Because French comes (mainly) from Latin. (In Latin there's neuter as well!)
The French have feminine and masculine words for African: africain (noun or adjective, masculine) and africaine (noun or adjective, feminine).
In French, the word "douce" is feminine. This can be determined by looking at the ending of the word, with the "e" at the end indicating it is feminine. In French, nouns and adjectives have gender, with feminine words typically ending in "e" and masculine words often ending in consonants.
Roughly 60% of French words are masculine, while the remaining 40% are feminine.
masculine
La salade is feminine
The French have feminine and masculine words for African: africain (noun or adjective, masculine) and africaine (noun or adjective, feminine).
In French, the word "douce" is feminine. This can be determined by looking at the ending of the word, with the "e" at the end indicating it is feminine. In French, nouns and adjectives have gender, with feminine words typically ending in "e" and masculine words often ending in consonants.
Bicyclette is feminine. In words ending in "ette" in French, are feminine.
Feminine
une dent is a feminine noun in French.
Words ending '-ion' are always feminine.
Roughly 60% of French words are masculine, while the remaining 40% are feminine.
masculine
La salade is feminine
masculine
feminine
Feminine