French compound nouns

French compound nouns
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
noun phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
(plural)
(general)
a. les noms composés français
(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)
Can you name some examples of French compound nouns? - "Jus de fruit" and "gratte-ciel."Tu peux citer des exemples de noms composés français ? - « Jus de fruit » et « gratte-ciel ».
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