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Feminine:
Nouns normally is feminine when the word describes a female creation, and as a main rule, when the word is ending on an e. All words ending on tion are feminine. Ex: la femme, la reception. Nouns ending on -ance, -ence, -ée, -eur, -ion, -son, -con, -esse, -tie, -ure, -té and -teau and names of fruits are feminine. Masculine: Nouns normally is masculine when the word describes a male creation, and as a main rule, when the word is ending on a consonant. Eks: le garçon But there are a number of exceptions. Ex: un probleme Nouns ending on -ment, -age, -al, -isme and -teau are masculine . Weekdays, months, the seasons and names of trees and metals are masculine. Some occupations only occur in masculine: Ex: agent (de police), chasseur, chef, écrivain/auteur, ingénieur, médecin, docteur, metteur-en-scène, professeur, voyageur. If you want to state that the person is a woman: un professeur femme, un écrivain femme. Loanwords and unknown nouns are masculine. Ex: le Tivoli, le weekend. Feminine/masculine: A number of nouns are similar in box sexes: Ex: célibataire, locataire, propriétaire, secrétaire, socialiste, artiste, égoïste, raciste, socialiste, touriste, adulte, concierge, interprète, ministre, philosophe, poète, bébé, élève, enfant, gosse. Articles: Feminine: definite: la, indefinite: une. Plural definite and indefinite: des Masculine: definite: le, indefinite un. Plural definite and indefinite: les le and la becomes l' in front of a vowel à + le are contracted to au à + les are contracted to aux de + le are contracted to du de + les are contracted to des The sharing article: When speaking of an indefinite amount, the sharing article is placed before the noun. Feminine, singular: de la, de l'. Masculine, singular: du, de l'. Plural, feminine and masculine: des. Genitive Genitive is created with the preposition de. Ex: le journal de Pierre. le journal de la mère, le journal du père Plural: Plural is formed by adding an s to the nouns of both sexes. The s is normally not pronounced. Ex: le garçon, les garçons The suffix -al becomes in plural to -aux. Ex: le journal, les journaux Nouns ending on -au, -eu og -ou are in plural added an -x. Ex: le chapeau - les chapeaux, le cheveu - les cheveux, le genou - les genoux |