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Learning the French Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the French language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in French.
French feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine.
To form a feminine word from the masculine in French, you simply add (-e) if the word ends in a consonant. Here is an example:
Étudiant (student masc.) becomes étudiante (student fem.)
Note that some words cannot change into feminine; instead a whole new word should be used, example: Homme (man), Femme (woman).
Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | French Feminine |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Féminin |
| he is happy | il est heureux |
| she is happy | elle est heureuse |
| he is American | il est américain |
| she is American | Elle est américaine |
| man | homme |
| woman | femme |
| father | père |
| mother | mère |
| brother | frère |
| sister | sœur |
| uncle | oncle |
| aunt | tante |
| bull | taureau |
| cow | vache |
| boy | garçon |
| girl | fille |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Feminine in French has a logical pattern. Locate the Feminine above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in French.
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in French? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your French vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | French Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | objets |
| bathroom | salle de bain |
| bed | lit |
| bedroom | chambre |
| ceiling | plafond |
| chair | chaise |
| clothes | vêtements |
| coat | couche |
| cup | tasse |
| desk | bureau |
| dress | robe |
| floor | étage |
| fork | fourche |
| furniture | meubles |
| glass | verre |
| hat | chapeau |
| house | maison |
| ink | encre |
| jacket | veste |
| kitchen | cuisine |
| knife | couteau |
| lamp | lampe |
| letter | lettre |
| map | carte |
| newspaper | journal |
| notebook | cahier |
| pants | pantalon |
| paper | papier |
| pen | stylo |
| pencil | crayon |
| pharmacy | pharmacie |
| picture | image |
| plate | plaque |
| refrigerator | réfrigérateur |
| restaurant | restaurant |
| roof | toit |
| room | pièce |
| rug | couverture |
| scissors | ciseaux |
| shampoo | shampooing |
| shirt | chemise |
| shoes | chaussures |
| soap | savon |
| socks | chaussettes |
| spoon | cuillère |
| table | table |
| toilet | toilette |
| toothbrush | brosse à dents |
| toothpaste | dentifrice |
| towel | serviette |
| umbrella | parapluie |
| underwear | sous-vêtements |
| wall | mur |
| wallet | portefeuille |
| window | fenêtre |
| telephone | téléphone |
Feminine and Masculine have a very important role in French, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with French Feminine, you might want to check the rest of our French lessons here: Learn French. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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