Is « bâtiment » masculine or feminine?
« bâtiment » is masculine. You say le bâtiment.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le bâtiment |
| With the indefinite article | un bâtiment |
| With the partitive article | du bâtiment |
Plural
The plural is bâtiments (les bâtiments). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
bâtiment ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so bâtiment follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Le bâtiment est bleu.
The building is blue. -
Le bâtiment est en feu.
The building is on fire. -
Le bâtiment a vingt étages.
The building has 20 floors.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « bâtiment » masculine or feminine?
« bâtiment » is masculine. You say le bâtiment.
Is it « la bâtiment » or « le bâtiment »?
It is « le bâtiment ». « la bâtiment » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.