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.
In a sentence
-
J'ai repeint la clôture.
I repainted the fence. -
Tom a peint la clôture.
Tom painted the fence. -
Il a escaladé la clôture.
He climbed over the fence.
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 « 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.