FREN 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Preposition And Postposition, Regular And Irregular Verbs, Grave Accent
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Most professions in french have a masculine and a feminine form. In many cases, they follow the same patterns as adjectives and adjectives of nationality. For some professions and nationalities where the masculine form ends in e, the article or pronoun indicates the gender. The word homme or femme is included in some titles. The following traditionally masculine professions only have a masculine form. Masculine adjectives always modify the masculine form of these professions. Mme vonier est un bon professseur mrs. vonier is a good professor. Mme vivier est un cadre comp tent mrs. vivier is a competent executive. There are two ways to state a person"s profession or nationality in french. Like adjectives, without an article: subject + tre + job or nationality. Marc est tr s travailleur marc is very hardworking. He is canadian: as nouns with c"est or ce sont and the appropriate indefinite article (un, une, des).
