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
