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