 | | | Language notes | | un, une, des |
| | un bureau
an office
une banque
a bank
des bureaux
offices
des banques
banks
| un | client
a customer (male) | des | clients | | une | banque
a bank | banques |
In French all nouns are either masculine or feminine; this is referred to as 'gender'. the masculine word for 'a' or 'an' is un, the feminine is une. Both become des in the plural.
As a very rough guide, there is a fair chance that a word ending in the written form with 'e' will be feminine,
eg: une banque.
Note that:- des refers to an undefined number in the plural and applies to both masculine and feminine.
eg: des banquiers, des banques.
- a few nouns designating people use the same form for men and women, eg: un, une propriétaire; un, une responsable du marketing; un, une comptable; un, une collègue; un, une analyste
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