Is « commandement » masculine or feminine?
« commandement » is masculine. You say le commandement.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le commandement |
| With the indefinite article | un commandement |
| With the partitive article | du commandement |
Plural
The plural is commandements (les commandements). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
commandement ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so commandement follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Prenez le commandement.
Take command. -
Moïse descendit de la montagne en portant les commandements divins.
Moses came down from the mountain bearing divine commandments. -
Nous sommes sous son commandement.
We are under his command.
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Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « commandement » masculine or feminine?
« commandement » is masculine. You say le commandement.
Is it « la commandement » or « le commandement »?
It is « le commandement ». « la commandement » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.