French GCSE

Noun gender

What Noun gender means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Noun gender

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Every French noun is masculine or feminine, and this gender is shown by articles such as 'le' or 'un' for masculine and 'la' or 'une' for feminine.

AQA · Nouns

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Nouns (AQA GCSE)

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Irregular nouns
Definite and indefinite articles
Plural formation

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