Indices de reconnaissance des genres
Formal recognition of gender
For the vast majority, gender can be recovered through spelling (written form) and/or sounding (oral form).
Spelling (feminine nouns ending in e)
Sound (masculine nouns end with a vowel sound where as feminine nouns end with a consonantal sound or final [e] sound)
Non-formal recognition of gender
Spelling clue only
Speech clue only
Both clues
lac
bar
bal
bus
rue [ ru ]
laque
barre
balle
MASCULIN
lit m. (bed) [li]
lit m. (bed) [li]
FEMININ
frite f. (French frie) [frit] or [fri-te]
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