MASCULINE. FEMININE.

du pain, _some, any bread_. de la viande, _some, any meat_.

de l'argent, _some, any money_. de l'encre, _some, any ink_.

des oeufs, _some, any eggs_. des cerises, _some, any cherries_.

OBSERVATION.--_Some_, in the sense of _a certain_ one, must be rendered

in accordance with this meaning, as: une certaine femme, _some woman_ =

_a certain woman_. In the plural we may say: des femmes, _some women_.

§ 13. GENDER AND NUMBER OF ADJECTIVES.

The adjective varies its termination to accord with the gender and number

of the noun it qualifies, as:

Un _bon_ garçon.

Une _bonne_ fille.

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§ 14. FORMATION OF THE FEMININE OF ADJECTIVES.

1. Adjectives ending with a silent _e_ remain unchanged in the feminine,

as:

Un frère _aimable_.

Une soeur _aimable_.

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