How do you know whether a word is masculine or feminine (whether to use un/une or le/la)? Is it a matter of memorization or is there a rule? For example, is there a reason why cafe is masculine and boisson is feminine?
Masculine or Feminine
April-C
December 3, 2012
Becky-D
December 15, 2012
I do not think there is a rule, I think you just have to know.
jason☺
December 17, 2012
Try lesson 1.7 Naming Things
http://members.rocketlanguages.com/lessons/207#language
It explains as follows:
As a general guide, groups of words termed masculine often end with a consonant, and groups of words termed feminine often end with the vowel "e".
Note that there are plenty of exceptions to this guideline!