general french grammar

What does every French noun have?

A gender, masculine or feminine

What makes learning French nouns easier?

Learn their gender along with them

How does gender affect French adjectives?

You might need to change the adjective’s spelling if the noun is feminine or plural

What are some clues that tell you a noun is masculine?

Male people, days of the week, seasons, most nouns that end in -age, -er, and -eau

What are some clues that a noun is feminine?

Female people, countries which end in -e, most nouns which end in -e, -ée, and all nouns ending in -sion and -tion and -té

What are some examples of nouns that are always feminine, regardless of the gender of the actual person?

La vedette(star), la personne(person), la victime(victim)

What is an example of a noun that is always masculine despite the gender of the actual person?

Le bébé(baby)

How is the feminine equivalent of a masculine noun formed?

By adding -e

How else can a noun's gender be transformed?

Nothing is done, they simply change gender depending on the person to whom the noun refers

What is an example of a noun that doesn’t change its spelling based on gender?

Collègue

What type of nouns commonky change their spelling to fit the gender of the person?

Jobs

What are some examples of nouns that change meaning based on gender?

Le tour(m)-trick/tour

La tour(f)