Quiz 1: Les Noms Flashcards
What words are usually masculine?
languages, trees, metals, days, math, seasons
What words are usually feminine?
countries, continents, provinces, states (e not é)
Masculine endings
-age, -ail, -al, -asme, -isme, -eau, -et, -ier, -ent, -ment
Feminine endings
-ade, -ace, -anse, -ance, -ence, -ense, -esse, -ette, -ture, -son, -ion, -tion, -oire, -ière, -ie, -ié, -ée, -té,
Form feminine with: -(i)er
-(i)ére
Form feminine with: -on/en
-onne/enne
Form feminine with: -x
-se
Form feminine with: -et
-ette
Form feminine with: -eur
-euse
Form feminine with: -eau
-elle
Form feminine with: -teur
-trice
Form feminine with: -f
-ve
Which 3 nouns can be masculine or feminine?
un mannequin, une vedette, une personne
Which 3 nouns don’t have a feminine form?
une femme cadre, une femme ingénieur, une femme médecin
What are 2 newly formed feminine nouns?
un auteur–>une auteure and un professeur–> une professuere
Un/e aide
Masc: helper, Fem: help
Un/e critique
Masc: critic, Fem: criticism
Un/e livre
Masc: book, Fem: pound
Un/e tour
Masc: trip, Fem: tower
Un/e poste
Masc: job/radio, Fem: post office
First rule for plural
Add s unless ends in -s, -x, or -z
Second rule for plural
If ends in -eu, -au, or -eau add -x
Which 7 verbs ending in -ou take an x
All take an s except: un bijou, un calliou, un chou, un genou, un hibou, un joujou, un pou
Third rule for plural
If ends in -al or -ail change to -aux
Which 3 nouns are always plural?
les gens, les vacances, les maths
5 irregular nouns:
un ciel–> des cieux, un oeil –> des yeux, madame–> mesdames, monsieur–> messieurs, mademoiselle–> mesdemoiselles
Compound noun rule
Verbs do not take the plural
Family name rule
Only the definite article is plural
