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In French, gender of nouns are masculine and feminine. We call it "le genre des noms". In this lesson, we learn all the rules around French genders and how to change a noun from masculine to feminine, as well as countries. Countries in French have also different genders. 1. The obvious gender The obvious gender in French is when we can guess the gender of the person such as: une femme, un oncle, ... 2. 90% rule 90% of the time, French nouns ending in E will be feminine, nouns ending with another letter will be masculine. 3. Masculine nouns Some specific endings are always masculine in French, such as ACLE, AGE, EU, etc. Days of the week, languages, weights and metrics, English words used in French are always masculine in French. 4. Feminine nouns Some specific endings are always feminine in French, such as ADE, ALE, TION, etc 5. Professions and people French professions change when masculine and feminine. Most of the time, the noun will take an E when feminine, but many French professions are irregular when it comes to feminine. 6. Countries and nationalities Countries in French are also feminine and masculine. Countries ending in E are feminine, others are masculine. Nationalities follow the rules explained in Professions and People. 7. Nouns with specific genders Some French nouns won't change gender even if the person has another gender. For example, un bébé stays masculine even if it's a baby girl. 8. Same noun, different meaning Some nouns have different meanings when masculine or feminine (mort, chèvre, etc. ) • The paperback on Amazon : https://amzn.to/2UYD1fd • The eBook on Amazon : https://amzn.to/3Dv0RAC • The PDF : https://theperfectfrench.com/shop/pdf-course-books/the-complete-french-grammar-course-french-beginners-to-advanced/ • All the lessons : https://www.theperfectfrench.com/french-grammar-course ► FREE COURSES 👩‍🏫 Pronunciation • Conjugation • Grammar • Vocabulary • Idioms and expressions: https://www.theperfectfrench.com ► FREEBIES 🙂 • Free Self-study Guide: https://www.theperfectfrench.com/freebies • Free eBook - Conjugation : https://www.theperfectfrench.com/freebies • All my free PDFs : https://www.theperfectfrench.com/lessons-and-pdfs ► COME SAY HI 👋 • Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/theperfectfrenchwithdylane/ • Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/theperfectfrenchwithdylane • Support my work : https://www.theperfectfrench.com/support ► ALL MY BOOKS & TEXTBOOKS 📚 • My Books : https://www.theperfectfrench.com/my-books ► FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS and RECOMMENDATIONS ‽ • Do I teach one-on-one ? • Recommended Apps ? Tutors ? Books ? My filming equipment ? → All the answers here : https://www.theperfectfrench.com/faq Try Audible and improve your listening skills (includes 2 free audiobooks): Two of my favorite books: https://www.audibletrial.com/dylane - Le Petit Prince: https://bit.ly/31y7CmI - Madame Bovary: https://bit.ly/31suaWk 0:00 Intro 02:17 The obvious gender 02:50 90% rule 04:26 Masculine nouns 08:01 Feminine nouns 10:46 Professions and people 15:02 Countries and nationalities 17:01 Nouns with specific genders 17:42 Same noun, different meaning Free French grammar course from beginners to intermediates. 45 French lessons to learn French by yourself. #learnFrench #Frenchgrammar Advertising Standards: Anything with Amazon & Audible is affiliate links. I earn commission through these links. Music : Summer - Royalty Free Music from Bensound