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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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Questions & Answers about L'immeuble est grand.
Why is l’immeuble used with an l’ instead of le here?
In French, when a masculine word like immeuble (starting with a vowel sound) follows a definite article, le becomes l’ to make pronunciation smoother. So instead of le immeuble, you get l’immeuble.
Is immeuble masculine or feminine, and how do I know?
Immeuble is a masculine noun. You can detect this from the article used (l’ as a contraction of le) or by checking a dictionary or word list that specifies the gender of nouns.
Why is the adjective grand used instead of grande?
In French, the adjective grand usually changes form to grande when describing a feminine noun. Since immeuble is masculine, we use the masculine form grand.
How do you pronounce immeuble correctly?
Immeuble is pronounced roughly like “ee-muh-bluh.” The stress typically falls on the second syllable muh, and the final -ble is pronounced softly, almost like “bluh” in English.
Can grand appear before the noun instead of after est in French?
Yes. In a simple descriptive sentence, you typically see “Subject + être + Adjective,” like L’immeuble est grand. But if you’re describing the building as “a large building,” you’d say un grand immeuble, placing grand before the noun.