How do I know canines are feminine? Because the singular ends in ‘e?’
Gender of les canines.
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Ted M.Kwiziq community member
Gender of les canines.
This question relates to:French lesson "Colour descriptions change according to gender and number (French Colour Adjectives)"
Asked 3 years ago
Hi Ted,
If you are in any doubt you can always check the gender of any word with an online dictionary but interestingly enough, I think I can safely say that all the names of teeth are feminine probably because the word for 'teeth' is dents which is feminine too.
la molaire, la prémolaire, l'incisive, la canine, la dent de sagesse
Bonne Continuation !
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
That would be a good hint although words ending in -e are also sometimes masculine.
Ted M. asked:
Gender of les canines.
How do I know canines are feminine? Because the singular ends in ‘e?’
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