How do I know the gender of a noun in French?

Nouns in French are sometimes a bit trickier in French than in English because they are all either masculine or feminine. There are different clues as to a noun's gender: 1) look to see if there is an adjective with the noun. The ending adjective will tell you its gender. 2) If the noun doesn't have an adjective, then the ending of the noun itself will often tell you what gender it is. Nouns with the same endings are usually the same gender. Masculine noun endings: -it, -est, -ait, -eau, -out, -eu, -uc, -am, -eur, -oir, -ord, -us, -oit, -eul, -if, -ir, -ou, -age, -ege, -isme. E.g. un fait (fact) le feu (fire) Feminine noun endings: -ion, -onne, -onde, -ette, -ete, -atte, -otte, ouille, -onde, -arde, -esse, -aine, -aisse, -eure, -une, -ille, -ouche, -ive, -ure. E.g. la lune (moon) la douche (shower) This will help you work out 90% of the genders of nouns in French.