Is this becoming obsolete in actual practice, like in English?

David W.A1Kwiziq community member

Is this becoming obsolete in actual practice, like in English?

Asked 6 years ago
LauraNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq

Bonjour David,

Not at all, quite the contrary. French is moving toward creating feminine forms for nouns that are currently masculine only, such as un pompier, which now has a feminine counterpart une pompière. There's some debate about whether this is necessary / desirable, but it's certainly not going obsolete.

Is this becoming obsolete in actual practice, like in English?

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