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======Les noms de professions et leur féminin====== //Feminine forms of professions// =====Introduction===== Le <color blue>président</color> et le <color blue>directeur financier</color> organisent une réunion avec les <color blue>informaticiens</color> et les <color blue>comptables</color>. //<color blue>(masculine form)</color>// //The chief executive and the financial manager organized a meeting with the computer scientists and the accountants.// \\ La <color deeppink>présidente</color> et la <color deeppink>directrice financière</color> organisent une réunion avec les <color deeppink>informaticiennes</color> et les <color deeppink>comptables</color>. //<color deeppink>(feminine form)</color>// //The chief executive and the financial manager organized a meeting with the computer scientists and the accountants.// =====Definition===== We usually add an « E » to the masculine profession noun to form a feminine profession: * <color blue>un président</color>/ <color deeppink>une président__e__</color> * //a president// * <color blue>un commercial</color> / <color deeppink>une commercial__e__</color> * //a commercial// * <color blue>un assistant</color> / <color deeppink>une assistant__e__</color> * //an assistant// =====Other cases===== Professions ending in « -ien » become « -ienne » in the feminine form. * <color blue>un informaticien</color> / <color deeppink>une informatic__ienne__</color> * //a computer scientist// * <color blue>un musicien</color> / <color deeppink>une music__ienne__</color> * //a musician// Professions ending in « -ier » become « -ière » in the feminine form. * <color blue>un banquier</color> / <color deeppink>une banqui__ère__</color> * //a banker// * <color blue>un boulanger</color> / <color deeppink>une boulang__ère__</color> * //a baker// Professions ending in « -teur » become « -trice » in the feminine form. * <color blue>un acteur</color> / <color deeppink>une ac__trice__</color> * //an actor / an actres//s * <color blue>un animateur</color> /<color deeppink>une anima__trice__</color> * //an animator /a host /a presentor// Professions ending in « -eur » become « -euse » in the feminine form. * <color blue>un vendeur</color>/ <color deeppink>une vend__euse__</color> * //a salesman / a saleswoman// For professions ending in « e » nothing changes. * <color blue>un journaliste</color> / <color deeppink>une journaliste</color> * //a journalist// * <color blue>un scientifique</color> / <color deeppink>une scientifique</color> * //a scientist// =====Pronunciation===== Pronunciation is different between masculine and feminine especially for : professions finishing by "t" * un assistant (the final "t" is silent ) * une assistante (you need to add an “e” and pronounce the "t") professions finishing by “er” * un boulanger (the final -er is pronunced like the english letter "a" ) * une boulangère ( you hear the final letter 'r' ) [[fr:grammaire:noms_adjectif:noms:feminin_masculin:sommaire|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]