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