Masculine And Feminine Suffixes
Masculine and FeminineSuffixesI. IntroductionOne of the main differences between English and French is the existence of gender inFrench nouns. For English-speakers, this can make learning French difficult. With everyFrench noun you learn, you must memorise the gender that corresponds with it. This isessential for other grammar points, such as partitive articles and more complex grammarthat will be covered at A-level. It is, therefore, very important to be able to identify thegender of each noun.We can make identifying the gender of French nouns much easier. There are suffixes (wordendings) that are typical of masculine nouns and word endings that are typical of femininenouns in French, and we will cover that in this article.II. Masculine SuffixesThe table below shows common suffixes for masculine words, examples and exceptions tothe rule.SuffixExampleCommon FeminineExceptions-ageLe jardinage (gardening)La rage (rage), la plage(beach), l’image (image),une cage (a cage), la page(page)-bleUn immeuble (a building)La table (table), La fable(fable), Une cible (a target)-eauUn tableau (apainting/drawing)La peau (skin), l’eau (water)
-ègeLe collège (college)La Norvège (Norway)-eurUn menteur (a liar)Some jobs have this suffixfor masculine and feminine(e.g. professeur)-ienLe chrétien (the Christian) rare to find a femininenoun ending in –ien Feminine nouns usuallychange from ‘-ien’ to ‘ienne’-ismeUn organisme (anorganism) rare to find a femininenoun ending in –isme)-mentLe comportement(behaviour) rare to find a femininenoun ending in –ment -oirUn miroir rare to find a femininenoun ending in –oir III. Feminine Word EndingsSuffixExampleCommon MasculineExceptions-aceUne menace (a threat)Un palace (palace)-adeLa limonade (lemonade)Le stade (stadium)-esseLa tristesse (sorrow) rare to find a masculinenoun ending in –esse -ieLa folie (madness)Un parapluie (umbrella), unincendie (a fire)-ièreUne cafetière (a coffeemaker)Un cimetière (a graveyard)
-ionL’information (information)Un avion (an aeroplane),Un camion (truck), unmillion (a million), un billion(a billion), un scorpion (ascorpion)-mmeUne gamme (a variety)Un gramme (a gram), unprogramme (a program)-rreLa terre (the Earth)Un verre (a glass), le beurre(butter)-udeUne inquiétude (aworry/concern) rare to find a masculinenoun ending in –ude -ureLa confiture (jam)Un dinosaure (dinosaur), unmurmure (a murmur)IV. ConclusionIf you learn these word endings and associate them with the correct gender, it will be fareasier to apply grammar points correctly and speak more fluently. Not every French nounwill have one of these endings, so there will still be many words whose gender you just haveto learn.
Multiple Choice Questions:1. Which one of the following words ending in ‘-age’ is feminine?a)Jardinageb)Concubinagec)Miraged)Plage2. Which of the words below ending in ‘-ble’ is masculine ?a)Tableb)Immeublec)Cibled)Fable3. The suffix ‘-eur’ is commonly used in :a)Masculine nounsb)Feminine nounsc)Bothd)Masculine nouns and is used as a feminine for some jobs4. Which word with the suffix ‘-ie’ is feminine?a)Folieb)Parapluiec)Incendied)All of the above5. Which word ending in ‘-ion’ is mion6. Which common masculine suffixes rarely have feminine )All of the above
7. Which one of the words below is written with the wrong gender?a)Un gammeb)La tristessec)Un Chrétiend)Un parapluie8. Which of the words below is written with the right gender?a)La terreb)Une inquiétudec)Un tableaud)All of the above9. Which of the words below is written with the right gender?a)Le limonadeb)Une menacec)La collèged)None of the above10. Why is it so important to learn the gender of French nouns?a)It isn’tb)It doesn’t matter too much if you don’t know them, but they are still useful to learnc)To be able to apply grammar rules correctly, you have to know the gender of Frenchnounsd)You will fail your exams if you get the gender of nouns wrongAnswers:1. D2. B3. D4. A5. D6. D7. A8. D9. B10. C
We can make identifying the gender of French nouns much easier. There are suffixes (word endings) that are typical of masculine nouns and word endings that are typical of feminine nouns in French, and we will cover that in this article. II. Masculine Suffixes The table below shows common suffixes for masculine words, examples and exceptions to
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