Gender of French nouns
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All French nouns have a gender. Every noun is defined as either masculine (French: masculin) or feminine (French: féminin). There are no neuter nouns.
Whenever you are using a noun, you need to know whether it is masculine or feminine as this affects the form of other words used with it, such as:
- adjectives that describe it
- articles that go before it
- pronouns that replace it
Especially when it comes to definite articles you have to consider that:
- le or un before a noun tells you it is masculine
- la or une before a noun tells you it is feminine
Please note that l' is used before masculine or feminine nouns beginning with a vowel or silent h.
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.Gender of things and abstract words
- 1.1.Different meaning of the nouns
- 1.2.Nouns ending in -eur
- 1.3.Endings of masculine and feminine nouns
- 2.General rule of the gender of French nouns
- 3.Gender of persons and animals
- 3.1.List of animals gender
- 4.Exercises
- 4.1.Quiz about the gender of French nouns
- 4.2.Fill in the blank exercise about the gender of French nouns
- 4.3.Fill in the blank exercise about feminine nouns in French
Gender of things and abstract words
ln English, we refer to things with "it". ln French, however, things are either masculine or feminine. Because of this, the gender usually is used arbitrary and must be memorized in the process of learning new vocabularies.
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Different meaning of the nouns
1.) There are nouns which have a different meaning, according to the circumstance if they're used as a masculine or feminine.
| masculine form | feminine form |
|---|---|
| le crêpe (textile) | la crêpe (pancake) |
| le critique (critic) | la critique (criticism) |
| le livre (book) | la livre (pound) |
| le manche (stem) | la manche (sleeve) |
| le mémoire (memoir) | la mémoire (memory) |
| le mode (mode) | la mode (fashion) |
| le mort (death man) | la mort (death) |
| le poêle (stove) | la poêle (frying pan) |
| le vase (vase) | la vase (mud) |
| le tour (tour) | la tour (tower) |
Nouns ending in -eur
2.) Nouns which end in -eur are masculine when they want to describe something concrete and female, when they want to describe something abstract.
- le monteur (the engine)
- le directeur (the director)
- la douleur (the pain)
- la grandeur (the greatness)
Endings of masculine and feminine nouns
3.) Certain characteristic endings indicate the gender of the noun:
| masculine endings | Examples for masculine endings | feminine endings | Examples for feminine endings |
|---|---|---|---|
| -age | le garage un avantage (the garage, an advantage) | -ade | la salade la promenade (the salat, the walk) |
| -al | le cheval le signal (the horse, the signal) | -ance -ence | la distance la différence (the distance, the difference) |
| -eau | le château le bateau (the castle, the boat) | -ée | la journée une idée (the day, the idea) |
| -ent | le document le talent (the document, the talent) | -elle | les nouvelles une échelle (the news, the ladder) |
| -et | le billet le guichet (the ticket, the ticket counter) | -ette | la cigarette la bicyclette (the cigarette, the bicycle) |
| -ier | le cahier le métier (exercise book, the job) | -ie | la maladie la librairie (the disease, the library) |
| -isme | le tourisme le communisme (the tourism, the communism) | -ine | la cuisine la cantine (the kitchen, the canteen) |
| -oir | le devoir le pouvoir (the homework, the power) | -ion | la télévision la distraction (the television, the distraction) |
General rule of the gender of French nouns
Generally, we add an -e to a masculine noun in order to obtain the feminine.
- Un anglais -----> une anglaise
But they are many exceptions as we already saw below in the lists.
the nouns ending in -er make their feminine en ère
- Un boulanger -----> une boulangère
Some nouns double the final consonant before the -e
- Un collégien ----> une collégienne
Some nouns in -e make them feminine en -esse
- Une comte ----> Une comtesse
The nouns ending in -eur turn into feminine:
- Either in -euse
- Either in -trice
- Or in -esse
| eur | euse | trice | esse |
|---|---|---|---|
| vendeur | vendeuse | ||
| moniteur | monitrice | ||
| docteur | docteresse |
Nouns ending in -if make them feminine in -ive
- Un fugitif ----> une fugitive
Some nouns completely change in the feminine and some others are irregulars like the animals gender.
Gender of persons and animals
1.) The gender of persons and animals in French is always reduced to their natural gender.
- le monsieur (mister)
- le coq (chicken)
- la dame (lady)
- la poule (chicken)
2.) You recognize a female noun not only by looking at the article but also because of the ending
- acteur - actrice (actor - actress)
- chat - chatte (male cat - female cat)
- docteur - doctoresse (doctor)
- veuf - veuve (widow - widower)
3.) Sometimes you can also add -é to the end of a masculine noun to form the feminine.
- un ami - une amie (friend)
- un ennemi - une ennemie (enemy)
4.) It's also common to use periphrases.
- une femme écrivain (a female writer)
- une giraffe mâle (a male giraffe)
5.) Some nouns have two genders, which are differentiated only by their articles.
- un élève - une élève (pupil)
- un touriste - une touriste (tourist)
6.) For some nouns there is only a masculine form, which applies to both sexes.
- un écrivain (writer)
- un auteur (author)
List of animals gender
| Masculine noun | Feminine noun | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Un taureau | Une vache | (A cow) |
| Un cheval | Une jument | (A horse) |
| Un agneau | Une agnelle | (A lamb) |
| Un loup | Une louve | (A wolf) |
| Un canard | Une cane | (A duck) |
| Un âne | Une ânesse | (A donkey) |
| Un cerf | Une biche | (A deer) |
| Un chameau | Une chamelle | (A camel) |
| Un chien | Une chienne | (A dog) |
| Un dindon | Une dinde | (A turkey) |
| Un singe | Une guenon | (A monkey) |
Exercises
- Quiz about the gender of French nouns
- Fill in the blank exercise about the gender of French nouns
- Fill in the blank exercise about feminine nouns in French
Quiz about the gender of French nouns
Solution
C'est une ... célébre.
chirurgienne
Elle aide une ... qui s'est cassé la jambe.
patiente
Monsieur Foucault est un ... à l'école secondaire.
professeur
C'est une ... qui écrit bien.
journaliste
C'est un ... fameux.
acteur
La ... est très gentil.
doctoresse
Jasmin est une ... de Annika.
amie
Sara est une ... trés travailleuse.
élève
Joanne K. Rowling est une femme ... .
écrivain
Bernard est un ... en Espagne.
touriste
Fill in the blank exercise about the gender of French nouns
Rewrite the sentences by using the correct words and articles (le, la, l').
Bonne chance!
Example: L'avocat est très prospère.
1. Pierre Letange enseigne à l'école Brebour. (The professor Pierre Letange teach at Brebour middle school)
2. Anne est de Madame Dupont. (Anne is the daughter of Mrs. Dupont)
3. Simone est (the cousin) de Pierre. (Simone is the cousin of Peter)
4. Peter Miller habite l'Angleterre. (The British Peter Miller llives in the UK)
5. Marie Loceur travaille en Italie. (The computer scientist Marie Loceur works in Italy)
6. Martina Pierron danse avec le Ballet national. (The dancer Martina Pierron dances at the National Ballet)
7. Pierre donne beaucoup à manger á ses animaux; donc, de Pierre est gros. (Peter gives lot of foods to his animals so his dog is fat)
8. est très gentille. (This French woman is really kind)
9. des Dupont est un berger allemand. (The dog of the Dupont is a German shepherd)
10. m'a aidé. (The sales woman helped me)
Fill in the blank exercise about feminine nouns in French
Write the feminine noun of the following masculine nouns.
Bonne chance !
Example: un poéte : une poétesse.
1. Un ami : Une
(A girl friend)
2. Un écolier : Une
(She is a schoolchild)
3. Un coiffeur : Une
(She is a hairdresser)
4. Un collégien : Une
(A schoolgirl)
5. Un champion : Une
(She is a champion)
6. Un patron : Une
(She is a boss)
7. Un danseur : Une
(She is a dancer)
8. Un conseiller : Une
(She is a conselor)
9. Un orphelin : Une
(She is an orphan)
10. Un comte : Une
(A countess)
Exercises
- Quiz about the gender of French nouns
- Fill in the blank exercise about the gender of French nouns
- Fill in the blank exercise about feminine nouns in French
Quiz about the gender of French nouns
Solution
C'est une ... célébre.
chirurgienne
Elle aide une ... qui s'est cassé la jambe.
patiente
Monsieur Foucault est un ... à l'école secondaire.
professeur
C'est une ... qui écrit bien.
journaliste
C'est un ... fameux.
acteur
La ... est très gentil.
doctoresse
Jasmin est une ... de Annika.
amie
Sara est une ... trés travailleuse.
élève
Joanne K. Rowling est une femme ... .
écrivain
Bernard est un ... en Espagne.
touriste
Fill in the blank exercise about the gender of French nouns
Rewrite the sentences by using the correct words and articles (le, la, l').
Bonne chance!
Example: L'avocat est très prospère.
1. Pierre Letange enseigne à l'école Brebour. (The professor Pierre Letange teach at Brebour middle school)
2. Anne est de Madame Dupont. (Anne is the daughter of Mrs. Dupont)
3. Simone est (the cousin) de Pierre. (Simone is the cousin of Peter)
4. Peter Miller habite l'Angleterre. (The British Peter Miller llives in the UK)
5. Marie Loceur travaille en Italie. (The computer scientist Marie Loceur works in Italy)
6. Martina Pierron danse avec le Ballet national. (The dancer Martina Pierron dances at the National Ballet)
7. Pierre donne beaucoup à manger á ses animaux; donc, de Pierre est gros. (Peter gives lot of foods to his animals so his dog is fat)
8. est très gentille. (This French woman is really kind)
9. des Dupont est un berger allemand. (The dog of the Dupont is a German shepherd)
10. m'a aidé. (The sales woman helped me)
Fill in the blank exercise about feminine nouns in French
Write the feminine noun of the following masculine nouns.
Bonne chance !
Example: un poéte : une poétesse.
1. Un ami : Une
(A girl friend)
2. Un écolier : Une
(She is a schoolchild)
3. Un coiffeur : Une
(She is a hairdresser)
4. Un collégien : Une
(A schoolgirl)
5. Un champion : Une
(She is a champion)
6. Un patron : Une
(She is a boss)
7. Un danseur : Une
(She is a dancer)
8. Un conseiller : Une
(She is a conselor)
9. Un orphelin : Une
(She is an orphan)
10. Un comte : Une
(A countess)
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Florence is such a joy to work with! A true expert and professional at teaching French, regardless of your level. Florence takes tremendous care in planning your personalized lesson, incredibly thoughtful and patient with her students. She also has such a warm, supportive and encouraging manner with a great sense of humor. She will have you speaking, reading and writing in perfect French much sooner than you think with her approach and highly efficient techniques; methods only a highly experienced instructor can provide. I am lucky to have found her to help me sit for academic French exams and you will feel the same way when working with her. Thank you Florence!!!
Florence F.
1 - If you are looking for a well-structured French program to take you from a beginner level to advanced level to be able to travel to France, i have developed with success my own program which includes 70 worksheets from basic to advance level.
2 - If you are thinking taking any DELF exam, I can help you as I have experience in this field (3 years with Ensemble en Francais - online school).
3 - If you are a VCE French student, I definitively will be able to boost your skills to do well at the exam due to my experience as VCE French teacher and also as a VCE assessor.
4 - Finally I have also an extensive experience in teaching French at the primary and middle school level
R. W.
Francois is teaching our daughter in French at the moment. She is a total beginner and they started from scratch. Both work for one hour daily and agree on homework which is being checked in the next lesson. The lesson via Skype is working well with the exchange of material Skype as well. We can definitely see progress.
Francois D.
Italian teacher for foreigners
G. P.
Beatrice is specialized in teaching Italian for all levels. She has language certificates from DITALS for Italian and CELTA for English. Other than her knowledge of the Italian language, she can also speak English, and Spanish. Her multilingual skills allow her to offer the students a chance for better communication during her classes. Beatrice’s teaching method depends on what fits your level. In her, you will find a well-prepared, expert, and friendly teacher. She relies on several books for teaching the Italian languagen, like: Dieci, Nuovo Contatto, Domani, Progetto Italiano, and Nuovo Magari. With Beatrice, you'll learn faster than you can imagine!
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Beatrice B.
**Other time slots can be made available upon request. Don't hesitate to get in touch**
Native speaker from Paris with about 15 years of teaching experience. I’m well-travelled, and I’ve lived and worked in different parts of the world (Europe, Latin America, North America, Africa, Australia and a little bit in Asia).
I have a postgraduate degree (France) in Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies and I’m currently a freelance translator. I’ve previously worked at universities in France and abroad (South Africa/Australia) and have a solid experience in teaching (French Language, Literature, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Creative Writing, etc.), designing courses, evaluating and guiding students, preparing students for exams/job interviews/professional presentations, managing a Language and Literature department at the university, presenting papers at academic conferences worldwide, publishing, translating and journalism. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to teach people with different profiles and from various backgrounds: international professionals, university students, beginner translators and teachers, high school students, retirees, travellers, francophiles, children (help with homework), etc.
Being an open-minded, flexible and patient teacher, I enjoy helping others to discover their potential and to explore it. Adapting myself to my students' needs, pace and objectives is essential for me, and designing the best way to work with each student is very stimulating and rewarding.
After the initial introductory lesson, I will design customised lesson plans that will evolve as you progress. We can also, at any time during the programme, change our working method if you wish to do so. I remain very flexible in that regard.
The learning materials will be varied, and we will choose together the themes and aspects of French language to be covered, in line with your objectives. In any case, I am very attentive in general, so please don't hesitate to make any suggestions.
Regardless of your level and objectives, I'm sure that we can find the best way possible to share and enjoy this French language adventure together.
A. B.
It is a great experience to be a student of Priscilla. She is a very caring teacher, her lessons are engaging and she is a good communicator, very patient and encouraging.
Priscilla R.
My name is Curtis Davies, I'm a native English speaker and professional language coach from Canada. I'm also the host of "The Real English Conversations Podcast". I’ve helped thousands of students improve their English skills since 2013, specifically with confidence, speaking fluency, and pronunciation to feel 100% comfortable communicating in English in any situation.
You can be sure that our lessons will be focused on the areas that you are most concerned about improving as we discuss interesting topics that you will enjoy talking about. Together, we can create a customized study plan that surely will help you reach your goals and finally feel good about your English communication.
I'm A personal trainer for English communication in Real-World situations. My lessons focus on helping you to improve your speaking fluency, pronunciation, confidence and to be prepared for everyday social interactions, casual conversations, communicating better in English at work, and even preparing you for an important interview or presentation.
What To Expect: Professional Help NOT just Conversation Practice
I'm a specialist that cares about YOU achieving your goals I will evaluate you first, then we work together as a team to create a FUN learning strategy or plan so 100% of your classes are exciting BUT focused on where you need the most practice and attention
G. P.
Curtis is a Canadian teacher with years of experience in teaching English. He is a real motivator and with him, you will improve lesson by lesson and reach your goals. His teaching techniques and strategies are based on his years of coaching and experience. If you want an English motivator, Curtis is the ideal teacher for you.
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Curtis D.
I want to help people to improve the level of their chosen language.
A. .
I can’t recommend Nancy highly enough. She’s a great teacher. Very patient, flexible and personable.
thanks for this Anne-Sophie. It is great to have you as a student.
Experienced mother tongue French teacher offers lessons for all levels online or face-to-face (Bologna)
G. P.
Mathieu is a very knowledgeable teacher and has a very good teaching method, recommended for both teenagers and adults. Highly recommended for beginners and those who already have a basic knowledge of French. He uses university textbooks, which are very specific and well written. He customizes the lessons according to the student, he is young but expert at the same time. In addition, he speaks very good Italian. Highly recommended.
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Mathieu H.