Monday, May 16, 2016

Genders

Guessing the gender of people nouns is easy. If you're referring to a male, it's masculine, otherwise it's feminine.

le gossethe kid (male)
la gossethe kid (female)
Many people nouns have both masculine and femine forms.
le fermierfarmer (male)
la fermièrefarmer (female)
le vendeursalesperson (male)
la vendeusesalesperson (female)
Some people nouns are always either masculine or feminine, regardless of whether it refers to a guy or a girl.
la vedettestar
le savantwise person
le pilotepilot
le professeurteacher (high school or university)

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