Comment savoir si c'est Masculin ou Féminin en Français? 5 Astuces Très Utiles pour le savoir!!

Summary

This video offers five tips to determine the gender of French names, often tricky due to exceptions. The first tip focuses on the letter 'E', typically marking feminine nouns. Second, natural gender is used for words like 'aunt' and 'uncle'. Third, categorization helps, with shop and car brands often feminine, while days, months, and seasons are masculine. Fourth, specific noun endings suggest gender, with -ISME, -MENT, and -AGE masculine, and -TÉ, -ION, and -ESSE feminine. Lastly, an exercise invites viewers to guess the gender of plural nouns and other tricky names, with answers provided in the comments.

Takeaways

• 📚 The letter 'E' often indicates a feminine noun in French, but there are exceptions like 'Mexico' and 'Japan'.
• 🐓 Natural gender is a clue to noun gender in French; words referring to women are feminine, and those to men are masculine.
• 🏪 Names of shops and car brands are usually feminine, while days of the week, months, and seasons are masculine.
• 📜 Masculine nouns often end in -ISME, -ASME, -MENT, -AGE, -PHONE, -AT, -ÂT, -SCOPE, -TEUR, -AL, and sounds like -EAU, -AU, -AUD, -O, -OT, -ARD, -ART, -ARE, -AR.
• 🌺 Feminine nouns often end in -TÉ, -TÉE, -ION, -EUR (for non-human nouns), -OI, -OIE, -OIX, -ESSE, -ASSE, -ETTE, -OTTE, -ELLE, -ENCE, -ANCE, -AISE, -ISE, -ADE, -UDE.
• 🚫 Names ending in -EUR typically do not have an additional 'E' at the end, even if they are feminine, except for some exceptions like 'an hour'.
• 🍇 Fruits and vegetables that end with the letter 'E' are likely to be feminine, but there are exceptions like 'grape'.
• 🏷️ Masculine nouns can also end with sounds that include [aʁ], written as -ARD, -ART, -ARE, -AR, like 'fox'.
• 📚 The script suggests that learning these patterns can help determine the gender of most French nouns, but acknowledges that exceptions exist.
• 🎲 The video includes an exercise game for viewers to practice identifying the gender of various French nouns.
• 📝 A PDF document with a more comprehensive list of noun endings and examples is provided for further study.

Q & A

What is the general rule for determining if a French name is masculine or feminine based on the letter 'E'?

The general rule is that if a French name ends with the letter 'E', it is more likely to be feminine.

Are there exceptions to the rule that names ending in 'E' are feminine in French?

Yes, there are exceptions. For example, Mexico ends with 'E' but is masculine, and Japan and Canada do not end with 'E' but are masculine.

What is a specific note about names ending in '-EUR' in French?

Names ending in '-EUR' usually do not take an 'E' at the end, even if they are feminine, with some exceptions like 'an hour' which ends with an 'E'.

How does the 'natural kind' trick help in determining the gender of names referring to people and animals?

The 'natural kind' trick associates words that refer to women or female animals with the feminine gender and words that refer to men or male animals with the masculine gender.

What categories of names are usually feminine in French, according to the video?

Shops, car brands, and stores are usually feminine names in French.

What categories of names are usually masculine in French, according to the video?

Days of the week, months of the year, letters of the alphabet, seasons, trees, and colors are usually masculine names in French.

What are some common masculine noun endings in French that can help in determining the gender of a name?

Masculine nouns in French often end in -ISME, -ASME, -MENT, -AGE, -PHONE, -AT, -ÂT, -SCOPE, -TEUR, -AL, -EAU, -AU, -AUD, -O, -OT, -ARD, -ART, -ARE, -AR.

What are some common feminine noun endings in French that can help in determining the gender of a name?

Feminine nouns in French often end in -TÉ, -TÉE, -ION, -EUR (for jobs, not people), -OI, -OIE, -OIX, -ESSE, -ASSE, -ETTE, -OTTE, -ELLE, -ENCE, -ANCE, -AISE, -ISE, -ADE, -UDE.

What is the purpose of the exercise game at the end of the video?

The exercise game is designed to test the viewer's understanding of the tips provided in the video for determining the gender of French names.

Where can viewers find a more complete list of the tips and examples mentioned in the video?

Viewers can find a more complete list of tips and examples in the PDF document that is linked in the video description.

What are some examples of nouns that are difficult to determine gender due to their plural form?

Examples of such nouns include 'toilets', 'sales', 'lentils', and 'spaghetti', where the gender is not immediately clear from the singular form.

How can viewers participate in the exercise game mentioned in the video?

Viewers can participate by commenting their answers to the provided names in the comments section of the video.