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.
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.