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.
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.