Its like adding an -s at the third person of the singular in the present simple in English. If you are referring to tea in its sense of an herb or plant, then it is feminine. In English, the only definite article is "the". Let me know in the comments below. To put sentences on the same note. How many French speaking countries are there in North Africa? There is a whole series that end in -ie, they are all feminine. In fact, it would be safe to say everything has a gender in French. Not too much help lol. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Rules are build for a situation that already exist. Examples: le frigo (the refrigerator), le ventilateur (the fan), le lapin (the rabbit), etc. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. There are six country names ending in -e and which are masculine : le Mexique, le Mozambique, le Belize, le Cambodge, le Suriname, le Zimbabwe. In truth, there are no rules. There is no reason, no order. When visiting with those who speaking English well it is always a bit intimidating for me as I realize I could do some improving. A table is not a woman, a horse is not a man. If we never overcome those fears, we wont be able to succeed. The gender of carotte is feminine. Well thats how the gender influence the past participle. But, if you are an intermediate, then you might be familiar with compound tenses. Let's see the differences between le masculin and le fminin. NO, grammatical gender in French is NOT crucial. Wed love to keep you updated with our latest content. Elle is the feminine pronoun. However, most of us, when learning another language learn some slang and short cuts that can and will make a difference in sharing our thoughts. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Many words that are always capitalized in English cannot be capitalized in French or are only sometimes capitalized, such as nationalities. (m) A French show. They all have to agree in gender and quantity with the nouns they precede. la carotte. *When do you capitalize country names in French? So any rule that you heard, especially rules about grammatical gender, are rules that have been deduced from the way French people were already using gender. In reality, its the contraction of the articles le and la, but we switch them to l when they precede a noun starting with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). For nouns that describe things and concepts, logic has nothing to do with the gender. Thats why we put together this guide to help you better understand this subject. Most job titles are either masculine or feminine. We use them to refer to a portion or unspecified amount of foods, drinks, or other uncountable nouns. Allons-y! This rule applies to adjectives that end in most consonants as well as all vowels except the unaccented E. However, its all part of the process. If you are a native speaker of the many languages that do have grammatical gender (like Spanish, Portuguese, hell even Romanian), then good! for both masculine singular and feminine singular nouns. Sierra Leone. Its interesting to learn how languages differ, isnt it? The French language has two terms for tea: the masculine tisane and the feminine th. Possibly a lot of us think of money as masculine because of this fun fact: many languages actually assign words a gender. La classe est finie. Thanks. But there are far too many words that end in "e" that turn out to be masculine, making this approach difficult to use with any degree of accuracy. But as a French native, and a French teacher I can tell you. "French Nouns With Two Genders." As a total novice this is the first time I have been able to make sense out of this language, that doesnt mean it will be easy for me but Im getting closer to understanding. French words are not capitalized as often as they are in English. Makes sense? How do we know what is masculine and what is feminine? Why are fried eggs in France always Sunny Side up? This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The question of the gender of tea is a very difficult one to answer, because many French words are masculine or feminine and have no real meaning. Even for Spanish speakers and other speakers whose languages have genders, we sometimes make mistakes when telling genders apart. When to capitalize and when not to capitalize. A French film. 1 translation entry available; English salad; German: Salat: Gender: m: Plural: Salate: In French, the word for tomato, tomate, is a feminine noun. And if you pay attention, you might find some patterns there. Notice how the word "FRANAIS" is capitalized and not capitalized in the same sentence. In Northern Africa, there are three French-speaking countriesAlgeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Thank you! But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. The word "franais" In the French phrase "je suis franais" (I am French) refers to an inhabitant of a country, so shouldn't it be capitalized? More of that later. The nouns listed below are always masculine. The most famous person to use the word was Catherine de Medici, who also introduced it to France. In the two phrases above, "franais(e)" is used as an adjective, so it's NOT capitalized. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. Is director in french masculine or feminine? We use l for both masculine singular and feminine singular nouns. If country name ends in (-en): Add (ne) to end. There are some exceptions in French, but theyre not too many. For feminine singular nouns, we use une. She currently teaches French at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas.
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