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raw thicket
unfortunately, there is not real way to know. they must simply be memorised as you learn them. any french dictionary (such as larousse, or wordreference) will tell you the gender of a noun.
there are some slight rules, for example a not insiginificant percentage of words that end in e are feminin but this is not always true, for example le problème.
with time and patience you will get the hang of them 🙂
mild zodiac
as above, not really a way to know, you can only learn by heart. But there are some endings that are typically feminine/masculine and you can learn those
Gotta mind the exceptions and also always learn a word together with an article
drifting lark
unfortunately, there is not real way to know. they must simply be memorised as y...
ok, so i will carry this as a tip but not a rule, of course i need to pratice each day to understand wich word is masculine and feminine, but now i feel i can use this as a tip
drifting lark
https://www.optilingo.com/blog/french/french-nouns/
so, really thanks reiwa, i will see this also
somber anvil
Most words can be predicted based on their ending, but there are always exceptions and irregular words. I strongly recommend learning vocabulary words with an article (e.g. don't learn chair -> chaise, learn "the chair" -> "la chaise") or a descriptor (fresh water -> l'eau douce), and that way as you learn, the masculine and feminine patterns will come naturally and require less thought
I kinda ignored this and it took a whole bunch of effort all at once to start memorizing the genders. It's much easier in the long run to just learn it with each vocab word as you go
tribal hawk
Use an indefinite article before a noun because a definite one can elide before a vocal sound.
Un hôpital vs/ l'hôpital, une alouette vs. l'alouette.
drifting lark
I kinda ignored this and it took a whole bunch of effort all at once to start me...
yes it makes sense, but i don't want to use " l' " because i don't feel i will learn it
fair fiber
yeah you need to see the gender as part of the word, when you learn a new one, learn its gender as well
raw thicket
ah yes I hadn't thought of that. some words start with a voyelle and so you dont see if its le or la, like l'eau. in this case as @somber anvil says, learn the word with an adjective, as adjectives must agree in gender with the noun, so its l'eau chaude which tells you eau is feminin. You can also do this with nouns that we almost always use in the plural, for example les clés (the keys). again, as we use les it is difficult to know the genrder of clé so learn with an adjective, les clés bruyantes (so clé is feminin also)
drifting lark
i feel if i'm skipping le/la/les at the beginning it will be quite hard in the future
tribal hawk
You can also add (m) and (f) after nouns.
drifting lark
You can also add (m) and (f) after nouns.
yes i will note them and write it beside
i'm sorry but i have one more question, do you guys know an easy book to read?
mild zodiac
if you're an absolute beginner i wouldn't recommend touching books yet, I'd rather start with songs.
But after some time and learning the basics, Le Petit Prince is nice i think
drifting lark
ok thanks guys
raw thicket
there is also le petit nicolas which is funny. it is designed i think as a way to improve your reading skills but is not for absolute absolute beginners.
craggy harness
There is no definitive rule, most will just be memorized. However, after sometime you will start guessing them more-or-less correctly.
This is a chart I found
fair fiber
yeah keep in mind there will always be exceptions
- pretty sure 95% of french words don't end with these lol
radiant trout
This is a chart I found
This only works if the word actually has the suffix and not just have that ending by sheer coincidence. To a beginner, « village and plage » have the same ending but « village » is a derived noun (ville -age) whereas « plage » isn't.