Gender, Articles and Numbers

Every French noun is either masculine or feminine — this has nothing to do with biology. A table is feminine (la table), a book is masculine (le livre). Never learn a noun bare; always learn it with its article.

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Type	Masculine	Feminine
the (definite)	le livre	la table
before vowel / silent h	l'ami	l'orange
a/an (indefinite)	un livre	une table
the / some (plural)	les / des livres	les / des tables

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Adjectives agree with the noun

French adjectives usually come after the noun and agree with it: -e for the feminine, -s for the plural.

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