Is « chaussure » masculine or feminine?
« chaussure » is feminine. You say la chaussure.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la chaussure |
| With the indefinite article | une chaussure |
| With the partitive article | de la chaussure |
Plural
The plural is chaussures (les chaussures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
chaussure ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so chaussure follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Où sont les chaussures ?
Where're the shoes? -
Je vends des chaussures.
I sell shoes. -
Il vend des chaussures.
He sells shoes.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, used under CC BY 2.0 FR. Each links to its source sentence.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « chaussure » masculine or feminine?
« chaussure » is feminine. You say la chaussure.
Is it « le chaussure » or « la chaussure »?
It is « la chaussure ». « le chaussure » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.