1. Gender of Nouns and Adjectives Le genre: masculin ou féminin Le genre: masculin ou féminin

2. Le Genre All nouns have gender: either feminine or masculine—whether they are animate or inanimate objects, people or things. Gender of people or animals is determined by male or female and is usually a different form of the same word. – le chatla chatte – le tigrela tigresse – l’ingénierl’ingénière All nouns have gender: either feminine or masculine—whether they are animate or inanimate objects, people or things. Gender of people or animals is determined by male or female and is usually a different form of the same word. – le chatla chatte – le tigrela tigresse – l’ingénierl’ingénière

3. Les Articles Définis All nouns are preceded by an article (it’s a rule). Usually that article is a definite article. All definite articles translate as “the” in English. There are three singular forms of definite articles—masculine, feminine and one before a vowel sound. – le garçon(‘le’ for masculine) – la fille(‘la’ for feminine) – l’éléphant(‘l’’ for words that start with a, e, i, o, u, h or y) All nouns are preceded by an article (it’s a rule). Usually that article is a definite article. All definite articles translate as “the” in English. There are three singular forms of definite articles—masculine, feminine and one before a vowel sound. – le garçon(‘le’ for masculine) – la fille(‘la’ for feminine) – l’éléphant(‘l’’ for words that start with a, e, i, o, u, h or y)

4. Les Articles Définis To be identified as masculine, a word can start with any letter and have almost any ending. Some endings tend to be typical of masculine forms. le crayonl’animal le jardin le cahier le chienle serveur To be identified as masculine, a word can start with any letter and have almost any ending. Some endings tend to be typical of masculine forms. le crayonl’animal le jardin le cahier le chienle serveur

5. Les Articles Définis To be identified as feminine, a word can start with any letter and have an ending usually containing an -e. Some endings tend to be typical of feminine forms. la fraternité la musique la présentationla biologie la calculatricel’histoire la jeunesse, la feuille or any double consonant followed by an –e: – la cassette, la femme, la vieille, la classe To be identified as feminine, a word can start with any letter and have an ending usually containing an -e. Some endings tend to be typical of feminine forms. la fraternité la musique la présentationla biologie la calculatricel’histoire la jeunesse, la feuille or any double consonant followed by an –e: – la cassette, la femme, la vieille, la classe

6. La Pratique Place a definite article on the blank before the word. ____informatique____fille____garçon____salle ____classeur____maison____calcul____salon ____gomme____latin____frère____cuisine ____copain____dessin____soeur____terrasse ____récréation____cahier____examen____adresse ____professeur____économie____papeterie____révolution ____prononciation____matière____comptoir____code ____fraternité____copine____caisse____rue ____magazine____magasin____rayon____bol

7. Les Articles Indéfinis Indefinite articles are words we use to accompany the nouns when we are not specific about which one. Indefinite articles translate as “a” or “an” or “some” in English. There are two different singular forms of the indefinite articles. – un ami-- une amie – un collège--une école Indefinite articles are words we use to accompany the nouns when we are not specific about which one. Indefinite articles translate as “a” or “an” or “some” in English. There are two different singular forms of the indefinite articles. – un ami-- une amie – un collège--une école

8. Gender Markers Every noun has gender, but not every word is easily discernible. You usually can’t tell the gender of a noun by looking at it. We look for gender markers, like the articles which precede the noun. Place an indefinite article before each noun: _____ restaurant_____ famille _____ ami_____ cousine _____ télévision_____ appartement _____ déjeuner_____ salade Every noun has gender, but not every word is easily discernible. You usually can’t tell the gender of a noun by looking at it. We look for gender markers, like the articles which precede the noun. Place an indefinite article before each noun: _____ restaurant_____ famille _____ ami_____ cousine _____ télévision_____ appartement _____ déjeuner_____ salade

9. Les Adjectifs Descriptifs Just as articles must match the noun they introduce, adjectives must agree with nouns in gender (masc/fem) and number (sing/plur). l’ami généreux  l’amie généreuse le cousin intelligent  la cousine intelligente le copain américain  la copine américaine le voisin aimable  la voisine aimable http://youtu.be/V98BvCQrVeM Just as articles must match the noun they introduce, adjectives must agree with nouns in gender (masc/fem) and number (sing/plur). l’ami généreux  l’amie généreuse le cousin intelligent  la cousine intelligente le copain américain  la copine américaine le voisin aimable  la voisine aimable http://youtu.be/V98BvCQrVeM

10. Les Adjectifs Descriptifs If the adjective ends in a consonant, you may usually add an –e to the end to make it feminine. Exemple: grand  grande brun  brune However if the adjective already ends in an –e, you leave it alone in the feminine. Exemple: sympathique  sympathique If the adjective ends in a consonant, you may usually add an –e to the end to make it feminine. Exemple: grand  grande brun  brune However if the adjective already ends in an –e, you leave it alone in the feminine. Exemple: sympathique  sympathique

11. Les Adjectifs Descriptifs Some adjectives have specific endings that need to change in a special way for the feminine endings. ( 1) –eux  -euse (2) –el /-il  -elle / -ille (3) –en  -enne (4) –on  -onne (5) –if  -ive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdKYhHsDsrc&list=PL358 891FD40D3E290&feature=share&index=32 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdKYhHsDsrc&list=PL358 891FD40D3E290&feature=share&index=32 Some adjectives have specific endings that need to change in a special way for the feminine endings. ( 1) –eux  -euse (2) –el /-il  -elle / -ille (3) –en  -enne (4) –on  -onne (5) –if  -ive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdKYhHsDsrc&list=PL358 891FD40D3E290&feature=share&index=32 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdKYhHsDsrc&list=PL358 891FD40D3E290&feature=share&index=32

12. Les Adjectifs Descriptifs Change the following adjectives from the masculine to the feminine form. sportif petit paresseux gentil canadien belge http://youtu.be/3eBf0gGbkjU http://youtu.be/YKMEIul5sac Change the following adjectives from the masculine to the feminine form. sportif petit paresseux gentil canadien belge http://youtu.be/3eBf0gGbkjU http://youtu.be/YKMEIul5sac