cake
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le gâteau
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
My grandmother makes a delicious lemon cake.Ma grand-mère fait un délicieux gâteau au citron.
b. la pâtisserie
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Brenda's chocolate cakes are unbelievable.Les pâtisseries au chocolat de Brenda sont incroyables.
a. la galette
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
I'm making salmon cakes for dinner.Je prépare des galettes de saumon pour le dîner.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. recouvrir
Mud caked the underside of the pickup after we drove down the unpaved road.De la boue recouvrait le dessous du pick-up après que nous avions emprunté la route non goudronnée.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. durcir
The salt had caked at the bottom of the shaker.Le sel avait durci au fond de la salière.
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