Using French Nouns Flashcards
What genders can French nouns have?
masculine or feminine
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a man, a king
un homme, un roi
Most nouns referring to men and boys are masculine
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a girl, a queen
une fille, une reine
Most nouns referring to women and girls are feminine
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a male friend, a female friend
un camarade, une camarade
If the same word is used to refer to males/ females, its gender changes
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a Belgian man, a Belgian woman
un Belge, une Belge
If the same word is used to refer to males/ females, its gender changes
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a baby
un bébé
Some words for people have ony one possible gender
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a film star
une vedette
Some words for people have ony one possible gender
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an Englishman, an Englishwoman
un Anglais, une Anglaise
Often the ending of French words change when they refer to females
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a prince, a princess
un prince, une princesse
Often the ending of French words change when they refer to females
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a bull, a cow
un taureau, une vache
Sometimes the noun changes according to the sex of the animal
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a male dog, a female dog
un chien, une chienne
The same word + different endings is used according to some animals’ sex
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a fish, a mouse
un poisson, une souris
Words for some animals do not change according to the animal’s sex
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a bakery
une boulangerie
In general, words ending in -e are feminine
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a bank
une banque
In general, words ending in -e are feminine
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an airport
un aéroport
Words ending in a consonant are generally masculine
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a village
un village
Words ending in -age are often masculine
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a picture
une image
Not all words ending in -age are masculine
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a flat
un appartement
Words ending in -ment are often masculine
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a mirror
un miroir
Words ending in -oir are often masculine
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the tourism
le tourisme
Words ending in -isme are often masculine
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a present
un cadeau
Words ending in -eau are often masculine
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the skin
la peau
Not all words ending in -eau are masculine
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a game
un jeu
Words ending in -eu are often masculine
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a cabbage
un chou
Words ending in -ou are often masculine
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the exercise book
le cahier
Words ending in -ier are often masculine
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a shop
un magasin
Words ending in -in are often masculine
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the end
la fin
Not all words ending in -in are masculine
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a mushroom
un champignon
Words ending in -on are often masculine
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a house
une maison
Not all words ending in -on are masculine
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Monday
le lundi
Days of the week are masculine
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the football
le football
English nouns used in French are masculine
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the luck, chance
la chance
Nouns ending in -ance are often feminine
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the silence
le silence
Not all nouns ending in -ence are feminine
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a dance
une danse
Nouns ending in -anse are often feminine
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the patience
la patience
Nouns ending in -ence are often feminine
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the defence
la défense
Nouns ending in -ense are often feminine
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a region
une région
Nouns ending in -ion are often feminine
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a plane
un avion
Not all nouns ending in -ion are feminine
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a speciality
une spécialité
Nouns ending in -té are often feminine
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a summer
un été
Not all nouns ending in -té are feminine
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a book, a pound
un livre, une livre
A few words have different meanings depending on gender
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the method, the fashion
le mode, la mode
A few words have different meanings depending on gender
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a turn, a tower
un tour, une tour
A few words have different meanings depending on gender
