Is « blessure » masculine or feminine?
« blessure » is feminine. You say la blessure.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la blessure |
| With the indefinite article | une blessure |
| With the partitive article | de la blessure |
Plural
The plural is blessures (les blessures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
blessure ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so blessure follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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La blessure guérit.
The wound is healing. -
Ne touche pas la blessure.
Don't touch the wound. -
La blessure me faisait mal.
I was aching from the injury.
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 « blessure » masculine or feminine?
« blessure » is feminine. You say la blessure.
Is it « le blessure » or « la blessure »?
It is « la blessure ». « le blessure » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.