Is « coupure » masculine or feminine?
« coupure » is feminine. You say la coupure.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la coupure |
| With the indefinite article | une coupure |
| With the partitive article | de la coupure |
Plural
The plural is coupures (les coupures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
coupure ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so coupure follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
-
J'ai une coupure ici.
I have a cut here. -
Il y a une coupure de courant.
There is a power outage. -
Il y a eu une coupure de courant.
There's been a power cut.
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 « coupure » masculine or feminine?
« coupure » is feminine. You say la coupure.
Is it « le coupure » or « la coupure »?
It is « la coupure ». « le coupure » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.