Is « châtiment » masculine or feminine?
« châtiment » is masculine. You say le châtiment.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le châtiment |
| With the indefinite article | un châtiment |
| With the partitive article | du châtiment |
Plural
The plural is châtiments (les châtiments). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
châtiment ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so châtiment follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « châtiment » masculine or feminine?
« châtiment » is masculine. You say le châtiment.
Is it « la châtiment » or « le châtiment »?
It is « le châtiment ». « la châtiment » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.