Noun genders

Question

How do you know what gender a word is if it's not a person

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Sophia,
You could take a look here:
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/how-to-identify-gender-by-some-word-endings
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/some-common-nouns-change-meaning-whether-theyre-masculine-or-feminine
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/glossary/gender/le-genre-feminin-feminine-gender
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/glossary/gender/le-genre-masculin-masculine-gender
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

Answer

Salut Sophia,You need a good dictionary  --  invest in a hardback format and use a quality online source.https://www.wordreference.com/fren/fran%C3%A7aiseThe above site is very useful but there are many more if you do an online search.Bonne continuationJim