THE common nouns are either masculine or feminine in French.
Some common nouns that are masculine Garçon -Boy Homme -man Livre – Book Dictionnaire- Dictionary Lit -Bed Stylo -Pen Crayon – Pencil Mouchoir -Handkerchief Sac -Bag Légume -Vegetable Cahier -Notebook Calendrier -Calender Mur -wall Sac - bag
Some common nouns that are feminine
Fille – daughter, girl Femme – Woman, wife Fenêtre – window Porte – door Cravate -tie Robe – Dress Jupe -skirt Montre -watch Clé- Key Horloge -clock Table -table Chaise – chair Gomme -eraser Règle -ruler Nouns ending in ment are always masculine Monument -monument Bâtiment – building Sentiment -sentiment Appartement -appartment Nouns ending in tion, ssion are always feminine Émotion -emotion Question -question Action- action Nation -nation Passion -passion Émission de radio – Radio programme Profession -profession How to make singular nouns plural in French In most cases singular nouns are made plural by adding an s at the end of the word Examples Garçon – garçons Homme -hommes Stylo- Stylos Livre -Livres Femme -femmes Fille – filles Table- tables Chaise -Chaises Monument -monuments Profession -professions
Singular nouns ending in s remain the same in plural
Fils (m) – son plural – fils (sons) Bus (m) – bus plural – bus (buses) Os (m) -bone plural – os (bones) Souris (f) -mouse plural souris (mice) Singular nouns ending in x remain the same in plural Voix (f) – voice plural -voix (voices) Prix (m) – price plural – prix (prices) Noix (f) -walnut plural – noix (walnuts) Singular nouns ending in z remain the same in plural Nez (m) -nose plural nez (noses) Singular nouns ending in eu take x in plural Jeu (m) -game plural -jeux (games) Feu (m) – fire plural -feux (fires) Cheveu (m) – hair plural – cheveux (hair) Singular nouns ending in al take aux in plural Cheval (m) -horse plural chevaux (horses) Journal (m) – newspaper plural journaux (newspapers) Animal (m) – animal plural animaux (animals) Hôpital (m) – hospital plural hôpitaux (hospitals) But there are exceptions Bal (m) – ball dance plural bals (ball dances) Festival (m) -festival plural festivals (festivals) Chacal (m) -jackal plural chacals (jackals) Carnaval (m) – carnival plural carnavals (carnivals) Singular nouns ending in ou take x in plural Genou (m) -knee plural genoux (knees) Chou (m) – cabbage plural choux (cabbages) Bijou (m) -jewel plural bijoux (jewels) Hibou (m) -owl plural hiboux (owls) But there are exceptions Cou (m) – neck plural cous (neck) Trou (m) – hole plural trous (holes) Clou (m)- nail plural clous (nails) Fou (m) – mad man plural fous (mad men/ people) Some nouns exist only in plural form Vacances (fpl)- vacation Toilettes (fpl) – toilet Gens (mpl) – people Funérailles (fpl) – funeral Ténèbres (fpl) – darkness, obscurity. Singular nouns ending in ail take aux in plural Travail (m) – work plural travaux (works) Vitrail (m) stained glass plural vitraux (stained glasses) Some nouns take a different form in plural Œil (m) -eye plural yeux (eyes)
!Rule-pluralul substantivelor se formeaza, in general, in limba engleza adaugand -s/-es la sfarsitul substantivelor la singular. ֎ ch, -sh,-s, -ss, -x,-o,-z y es