French difficulties: Gender patterns

French gender is a constant headache for many students of French. There’s no simple way to know the gender of every noun other than just learning the gender with each word. There are, however, some patterns in suffixes and word endings – certain endings tend to indicate masculine nouns, while other endings favor feminine nouns. These gender patterns are not fool-proof, but they can help you to figure out the gender of many French nouns – learn more.
Tool: French grammar glossary

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