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.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.