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Le ou La ? Here is a few tips to know if the noun is feminine or masculine, depending on their termination. MASCULINE -phone Le téléphone -eau Le chateau, le gâteau, le cadeau -age Le courage, le ménage -isme Le capitalisme, le socialisme -ain / in Le pain, le vin, le brin -er Le déjeuner, le lever -illon Le tourbillon -ment Le tourment, le garnement -oir Le comptoir, le sautoir -eur Le tuteur, le professeur FEMININE -té La beauté -tion / sion La préparation, la tension -ade La promenade -ure La pédicure -ence La transparence -ette La poussette -ude La béatitude -ie La fratrie -oire La passoire -trice La formatrice Come and learn French with me, I will share all my tips with you (Cecile P)

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Le ou La ?

Here are a few tips to help you determine whether the noun is feminine or masculine, depending on their ending.

MASCULINE
-phone
Le téléphone
-eau
Le chateau, le gâteau, le cadeau
-age
Le courage, le ménage
-isme
Le capitalisme, le socialisme
-ain / in
Le pain, le vin, le brin
-er
Le déjeuner, le lever
-illon
Le tourbillon
-ment
Le tourment, le garnement
-oir
Le comptoir, le sautoir
-eur
Le tuteur, le professeur

FEMININE
-té
La beauté
-tion / sion
La préparation, la tension
-ade
La promenade
-ure
La pédicure
-ence
La transparence
-ette
La poussette
-ude
La béatitude
-ie
La fratrie
-oire
La passoire
-trice
La formatrice

Come and learn French with me, I will share all my tips with you (Cecile P)

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Thanks Benyahia for these precisions ! I should have written a warning : these are kind of rules but of course there are exceptions. But my tip is aimed to help you when you don't have a clue, with an accuracy of 75-80%
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The following end with age but are feminine: La rage La page La cage Concerning the ones that end with eau: L'eau is feminine

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