Is « commerce » masculine or feminine?

« commerce » is masculine. You say le commerce.

Article forms

With the definite article le commerce
With the indefinite article un commerce
With the partitive article du commerce

Plural

The plural is commerces (les commerces). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Common questions

Is « commerce » masculine or feminine?

« commerce » is masculine. You say le commerce.

Is it « la commerce » or « le commerce »?

It is « le commerce ». « la commerce » is incorrect.


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