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Unlike English, French nouns are either MASCULINE or FEMININE

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This is known as the GENDER

October 2005 N Marshall Essex Adult Learning Services - Languages

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The = la – goes before feminine nouns

A/an = une – goes before feminine nouns

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The = le – goes before masculine nouns

A/an = un – goes before masculine nouns

BUT: l’ (‘the’ before a vowel or h) &

les (‘the’ before plurals)

go with either gender!

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*Le chien

*Le sac

*Le livre

*Un chien

*Un sac

*Un livre

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*La fille

*La table

*La tasse

*Une fille

*Une table

*Une tasse

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*… end in a consonant

*… end in –ment

*… end in –on

*… end in –é

*… end in –eau

*… end in -ède, -ème, -ège

*… end in –age

*… end in -ou

(moment)

(fish)

(market)

(boat)

(system)

(cheese)

(knee)

(shop) Le magasin

Le moment

Le poisson

Le marché

Le bâteau

Le système

Le fromage

Le genou

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*… end in -e

*… end in a vowel + -e

*… end in –ion

*… end in –ise

*… end in -ance, -ence

*… end in –ière

*… end in –ude, -ure

*… end in –ace, -ade

(bank)

(nation)

(church)

(chance)

(beer)

(car)

(salade)

(table) La table

La banque

La nation

L’ église

La chance

La bière

La voiture

La salade

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Masculine nouns usually

*… end in a consonant

*… end in –on

*… end in –eau

*… end in –age

Feminine nouns usually

*… end in –e

*… end in a vowel + -e

*… end in –ance, -ence

(drink)

(skin)

(page)

(cheese)

(museum)

(silence)

(tooth) La dent

La boisson

La peau

La page

Le fromage

Le musée

Le silence

BUT…..

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Le/Un chien

Le/Un fromage

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TIP!

La/Une voitureLa/Une dent

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