GEF ch 2 - Masculin/Feminin Flashcards
(58 cards)
To make a feminine noun when a masculine noun ends with an -e you
Change nothing in the feminine
To make a feminine noun when a masculine noun ends with a consonant
You add and -e at the end and then pronounce the final consonant
To make a feminine noun when a masculine noun ends with a vowel other than -e (i, e, o, u, é)
You add an -e and pronounce the exact same way
To make a feminine noun when a masculine noun ends with -er or -ier
You transform the ending to -ère or -ière
To make a feminine noun when a masculine noun ends with -en, -ien, -on, or -ion
You add -ne to the end and pronounce the ending as ‘n’ or ‘un’
To make a feminine noun when a masculine noun ends with -eur
You transform the ending to -euse
To make a feminine noun when a masculine noun ends with -teur
You transform the ending to -trice.
Exceptions for certain words such as chanteur>chanteuse
Masculine or feminine ? -age
Masculine
Masculine or feminine ? -ment
Masculine
Masculine or feminine ? -eau
Masculine
Masculine or feminine ? -phone
Masculine
Masculine or feminine ? - scope
Masculine
Masculine or feminine ? -isme
Masculine
Masculine or feminine ? -tion
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -sion
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -té
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -ette
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -ance
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -ence
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -ie
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -ure
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -ode
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -ude
Feminine
Masculine or feminine ? -ade
Feminine
