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[Speicher]

The possessive pronoun belongs to the object not the person. The gender doesn't change according to who says it.

The gender of the person has no bearing on the gender of the noun.

 

[Reynard]

It is? So it's an exception to the feminine word ending in -e rule?

French grammar is full of exceptions. No point about it - it's just the way it is.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I'm back. French lessons are cancelled for now: the instructor had to travel back to France for family reasons. I'll just have to continue teaching myself for now.

So, what's the verdict? Is leçon masculine or feminine?

 

[Reynard]

German (and Polish) grammar is less of a headache as there are few if any exceptions. But you do have to deal with nouns that are either masculine, feminine or neuter. Joy... NOT

 

[Reynard]

So, what's the verdict? Is leçon masculine or feminine?

Feminine. Checked it in my dictionary just to make sure.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Feminine. Checked it in my dictionary just to make sure.

Merci beaucoup.
It looks like Google Translate got this one right, after all.

 

[Reynard]

Merci beaucoup.
It looks like Google Translate got this one right, after all.

A votre service.

Le Français est ma premiere langue, et le Polonais ma deuxième. L'anglais n'est que ma troisième langue.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

A votre service.

Le Français est ma premiere langue, et le Polonais ma deuxième. L'anglais n'est que ma troisième langue.

I must be improving, because I understood all of that except for the "is only" in the 3rd sentence.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning. They just put a clip on the Breakfast TV which could be " I think we need a bigger boat ! ". Situation.

The clip was of some Australian Police patrolling in an inflatable whilst being followed by a Great White Shark !

 

[Illaveago]

Has the default setting altered on my table ? Everything seems to be French !

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

A votre service.

Le Français est ma premiere langue, et le Polonais ma deuxième. L'anglais n'est que ma troisième langue.

première!

 

[Lullabelle]

Morning. They just put a clip on the Breakfast TV which could be " I think we need a bigger boat ! ". Situation.

The clip was of some Australian Police patrolling in an inflatable whilst being followed by a Great White Shark !

Those Aussies are hard

 

[mybike]

Beautiful sunny morning, sun shining on my screen making it difficult to see.

 

[Illaveago]

As it looks like it is going to be a nice sunny day I have just put some washing on .

 

[mybike]

Oh dear, the chief constable of Derbyshire is in trouble.