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.
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.