Is « clôture » masculine or feminine?
« clôture » is feminine. You say la clôture.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la clôture |
| With the indefinite article | une clôture |
| With the partitive article | de la clôture |
Plural
The plural is clôtures (les clôtures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
clôture ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so clôture 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 « clôture » masculine or feminine?
« clôture » is feminine. You say la clôture.
Is it « le clôture » or « la clôture »?
It is « la clôture ». « le clôture » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.