Masculine and Feminine. In French all nouns have a gender, either masculine or feminine. The articles agree with the nouns they refer too, so they also have a gender. Except for animals and humans, most of the time, gender is arbitrary.A table is feminine (la table), whereas the sun is masculine (le soleil). 1  1.2  Articles:he articles agree with the nouns they refer too, so they also have a gender. Except for animals and humans, most of the time, gender is arbitrary. A table is feminine (la table), whereas the sun is masculine (le soleil). 1  1. 2  Articles:
In French, Ãªtre means: to be. Listen to Ãªtre: (If you have an HTML5 enabled browser, you can listen to the native audio below) This is a word that is used in the GamesForLanguage French Language Game in the following scenes: French 1, Level 2, Scene 1. French 1, Level 1, Scene 1. French 1, Level 3, Scene 6.
Word Origin and History for coarse. adj. early 15c., cors ordinary (modern spelling is from late 16c.), probably adjectival use of noun cours (see course (n.)), originally referring to rough cloth for ordinary wear. Developed a sense of rude c.1500 and obscene by 1711.