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hobbies and interests jewelry makingIs pencil in French masculine or feminine?
The word for pencil “crayon” for example is masculine in French, whereas the word television “télévision” is feminine. The best way to know the gender of a noun is to memorize the word with its accompanying article “un”, “une”, “le”, “la”.
Keeping this in view, is Book feminine or masculine in French?
The word for book in French is livre and is a masculine noun.
In this manner, what gender is this French word?
In French, you have a masculine “the” (le) and a feminine “the” (la). Good news – there's a plural “the” (les), but it stays the same for groups/things of either gender. Similarly, you have a masculine “a” (un) and a feminine “a” (une).
In French, a fountain pen is « un stylo-plume » -- masculine. But a pen, or a quill, is « une plume » -- feminine.