Is « charité » masculine or feminine?

« charité » is feminine. You say la charité.

Article forms

With the definite article la charité
With the indefinite article une charité
With the partitive article de la charité

Plural

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

Why the gender

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

« charité » is feminine. You say la charité.

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

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


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