2. What is a noun?
A noun is …
A person
A place
A thing
3. FIND THE NOUNS
What are the nouns in this
sentence?
Je voudrais une salade et
un jus de pomme.
4. FIND THE NOUNS
What are the nouns in this
sentence?
Donnez-moi aussi un
café, s’il vous plaît.
5. FIND THE NOUNS
Here are the nouns:
Je voudrais une salade et
un jus de pomme.
6. FIND THE NOUNS
Here is the noun:
Donnez-moi aussi un
café, s’il vous plaît.
7. GENDER OF NOUNS
Every French noun has
“gender” – masculine or
feminine
If “un” is before the noun-
masculine
If “une” is before the noun -
feminine
8. GENDER OF NOUNS
Un/Une -- mean “a” or “an”
“salade” – feminine because
“une” precedes it
“jus de pomme” – masculine
because “un” precedes it
9. GENDER OF NOUNS
1. Every French noun has a gender,
masculine or feminine.
2. You will need to learn the gender of
EVERY noun you learn.
3. You can tell the gender of a noun by
what PRECEDES it.
10. INDEFINITE ARTICLES
Un Une (a,an)
A noun preceded by “un” is
masculine
Un café, un hamburger
A noun preceded by “une” is
feminine
Une salade, une omelette
11. HOW DO I KNOW?
1.memorize
with new
vocab.
2. In glossary
3. In dictionary
12. The 96% Rule
The “96% Rule” refers to a way of
determining if a noun is masculine or
feminine
Feminine nouns usually end in “e”, “ette”,
“ée”, “sion”, “tion”
Masculine nouns usually end in a
consonant or a vowel other than “e”
When in doubt… LOOK IT UP!!!!!!
13. “Des” = some
“des” (pronounced DAY) is used with
all plural nouns to express the concept
of “some”
Des frites - some fries
Des biscuits – some cookies
Plurals usually end in “s”
