence

23
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ère
  • mati*ère (matter, subject)
A

la matière

24
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • esse
  • nobl*esse (nobility)
A

la noblesse

25
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ette
  • servi*ette (napkin, towel)
A

la serviette

26
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • euse
  • dans*euse (dancer)
A

la danseuse

27
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ie
  • boulanger*ie (bakery)
A

la boulangerie

28
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ise
  • bêt*ise (stupidity, stupid thing)
A

la bêtise

29
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • sion
  • conver*sion (conversion)
A

la conversion

30
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ssion
  • mission* (mission, assignment)
A

la mission

31
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • tion
  • na*tion (nation)
A

la nation

32
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • té
  • fraterni*té (brotherhood)
A

la fraternité

33
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • trice
  • ac*trice (actress)
A

l’actrice (f.)

34
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ude
  • solit*ude (solitude, loneliness)
A

la solitude

35
Q

Masculine or feminine noun?

  • ure
  • par*ure (finery, jewelry, set)
A

la parure

36
Q

What gender are most automobile trade names?

A

Feminine

une Ford, une Peugeot

37
Q

What gender are the names of most nuts and fruits?

A

Feminine

une pistache, une poire

38
Q

What do you add to most singular nouns to form their plural?

A
  • s
  • un livre/des livres*
  • une chaise/des chaises*
39
Q

How do you make a noun plural that ends in -s, -x, or -z?

  • un fils*
  • la croix*
  • le nez*
A

It stays the same.

  • un fils/des fils*
  • la croix/les croix*
  • le nez/les nez*
40
Q

How do you make most nouns that end in -al plural?

  • un canal*
  • un cheval*
A

Change -al to -aux.

  • un canal/des canaux*
  • un cheval/des chevaux*

Exceptions to this rule are several words which only add an -s to form the plural: bal, cal, carnaval, chacal, festival, régal.

41
Q

How do you make most nouns that end in -au or -eu plural?

  • un cheveu*
  • un bureau*
A

Add an -x.

  • un cheveu/des cheveux*
  • un bureau/des bureaux*

Exception: un pneu/des pneus

42
Q

How do you make most nouns that end in -ail plural?

un sérail

A

Normally one would add an -s.

un sérail/des sérails

Exceptions to this rule are nine nouns that form their plural by adding -aux instead of -s.

  • bail/baux*
  • corail/coraux*
  • émail/emaux*
  • soupirail/soupiraux*
  • travail/travaux*
  • vantail/vantaux*
  • vitrial/vitraux*
43
Q

How do you make most nouns that end in -ou plural?

un trou

A

Add an -s.

un trou/des trous

Exceptions are the following seven words which add an -x.

  • bijou/bijoux*
  • caillou/cailloux*
  • chou/choux*
  • genou/genoux*
  • hibou/hiboux*
  • joujou/joujoux*
  • pou/poux*
44
Q

What proper nouns are expressed in the plural?

A

World-renowned names: les Bonapartes.

Nouns of nationality: les Russes

Geographical names pertaining to several countries, mountains, etc.: les Pyrenées, les Amériques

45
Q

Are last names pluralized?

A

As a rule last names are not pluralized when they refer to:

  • the entire family: les Dupont
  • two or more individuals having the same name: les deux Blanchard

DD: French Grammar (33 decks)

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