Gender of Nouns

There are general rules for the gender of nouns, but there are exceptions. Learn the exceptions as you go.

MASCULINE	FEMININE
-end in consonant	-end in vowel
-end in -age	-end in -ade
-end in -eau	-end in -esse
-end in -isme	-end in -ette
	-end in -ie
days	-end in -ique
seasons	-end in -té
months	-end in -tude
colors	-end in -ure
most languages	-end in -sion
	-end in -tion

Some nouns can be either masculine or feminine, but the meaning of the noun changes with the gender

le livre = the book la livre = pound

le physique = physique la physique = physics