Damoiseau would be the masculine of damsel or young lady, or to be more exact, a young squire, that is, “Young man pertaining to the nobility, that still had not been armed knight”. However, it should be noted, and from here comes the euphemistic relationship with homosexuality, that ...
Masculine, feminine, or neutral? In-company equal opportunities policies - McGauran - 2001Anne-Marie McGauran. 2001. "Masculine, Feminine or Neutral? In-company Equal Opportunities Policies in Irish and French MNC retailing." International Journal of Human Resource Management. Vol 12.5: 754-771....
How to identify masculine and feminine in French Gender in French: In order to form basic sentences in French, you will need to identify the gender of the nouns you're using. The reason is that articles, demonstratives and any adjective that refer to or accompany these nouns will have to ...
A very common nightmare for French students is the gender ! Why "une chaise" (a chaire) is feminine and "un canapé" (a sofa) masculine ? Well, a very interesting study by McGill University tells us that we can actually find the gender of a French noun with more than 90% accuracy j...
A few can be either masculine or feminine: après-midi afternoon après-guerre post-war years perce-neige snowdrop 3) Adjective + adjective or adverb + adjective Gender matches that of the adjective(s) la douce-amère bittersweet, woody nightshade un sourd-muet une sourde-muette deaf mute un...
Vegetarian in French is “un végétarien” in the masculine, “une végétarienne” in the feminine. Vegetarian food would be “la nourriture végétarienne” and ‘a vegetarian diet” is “un régime végétarien“. Watch out that many French people think someone who is vegetarian eats fi...
Stones and ideas are feminine, while books and diamonds are masculine. This can be hard to wrap your mind around, but it might help to think about gender in English, limited as it is. Girls and women are feminine, which is reflected grammatically in the use of "she" and "her," while...
4.1.3 Adjectives In Canadian French, adjectives can take masculine/feminine and singular/plural forms, according to the name they are related to. They are commonly placed after this noun. Be careful not to use too many adjectives in a row. 4.1.4 Articles Definite articles are far more often...
Too perfect to be true and so different from the masculine standards of the time that I wondered if he was gay. He lost his parents when he was young and was raised by his nanny/servant Henria. She’s very protective of him. Aimée arrives in this mansion set in the middle of the ...
There’s a strong liaison between the R and the A, therefore it sounds like “première” in the feminine, but it’s actually spelled in the masculine “premier”. How do we celebrate April Fools’ in France? The typical French April Fools’ prank consist of discreetly attaching a paper...