And if you want to know why it is a female noun even though it doesn't end in -e, then the answer is: just because that's how it is. No special reason. Bonjour. The noun is la maison therefore une maison.

While traditionally mademoiselle is for unmarried women, and madame for married ones, today people use for age. Mademoiselle to someone who is young, usually mid-30s and younger, and madame for someone older.

Madam (or, in French, madame) is a polite form of address for women, often contracted to ma'am. The abbreviation is "Mme" or "Mme" and the plural is mesdames (abbreviated "Mmes" or "Mmes"). The term was borrowed from the French madame (French pronunciation: ​[maˈdam]), which means "my lady".

5 – Married = Madame / Not Married = Mademoiselle The basic rule is simple. If the woman is married, you should say “madame” (even if she is a widow: once married, always “madame”.) If she isn't, you should say “mademoiselle”.