Learn French Genders

Gender of Nouns

In french -e and -ion are feminine endings. Noun denoting male gender are masculine while nouns that denote female gender are feminine.

Female gender is expressed by :

-e

-ion

Example :

la personne

le professeur denoting male person.

 

Examples for Genders :

("le")

French English
le journal newspaper
le parfum perfume
le neveu nephew
le prix price

("la")

 

French English
la dame lady
la valise suitcase
la station station
la journaliste female journalist