Is « changement » masculine or feminine?

« changement » is masculine. You say le changement.

Article forms

With the definite article le changement
With the indefinite article un changement
With the partitive article du changement

Plural

The plural is changements (les changements). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

changement ends in -ment. Nouns ending in -ment are usually masculine, so changement 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 « changement » masculine or feminine?

« changement » is masculine. You say le changement.

Is it « la changement » or « le changement »?

It is « le changement ». « la changement » is incorrect.


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