French Grammar for Dummies
Based on French Grammar for Dummies Chapter 3 Nouns and Determiners Gender of Nouns French nouns have gender: masculine and feminine, it has nothing to do with logic. Patterns of Masculine Nouns and Feminine Nouns There’re some patterns that can be used to recognize gender of nouns Masculine Ending Examples -acle miracle, spectacle, obstacle -agle fromage, voyage, bagage -aire frigidaire, anniversaire -é(but not té) degré, marché -eau drapeau, chapeau -er, and -ier dîner, panier -isme tourisme, absolutisme -ment gouverment, ornement Feminine Ending Examples -ade façade, promenade -ance enfance, naissance -ée idée, journée -ence différence, innocence -ette crevette, chausette -ie comédie, industrie -sion prévision, révision -té société, publicité -tion information, éducation -ure voiture, couverture Masculine categories: ...