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How to find if a word is feminine or masculine?

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Answered by unknown11171
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Answer:

1. If a noun refers to a male person it will be masculine, if it refers to a female person it will be feminine.

2. Nouns with these endings will (generally) be masculine:

-age

-ment

-il, -ail, -eil, -ueil

-é (but not -té)

-eau and -ou

-ème, -ège

-i, -at, -et and -ot

-er

-oir

-isme

-ing

-ard

3. Nouns with these endings will (generally) be feminine:

-tion, -sion and -son

-ure

-ude, -ade

-ée

-té

-ière

Consonant followed by -ie

-euse

-ance, -ence

Most other endings consisting of Vowel + Consonant + e: -ine, -ise, -alle, -elle, -esse, -ette etc

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