The question asked to clarify if son was masculin or feminin reflecting "Le professeur." The answer was "cannot say" but why isn't it masculin? Can't professeur be feminin by adding an "e" at the end?
Masculin ou Féminin
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TaylorKwiziq community member
Masculin ou Féminin
This question relates to:French lesson ""Ma" becomes "mon" with feminine nouns starting with a vowel or mute h (French Possessive Adjectives)"
Asked 2 years ago
Hi Taylor,
The only relevant Kwiz question I found is -
Le professeur parle à son élève
is the pupil a boy or a girl ?
The answer is 'you cannot say' as it could be either.
As to the gender of the noun, 'professeur' Maarten answered correctly.
Hope this helps!
Maarten Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
La professeure is a female teacher - although this form is still considered a neologism by the academie-française, it is in use.
However, un/le professeur - grammatically masculine noun - can refer to either male or female teacher and 'son professeur' also refers to either a male or female teacher.
Job titles differ in French depending on whether you're a man or a woman (nouns)
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