The gender of French nouns

Other than English articles there are two articles in French:
French substantives are either masculine or feminine.

Note!
1. Since French knows two grammatical genders you should learn the substantive together with the article.
This way it will be easier for you to keep the right gender in mind.

💬 For Example:

→ la (f) pomme (the apple)
→ le (m) travail (the job)

2. Nouns ending in «e», are mostly feminine.

💬 For Example:

→ la santé (the health)
→ la baguette (the baguette)

Exceptions to this rule of thumb are nouns ending in «-isme, -age and -ège».
They are usually masculine.

💬 For Example:

→ le fromage (the cheese)
→ le tourisme (the tourism)

By changing the ending of a noun, the gender can be adjusted and thereby changed from masculine into feminine (and vice versa).

masculine endings:
-eur, -er, -teur, -e, -i, -e, -in, -ien, -ais

feminine endings:
-euse, -ère, -trice, -esse, -ie, -èe, ine, -ienne, -aise

💬 For Example:

un cousin (a cousin, m)
une cousine (a cousin, f)

un acteur (an actor)
une actrice (an actress)

un chanteur (a singer)
une chanteuse (a songstress)

French Grammar

Introduction

French Grammar in a Nutshell

Articles

French articles

Definite article

Indefinite article

Nouns

Gender of French nouns

Plural of French nouns

French case system

Adjectives & Adverbs

French adjectives

Particularities of adjectives

Degree of comparison

French adverbs

Verbs

French verbal system

Verbal tenses

French «-oir» conjugation

Auxiliary verbs «avoir» (to have) and «être» (to be)

Formation of «imparfait»

Participle passé

Passé composé

Future tenses

Formation of future tenses

Conditional I

Formation of Conditional I

Conditional II

Subjunctif

Formation of present subjunctive

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

Direct and indirect personal pronouns

Pronoun 'on'

Possessive pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns

Word order & Sentences

French sentence structure

Negating French phrases

Question sentences

Useful information

Numbers from zero to twenty

Numbers from 21 to 100

Days of the week in French

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