Learn Hardcore French: L'organisation du match est simple. - The organization of the game is simple.

The apostrophe just shows that a vowel has been dropped to make pronunciation smoother. It does not change the meaning (it is still “the organization”) and it does not change the gender.

Is organisation masculine or feminine, and how can I tell?

Organisation is feminine in French:

une organisation
l'organisation

A very useful pattern: most nouns ending in -tion are feminine:

une nation
une situation
une conversation
une organisation

There are very few exceptions, so when you see -tion, you can almost always assume it’s feminine.

Why is it du match and not de le match?

Du is a contraction:

de + le = du

You must contract de le to du in standard French. So:

l'organisation du match = “the organization of the match”
l'organisation de le match ❌ (never used)

For comparison:

de + la → de la (no change): l'organisation de la fête
de + l' → de l': l'organisation de l'événement
de + les → des: l'organisation des matchs (“of the matches”)

I thought du meant “some”. Why does it mean “of the” here?

Du can correspond to two different things, depending on context:

Partitive article = “some”
- Je veux du pain. → “I want some bread.”
Contraction of de + le = “of the / from the”
- l'organisation du match → “the organization of the match”

How to tell which one it is?

If du comes after a noun and before another noun (like organisation du match), it is almost always “of the” (de + le).
If du comes after a verb that usually takes a direct object (manger du pain, boire du vin), it is usually “some” (partitive).

Why use the noun organisation instead of a verb like organiser?

French can express this idea either with a noun or a verb, just like English:

L'organisation du match est simple.
Literally: “The organization of the match is simple.”

You could also say:

Organiser le match est simple.
“Organizing the match is simple.”

Both are correct, but:

With the noun (l'organisation du match), the sentence sounds a bit more formal or neutral.
With the verb (organiser le match), it sounds slightly more direct and verbal, like English “Organizing the match is simple.”

Why is it L'organisation du match est simple and not C'est simple?

You can use c’est; it just changes the structure and emphasis.

Original:

L'organisation du match est simple.
Focus is specifically on “the organization of the match” as the grammatical subject.

Alternative with c’est:

C’est simple d’organiser le match.
“It’s simple to organize the match.”

Differences:

L'organisation du match est simple.
More “noun-focused”, like “The organization itself is simple.”
C’est simple d’organiser le match.
More “comment-like”: you’re just saying “It’s simple to organize the match”, without making organisation the subject.

Both are natural; you just choose depending on what you want to emphasize.

Why doesn’t simple change in the feminine? Shouldn’t it look different?

Simple is one of many adjectives that have the same spelling in masculine and feminine:

Masculine singular: un plan simple
Feminine singular: une organisation simple

So in L'organisation du match est simple, organisation is feminine, but simple doesn’t change form.

Only the plural adds s:

Masculine plural: des plans simples
Feminine plural: des organisations simples

How would I say “The organization of the matches is simple” or “The organizations of the matches are simple”?

Two possible ideas:

Singular organization, plural matches
“The organization of the matches is simple”:
- L'organisation des matchs est simple.
Here:
- organisation = singular
- des matchs = “of the matches” (de + les = des)
- est stays singular.
Plural organizations, plural matches
“The organizations of the matches are simple” (less common, but possible):
- Les organisations des matchs sont simples.
Here:
- organisations = plural
- sont (are) agrees with les organisations
- simples takes plural s.

Is match really a French word? Are there other words I could use?

Yes, match is a fully accepted French word, borrowed from English. It is:

Masculine: un match
Plural: officially des matchs (you may also see matches, but matchs is now the recommended form).

Other words you might hear:

une partie – a game, a match (often for board games, cards, or informal games)
une rencontre – literally “an encounter”, often used for scheduled sports fixtures

But for sports, match (de football, de tennis, etc.) is extremely common and sounds completely natural.

How do you pronounce L'organisation du match est simple?

In IPA (standard French):

L'organisation du match est simple → [l‿ɔʁɡanizasjɔ̃ dy matʃ ɛ sɛ̃pl]

Breakdown:

L' → [l] (linked to the next word)
organisation → [ɔʁɡanizasjɔ̃]
- final -tion → [sjɔ̃]
du → [dy]
match → [matʃ] (like English “match”)
est → [ɛ] (no final t)
simple → [sɛ̃pl]
- im before p → nasal [ɛ̃], like the sound in vin

The only strong liaison here is between L' and organisation: [l‿ɔʁ…].

Could I just say L'organisation est simple without du match?

You can, but the meaning becomes more general and more context-dependent.

L'organisation du match est simple.
Clearly: you are talking about this specific match.
L'organisation est simple.
Just “The organization is simple.”
Without context, we don’t know of what:
- the event?
- the club?
- the company?

So du match specifies what is being organized. You drop it only if it’s already absolutely clear from context.

Could I say L'organisation du match est facile instead of simple? Is there a difference?

Yes, you can say:

L'organisation du match est facile.

Both simple and facile can translate “easy”, but there is a nuance:

facile = not difficult to do; low effort or skill required.
simple = not complicated, clear, not complex in its structure.

So:

facile emphasizes ease of doing.
simple emphasizes lack of complexity (few steps, clear structure).

In many contexts, they overlap and both sound natural, but if you want to stress that the procedure is not complicated, simple is a good choice here.