fruit

A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).

(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)

We bought some fruit in the market.Nous avons acheté des fruits au marché.

2. (botany)

a. le fruit

(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)

Nancy grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in her garden.Nancy cultive une grande variété de fruits et légumes dans son jardin.

3. (result)

a. le fruit

(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)

Now, the artists are reaping the fruits of their hard work.Aujourd’hui, les artistes récoltent les fruits de leur travail acharné.

4. (offspring)

a. le fruit

(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)

The twins are the fruit of a seven-year marriage.Les jumeaux sont le fruit d’un mariage de sept ans.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).

intransitive verb

5. (botany)

a. donner

It seems like that old apple tree fruits less every year.On dirait que ce vieux pommier donne moins chaque année.

Conjugations

Participles

Present:	fruiting
Past:	fruited

Indicative of "fruit"

	Present	Past	Future
I	fruit	fruited	will fruit
you	fruit	fruited	will fruit
he/she	fruits	fruited	will fruit
we	fruit	fruited	will fruit
you	fruit	fruited	will fruit
they	fruit	fruited	will fruit