Quick Study: Nouns Flashcards
Masculine or feminine noun?
- age
- paysage* (landscape)
le paysage
Masculine or feminine noun?
- aire
- annivers**aire* (birthday, anniversary)
l’anniversaire (m.)
Masculine or feminine noun?
- at
- consul*at (consulate)
le consulat
Masculine or feminine noun?
- èle
- parall*èle (parallel)
le parallèle
Masculine or feminine noun?
- eur
- l’agricult*eur (farmer)
l’agriculteur (m.)
Masculine or feminine noun?
- exe
- compl*exe (complex)
le complexe
Masculine or feminine noun?
- isme
- tour*isme (tourism)
le tourisme
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ment
- change*ment (change)
le changement
Masculine or feminine noun?
- oir
- ras*oir (razor)
le rasoir
Masculine or feminine noun?
- phone
- micro*phone (microphone)
le microphone
Masculine or feminine noun?
- scope
- magnéto*scope (video recorder)
le magnétoscope
What gender are days of the week?
Masculine
What gender are months?
Masculine
What gender are numbers?
Masculine
What gender are the letters of the alphabet?
Masculine
What gender are the names of most trees and bushes?
Masculine
un rosier, un piorier
What gender are soft drink trade names?
Masculine
un Coca, un Perrier, un Orangina
What gender are most words borrowed from other languages?
Masculine
le tennis, le parking
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ade
- limon*ade (lemonade)
la limonade
Masculine or feminine noun?
- aine
- l*aine (wool)
la laine
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ance
- naiss*ance (birth)
la naissance
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ence
- différ*ence (difference)
la différence
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ère
- mati*ère (matter, subject)
la matière
Masculine or feminine noun?
- esse
- nobl*esse (nobility)
la noblesse
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ette
- servi*ette (napkin, towel)
la serviette
Masculine or feminine noun?
- euse
- dans*euse (dancer)
la danseuse
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ie
- boulanger*ie (bakery)
la boulangerie
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ise
- bêt*ise (stupidity, stupid thing)
la bêtise
Masculine or feminine noun?
- sion
- conver*sion (conversion)
la conversion
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ssion
- mission* (mission, assignment)
la mission
Masculine or feminine noun?
- tion
- na*tion (nation)
la nation
Masculine or feminine noun?
- té
- fraterni*té (brotherhood)
la fraternité
Masculine or feminine noun?
- trice
- ac*trice (actress)
l’actrice (f.)
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ude
- solit*ude (solitude, loneliness)
la solitude
Masculine or feminine noun?
- ure
- par*ure (finery, jewelry, set)
la parure
What gender are most automobile trade names?
Feminine
une Ford, une Peugeot
What gender are the names of most nuts and fruits?
Feminine
une pistache, une poire
What do you add to most singular nouns to form their plural?
- s
- un livre/des livres*
- une chaise/des chaises*
How do you make a noun plural that ends in -s, -x, or -z?
- un fils*
- la croix*
- le nez*
It stays the same.
- un fils/des fils*
- la croix/les croix*
- le nez/les nez*
How do you make most nouns that end in -al plural?
- un canal*
- un cheval*
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.
How do you make most nouns that end in -au or -eu plural?
- un cheveu*
- un bureau*
Add an -x.
- un cheveu/des cheveux*
- un bureau/des bureaux*
Exception: un pneu/des pneus
How do you make most nouns that end in -ail plural?
un sérail
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*
How do you make most nouns that end in -ou plural?
un trou
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*
What proper nouns are expressed in the plural?
World-renowned names: les Bonapartes.
Nouns of nationality: les Russes
Geographical names pertaining to several countries, mountains, etc.: les Pyrenées, les Amériques
Are last names pluralized?
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
