When is un used and when is une used in math? According to AI, un is "always" used, but you use une in one of your math examples. Which is correct?
When to use "un" vs "une" in math
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Robert H.KwizIQ community member
When to use "un" vs "une" in math
This question relates to:French lesson "Doing arithmetic in French - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division"
Asked 19 hours ago
Maarten K.KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Robert,
have you tried asking your favoured AI specifically about “ une fois deux “ and “ deux fois un “, noting that ‘fois’ is a feminine noun ?
From Claude AI :
“ 1 × 2 → « Une fois deux » (one time two). In math(s) you would normally say « un fois deux » is incorrect; the standard reading is « une fois deux » in the multiplication-table style, or simply « un multiplié par deux ».(However ) 2 × 1 → « Deux fois un »
Multiplication-table style: « Une fois deux, deux. » and « Deux fois un, deux. »
Note that fois is feminine, so the number before it takes the feminine form: une fois, not un fois. “
The question was also previously addressed by Jim in QandA below the lesson.
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