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.


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