1. GENDER OF NOUNS
Masculine Or
Feminine?

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

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

9. 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.

10. 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

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

12. 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!!!!!!

13. “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”