๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต
While Indian languages include grammatical gender through noun inflections in verbs, pronouns, and adjectives, French goes a step further and introduces gendered articles.
In the case of country names, the general rule is that country names that end in silent โeโ are feminine. Hence, the feminine country names la France (France), la Belgique (Belgium).
Exceptions include the masculine country names that end in a silent โeโ, [ le Belize (Belize) ]
A few countries do not call for an article. Madagascar, for example, appears without an article and is feminine, because the word la republique, part of its full name, is feminine.
A few countries do not call for an article. Madagascar, for example, appears without an article and is feminine, because the word la republique, part of its full name, is feminine.
Oman also appears without an article but is masculine, possibly because the word le sultanat is masculine.
The gender of plural country names, such as Les รtats-Unis (US) and Les Philippines (the Philippines) is determined by the singular.
The gender of plural country names, such as Les รtats-Unis (US) and Les Philippines (the Philippines) is determined by the singular.
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