Nouns: Masculine or Feminine? (Leaving Cert French): Flashcards

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Nouns: Masculine or Feminine?
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What a noun (un nom) names

Person, place, thing, animal, idea

Two genders of French nouns

Masculine and feminine

Masculine definite article (singular)

le

Feminine definite article (singular)

la

Masculine indefinite article

un

Feminine indefinite article

une

Plural definite article (both genders)

les

Article before vowel/silent h (singular)

l'

Most common feminine noun ending

-e

Masculine ending (château)

-eau

Feminine ending (natation)

-tion

Regular plural formation

Add -s

Plural of nouns ending -al

Change -al to -aux

Plural of nouns ending -eau, -au, -eu

Add -x

Plural of un œil

des yeux

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