C'est un refus absolu

Question

C'est un refus absolu: je refuse absolument.The first refus is masculine. How do I know the second sentence should be feminine?Merci pour votre aide

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Hi Claudia,
un refus = noun, masculine, singular
je refuse = I refuse (verb refuser in the present tense)
Bonne Continuation!

Steve Bode · Answer

I don't see how that answers the question. Are you saying that since the noun "refusal" is masculine, then the verb "to refuse" should be considered masculine when an adverb enhances it? So, all adverbs derived from nouns carry the gender of the noun?

Steve Bode · Answer

I don't see how that answers the question. Are you saying that since the noun "refusal" is masculine, then the verb "to refuse" should be considered masculine when an adverb enhances it? So, all adverbs derived from nouns carry the gender of the noun?

Cécile Janty-Davies · Answer

Bonjour Steve, 
I think I see your specific problem.
Verbs (which are doing words) don't have a gender like nouns and adjectives (describing words).
The -e at the end of refuse is the way the verb refuser ( to refuse) is conjugated in the present tense.
Je refuse , tu refuses, il/elle refuse, nous refusons, vous refusez, ils/elles refusent
The following lesson will explain the different endings and forms.
Conjugate regular -er verbs in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
 
I don't want to complicate matters too much, but let me know if this helps.