GENDER OF NOUNS Masculine Or Feminine?

What is a noun? A noun is … A person A place A thing

FIND THE NOUNS Je voudrais une salade et un jus de pomme. What are the nouns in this sentence? Je voudrais une salade et un jus de pomme.

FIND THE NOUNS Donnez-moi aussi un café, s’il vous plaît. What are the nouns in this sentence? Donnez-moi aussi un café, s’il vous plaît.

FIND THE NOUNS Je voudrais une salade et un jus de pomme. Here are the nouns: Je voudrais une salade et un jus de pomme.

FIND THE NOUNS Donnez-moi aussi un café, s’il vous plaît. Here is the noun: Donnez-moi aussi un café, s’il vous plaît.

GENDER OF NOUNS Every French noun has “gender” – masculine or feminine If “un” is before the noun- masculine If “une” is before the noun - feminine

GENDER OF NOUNS Un/Une -- mean “a” or “an” “salade” – feminine because “une” precedes it “jus de pomme” – masculine because “un” precedes it

GENDER OF NOUNS 1. Every French noun has a gender, masculine or feminine. 2. You will need to learn the gender of EVERY noun you learn. 3. You can tell the gender of a noun by what PRECEDES it.

INDEFINITE ARTICLES Un Une (a,an) A noun preceded by “un” is masculine Un café, un hamburger A noun preceded by “une” is feminine Une salade, une omelette

HOW DO I KNOW? 1.memorize with new vocab. 2. In glossary 3. In dictionary

The 96% Rule The “96% Rule” refers to a way of determining if a noun is masculine or feminine Feminine nouns usually end in “e”, “ette”, “ée”, “sion”, “tion” Masculine nouns usually end in a consonant or a vowel other than “e” When in doubt… LOOK IT UP!!!!!!

“Des” = some “des” (pronounced DAY) is used with all plural nouns to express the concept of “some” Des frites - some fries Des biscuits – some cookies Plurals usually end in “s”