avoir - Englewood High School French

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Point de départ
a noun designates a person, place, or thing. as in English,
nouns in French have number (singular or plural). However,
French nouns also have gender (masculine or feminine).
masculine
singular
masculine
plural
feminine
singular
feminine
plural
un café
a café des cafés
(some)
cafés
des
bibliothèques
(some)
libraries
une
bibliothèque
a library

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Nouns that designate a male are usually masculine.
Nouns that designate a female are usually feminine.
Masculine
un
acteur
an actor
un
ami
a (male) friend
un
chanteur
a (male) singer
un
étudiant
a (male)
student
un
bélier
a ram
Feminine
une
actrice
an actress
une
amie
a
(female)
friend
une
chanteuse
a (female)
singer
une
étudiante
a (female)
student
une
brebis
a ewe

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Some nouns can designate either a male or a female
regardless of their grammatical gender.

Nouns for objects that have no natural gender can be
either masculine or feminine.
Masculine
un bureau
An office; desk
un
lycée
a high school
un
examen
a test; exam
un objet
an object
un
ordinateur
a computer
un problème
a problem
feminine
une
chose
a thing
une guitare
a guitar
une
chaise
a chair
une
table
a table
une blague
a joke
une
couleur
a color