GENDER OF NOUNS

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

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

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

6. FIND THE NOUNS • 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”