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The genders in French

Masculine and Feminine

In French all nouns will be either masculine or feminine and there is no neutral.

There are no real rules to help you decide which article to use, there are statiscally more masculine than feminine pronouns. You will be given examples to assist in deciding the gender at a later stage.

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Articles

The article (Le, La, Les) which comes before the noun will depend on the gender of the noun in question.

For example

  1. The boy = Le garçon
  2. The girl = La fille
  3. The houses = Les masions

Indefinate Articles

The article (Un, Une, Des) which comes before the noun will depend on the gender of the noun in question.

For example

  1. A boy = Un garçon
  2. A girl = Une fille
  3. Some houses = Des masions

Examples using the verb être

Verb to be : être, present

  1. I am = Je suis
  2. You are = Tu es
  3. He is = Il est
  4. She is = Elle est
  5. We are = Nous sommes
  6. You are = Vous êtes
  7. They are = Ils sont
  8. They are =Elles sont

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