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[iron cedar]

année only exist in feminine form. It is a feminine noun.

An = Masculine
Année = Feminine
There is difference

On utilise comme unité de temps pour compter les années, ou pour se référer à un certain point dans le temps (quand les années sont l'unité de temps). Le mot année par contre est utilisé pour parler d'une année spécifique, ou de la longueur/durée des années dans le temps, ainsi que pour les nombres ordinaux

[next nest]

That's what I've got from a native.

He wouldn't have answered if he wasn't online, that's why I've asked here.

Thank you so much for the reply.

I've read your reply top to bottom.

[iron cedar]

He is correct however this answer is very misleading in my opinion.

These words is different

[next nest]

Oh, is it?

[iron cedar]

However his answer makes it seem like they mean the same thing 😅, they are different words

Have you understood the French answer I say above ?

[next nest]

Could you please explain further if you have the time?

[iron cedar]

I explain the difference between the word

[next nest]

I am off to read it again.

[iron cedar]

Sure but forgive my English please 😅

[next nest]

Would you like me to translate those sentences below?

I thought that it would be a mistake to do that. That's why I haven't done any translations.

As soon as they are two seperate words, could you please let me know the main difference between the two?

[iron cedar]

Google translate: Forgive mistakes.

We use "an" as a unit of time to count years, or to refer to a certain point in time (when years are the unit of time). The word "année", on the other hand, is used to refer to a specific year, or to the length/duration of years in time, as well as to ordinal numbers.

[next nest]

This explanation seems like beyond enough.

[iron cedar]

Ton fils a 4 ans = your son has 4 years

This is a count you see ?

[next nest]

Just like in Spanish?

[iron cedar]

année in this context is wrong

[next nest]

UNDERSTOOD.

Thank you so much for the help. God bless you.

[iron cedar]

You are welcome

[clever ginkgo]

Do note that this distinction between a basic masculine count « an » versus a time duration feminine « année » exists in other forms:
jour / journée
soir / soirée
matin / matinée
You can read more here

[next nest]

"jour/journée" was on my mind when I was dealing with this matter. Spot on, Bertie.

Should we accept those forms as separate words or can we just go by (call them), "forms"?

I've watched a video about those first three today and as far as I've understood, they have DIFFERENT USAGES, rather than complete separate words. As Capri has said today, they are surely different than each other, that's undisputed but should we really call them different words rather than "forms"? That's the question. What would be your thoughts on that?

I thought they all had the same meaning until Carpi told me what was really going on behind all that today.

[clever ginkgo]

They’re not forms but different words

Form implies the same meaning but agreed differently

[next nest]

But the form/word "an" is directly connected with the form/word "année". Am I right?

[clever ginkgo]

Yes the words are connected the meaning isn’t the same as in I can’t use them interchangeably

Whereas with an adjective like « génial » it doesn’t matter whether I use the masculine or feminine, the meaning stays the same

[next nest]

I am aware, those three have got really different usages.

[clever ginkgo]

It agrees with a noun it modifies but other than that the meaning stays the same

[next nest]

(Those all I've seen today.)

[next nest]

That's right, the meanings are literally fully different. Surprised me NGL.

At least "an" and "année" are directly connected to each other.

That's something.