Is « catastrophe » masculine or feminine?
« catastrophe » is feminine. You say la catastrophe.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la catastrophe |
| With the indefinite article | une catastrophe |
| With the partitive article | de la catastrophe |
Plural
The plural is catastrophes (les catastrophes). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
In a sentence
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C'est une catastrophe.
This is a catastrophe. -
Tu cours à la catastrophe.
You're racing toward disaster. -
Une catastrophe a été évitée.
A catastrophe has been averted.
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Common questions
Is « catastrophe » masculine or feminine?
« catastrophe » is feminine. You say la catastrophe.
Is it « le catastrophe » or « la catastrophe »?
It is « la catastrophe ». « le catastrophe » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.