French GCSE
Gender of nouns
What Gender of nouns means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The feminine equivalent of a profession noun ending in '-ier' changes the ending to '-ière', such as 'une fermière'.
Nouns ending in '-ion' are almost always feminine, so feminine articles are used with them.
Nouns ending in '-té' are almost always feminine, so they take the article 'la' or 'une'.
Topics that use Gender of nouns
- Using common patterns with French (AQA GCSE)
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