Is « comportement » masculine or feminine?
« comportement » is masculine. You say le comportement.
Article forms
| With the definite article | le comportement |
| With the indefinite article | un comportement |
| With the partitive article | du comportement |
Plural
The plural is comportements (les comportements). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
comportement ends in
-ment. Nouns ending in
-ment are usually masculine,
so comportement follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Tom a un comportement étrange.
Tom is acting weird. -
Il a un comportement suspect.
His vibe is sus. -
Le comportement de Tom a changé.
Tom's behavior has changed.
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 « comportement » masculine or feminine?
« comportement » is masculine. You say le comportement.
Is it « la comportement » or « le comportement »?
It is « le comportement ». « la comportement » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.