Is « culture » masculine or feminine?
« culture » is feminine. You say la culture.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la culture |
| With the indefinite article | une culture |
| With the partitive article | de la culture |
Plural
The plural is cultures (les cultures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
culture ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so culture follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
In a sentence
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Ils ont une culture à eux.
They have a culture of their own. -
J'adore la culture française.
I love French culture. -
Il aime la culture occidentale.
He likes Western culture.
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 « culture » masculine or feminine?
« culture » is feminine. You say la culture.
Is it « le culture » or « la culture »?
It is « la culture ». « le culture » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.