Learn French with Free Video Lessons. Just click on the lesson you want to do next.In French, every noun has a gender. It’s either masculin (male) or féminin (female).
You can tell the gender of a noun by the article that comes before it.
The English a will be un (m) or une (f).
The English the will be le (m) or la (f).
Examples:
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une tasse (f) un poisson (m) la nuit (f) la journée (f) le soleil (m) la lune (f) la voiture (f) |
le camion (m) une banane (f) un citron (m) la chaussure (f) le sac (m) la terre (f) le moteur (m) |
How do I know the gender of a French noun? I learn the noun with its article.
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
What is this?
C’est une tasse. (f)
It’s a cup.
For people, the grammatical gender is the same as the gender of the person.
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un homme un garçon |
une femme une fille |
For animals, it depends.
Some animals have a “general gender” by which we refer to them.
We always say:
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un zèbre (m) |
une girafe (f) |
If we want to be specific about the gender of the animal, we will add mâle or femelle to the noun.
un mâle
a male
une girafe mâle
a male giraffe
une femelle
a female
une girafe femelle
a female giraffe
Other animals have a different or modified noun for the female:
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un lion un chat un chien un mouton un cochon |
une lionne (f) une chatte (f) une chienne (f) une brebis (f) une truie (f) |
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156 days agoThe article agrees with the gender of the noun. It does not determine its gender. But it helps you determine whether it’s masculin or féminin. Le is the (m). La is the (f). Un is a (m). Une is a (f). Du is some (m). De la is some (f).
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