Gender and the Indefinite Article in French

In French, nouns have genders (masculine or feminine) and are accompanied by definite articles (un or une) based on their gender. Learning the gender of nouns is essential as it cannot be guessed from the meaning or appearance. The indefinite article "a" is represented by un for masculine nouns and une for feminine nouns. Practice exercises help reinforce understanding of gender and articles in French.

• French grammar
• Gender in French
• Indefinite article
• Language learning
• Nouns

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1. Grammar Gender and the indefinite article in French Y7 French Term 1.1 - Week 3 Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden Date updated: 23/02/20

2. Gender in French Every noun (such as words for things and people) has a gender in French. This means that nouns are either masculine or feminine: Feminine Masculine animal chien livre portable chambre chose id e r gle You cannot usually guess the gender from the meaning of the noun, or from how it looks or sounds: you have to learn the gender with the noun! Stephen Owen

3. The indefinite article To say a(or an)in French before a noun, you use un or une, according to whether the noun is masculine or feminine: un and une can also mean one , so we can translate un animal either as ananimal , or as oneanimal . Masculine un animal un chien un livre un portable Feminine une chambre une chose une id e une r gle When we learn nouns, we can learn them with the article, to ensure that we know their gender. Stephen Owen

4. Cest un ou une ? Lire You message your friend Chlo to check you understood what she said. Now your app has a bug! It s eaten the indefinite articles. Use the correct word for a : un or une . When you have finished, check the wordlist. un une un une 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 J ai animal. J ai id e. Elle a livre. Elle a chose. Elle a chambre. J ai chien. J ai r gle. Elle a portable. Stephen Owen

5. couter Challenge cris la liste en fran ais ! Can you remember what Chlo told you about what she and her sister have? Translate your list into French. Use the correct word for a / an Remember to distinguish between I have and she has . When you have finished, check the wordlist. Stephen Owen

6. un ou une ? Vocabulaire Vocabulary introduction chose portable cheval photo chambre id e animal livre sac r gle chien un une Stephen Owen, Victoria Hobson & Emma Marsden

7. un ou une? Vocabulaire Vocabulary introduction un une Stephen Owen, Victoria Hobson & Emma Marsden

8. Cest un/une... ? Vocabulaire Vocabulary introduction 3 4 2 1 5 7 6 Now write a sentence saying what each item is, e.g., 1) C est une r gle. Stephen Owen, Victoria Hobson & Emma Marsden

9. Parler R my phones his/her friend. You play R my; your partner is the friend. Tell your partner what you have, and what your brother has. Use the pronoun il (he) to talk about your brother. A2 Je ou il ? Alex (I ) Alex s brother (he ) Stephen Owen

10. Parler Your friend R my phones you. S/he tells you what s/he has, and what his/her brother has. Tick who has each item. N.B. The pictures are not in order. R my ( I ) ( he ) Je ou il ? B2 R my ( I ) Brother Brother ( he ) Stephen Owen

11. crire You are Alex. You write to another friend (your phone s battery died!) Write a sentence for each thing, using the information below. E.g., J ai une r gle. Elle a un cheval. Alex ( I ) Je, il ou elle ? Alex ( I ) Sister ( she ) Brother ( he ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stephen Owen

12. crire R ponses correctes: 1 2 Jai une r gle. Jai une id e. 3 4 Jai un chien. Il a une photo. 5 6 Jai un livre. Elle a un cheval. 7 8 Il a un portable Elle a une chambre Stephen Owen