ABSTRACT
Nouns are words that we use to label living beings, things, feelings, ideas or actions:
Charles, enfant, chien, livre, poubelle, amour, économie, construction
All nouns in French, without exception, are either masculine or feminine in gender:
lion (m), lionne (f), bâtiment (m), maison (f)
In some cases nouns may be of either gender:
un / une élève, un / une enfant, un / une artiste
Nouns are either singular or plural; the plural is usually indicated by a change in the ending of the word:
lion (sing.) lions (pl.) lionne (sing.) lionnes (pl.)
Nouns decide the gender and number of any determiners that precede them, such as mon, les, la:
Mon frère aîné a peint les murs de la cuisine.
