gender

What’s the deal with masculine desks and feminine tables?

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Travel and Culture

Boy Names

French baby boy namesLooking for a name to use in French class, or inspiration for naming your baby? This list includes more than 100 common French boys names, along with sound files, English equivalents, and literal meaning, if any.

   

Grammar Lessons

Compound Noun Gender

French compound nounsFrench compound nouns are made up of two or more words connected by hyphens, and figuring out their gender can be a little tricky. Here are some rules that can help you to determine the gender of compound nouns.

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Grammar Lessons

Feminine Nouns

Feminine French nouns
There's no simple trick to knowing the gender of every single French noun (other than looking in a dictionary), but there are several categories of words that are always or usually feminine.

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Quizzes and Tests

Gender Quiz

French gender
Some categories of French nouns are always or nearly always either masculine or feminine. See if you've mastered them with this quiz.

   

Travel and Culture

Girl Names

French baby girl namesLooking for a name to use in French class, or inspiration for naming your baby? This list includes more than 100 common French girls names, along with sound files, English equivalents, and literal meaning, if any.

   

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Grammar Lessons

Masculine Nouns

French gender
There's no simple trick to knowing the gender of every single French noun (other than looking in a dictionary), but there are several categories of words that are always or usually masculine.

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